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Redwood City – Since storms began to pummel San Mateo County on New Year’s Eve, the County has provided aid and resources to local residents and cities.
Here is a by-the-numbers look at some of that assistance, often in partnership with cities, nonprofit organizations and others:
![Generator at Pescadero High School](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_5x3_004000_160x96_100/public/2023-01/7B88F5BC-5A0A-4BDE-B127-B0AC627EEB7F%20-%20Copy.jpeg?itok=MkpJanfi)
236: Displaced individuals temporarily housed in hotels
2,001: Meals served to displaced residents
160: Unhoused individuals enrolled in the Inclement Weather Program, which expands shelter capacity
72: Individuals served at temporary evacuation points countywide
40: Red Cross volunteers deployed
1: Generator to power much of Pescadero High School
![San Mateo County Fire](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_5x3_004000_160x96_100/public/2023-01/GDG23-10.jpg?itok=9W4NVBlG)
30: Generators distributed to households in Pescadero with members in need of electricity for medical issues
500 tons, or 1 million pounds: Bulk sand for sandbags (enough to pack 200,00 play pails)
21,000: Pre-made sandbags provided to local residents, used by County Department of Public Works
![Filling sandbags](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_5x3_004000_160x96_100/public/2023-01/SMC-GrantYardSandbags-3695_0.jpg?itok=ndCGBqfI)
35,000: Empty sandbags provided to residents
15,000: Feet of twine to tie sandbags, the length of 14 Salesforce Towers or nearly twice as long as the Golden Gate Bridge
![A cellular on wheels, or COW](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_5x3_004000_160x96_100/public/2023-01/COW.png?itok=qyN9PRYF)
10,000: Zip-ties to tie sandbags
1: COW, or Cellular on Wheels, a mobile cellular network, stationed in Pescadero to help boost cellular service
1,417: Calls to Public Safety Communications for fire or emergency medical services on Dec. 31, 2022, the beginning of the storm (compared to about 400 calls on a normal Saturday)*
*Call 9-1-1 only in emergencies. An emergency is any serious medical problem (chest pain, seizure, bleeding), any type of fire (business, car, building), any life-threatening situation (fights, person with weapons) or to report crimes in progress.
![EOC Storm Response](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_5x3_004000_160x96_100/public/2023-01/SMC-EOCstormresponse-3570.jpg?itok=_mDVNimZ)
484: Calls to 2-1-1 for storm-related, non-emergency assistance (through noon Jan. 10, 2023); top needs were shelter and sandbags
![Preparing for potential evacuees on the San Mateo County coast.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_5x3_004000_160x96_100/public/2023-01/GDG23-82%20%281%29.jpg?itok=eJRDVhdB)
Michelle Durand
Chief Communications Officer
mdurand@smcgov.org