Santa Clara County Fire Department

Disabled and Special Needs Services

Emergency Preparedness

To be prepared as a community, we all must do our part to plan for disasters. All individuals, with or without disabilities, can decrease the impact of a disaster by taking steps to prepare before an event occurs. For useful tips and resources on how to prepare for disasters, please visit the following resources:

National Organization on Disability: www.nod.org

Prepare Now: www.preparenow.org

American Red Cross: www.redcross.org

Bay Area American Red Cross:
www.paarc.org (Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto)
www.scv-redcross.org (the rest of Santa Clara county)

Adaptive Telephones

For more information about adaptive telephones, including equipment and services to individuals with functional limitations of hearing, vision, mobility, speech and/or interpretation of information, contact:

California Telephone Access Program: www.ddtp.org, or call

English: 1.800.806.1191 or English TTY 1.800.806.4474

Spanish: 1.800.949.5650 or Spanish TTY 1.800.896.7670

Hmong: 1.866.880.3394

Cantonese: 1.866.324.8754

Mandarin: 1.866.324.8747

Adaptive Smoke Alarms

For more information about adaptive smoke alarms for those with special needs, including talking, strobe (up to 177 candela), vibrating and amplified (up to 90 dB) smoke alarm products:

BRK Brands: www.brkelectronics.com or 1.800.323.9005

First Alert: www.firstalert.com or 1.800.323.9005

Gentex: www.gentex.com or 1.800.436.8391

Home Depot Supply: www.hdsupply.com

Kidde: www.kiddeus.com or 1.800.880.6788

MaxiAids: www.maxiaids.com
Provides a variety of products for special needs

A downloadable/printable fire safety checklist for people with special needs is available on the form Forms page.

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