Attend November events to help prepare for the upcoming storm season

Attend November events to help prepare for the upcoming storm season

Published on November 02, 2026

With storm season approaching, local preparedness events are available to help you stay ready and safe. Attend one of the following this November:

Winter Safety Community Event - Getting Ready for Winter Storms

Thursday, Nov. 12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Laurel School Upper Campus, Atrium Room (275 Elliott Drive)

Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority are partnering to host an in-person only event with information on:

• What is being done to prepare for Super El Niño

• What community members need to know, including:

• • How to protect your property

  • Sandbag information

  • How to report a downed tree or debris in the creek

  • Ready-Set-Go: what to do if you are evacuated

  • Additional resources

Visit www.sfcjpa.org/events to learn more

Sandbag Saturday

Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m.-noon

Burgess Park parking lot (Alma Street and Burgess Drive)

The City of Menlo Park, in partnership with Menlo Park Fire Protection District CERT and Menlo College Baseball, is hosting a free sandbag pickup event for community members who need help filling or carrying sandbags.

No RSVP is required. Attendees are encouraged to bring a tarp or plastic sheet in their trunk and have it ready for loading.

Additional Sandbag Saturday events are scheduled for Dec. 12, 2026, and Jan. 9, 2027, from 1 to 3 p.m. A year-round sandbag station is also available at Menlo Park Fire Station No. 77 (1467 Chilco St.), with sand and empty bags available.

Visit www.menlopark.gov/storms to learn more..

Ready Neighbor Alliance Disaster Preparedness Workshop

Saturday, Nov. 14 from 1-4 p.m.

Belle Haven Community Campus, (100 Terminal Ave.)

Belle Haven Collective and Climate Resilient Communities (CRC) are co-hosting a Ready Neighbor Alliance Workshop all about disaster preparedness.

CRC will provide lunch for up to 80 attendees along with the basics for a disaster preparedness kit. Belle Haven Collective will walk through a checklist of what residents should have at home, what resources are in the community and who is willing to share when the power goes out next.

City of Menlo Park Emergency Preparedness coordinator Brandon Bond will be featured as a guest speaker to share the work the City is doing to prepare for the upcoming storm season.

The workshop will be in English with live interpretation in Spanish available as well. There will also be childcare available with unique DIY activities to teach children how to prepare for the stormy season.

RSVP to secure your spot along with lunch and resources such as the included disaster prep kit.

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