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Where Reception or Congregate Care Centers Would Be Located

If necessary, Reception and/or Congregate Care Centers will be opened by public officials and the Red Cross. A Reception Center is a location where people can be registered by County and Red Cross personnel and then be provided shelter in a different location, such as a high school gymnasium. To the south of the Emergency Planning Zone, the Santa Maria Fairgrounds in Santa Barbara County is designated as a Reception Center. A Congregate Care Center is a location where people can obtain shelter. To the north of the Emergency Planning Zone, Camp Roberts is the designated Congregate Care Center. Radiation monitoring and, if necessary, decontamination services by trained personnel also will be available at or near the centers listed above. Assistance with locating family members also will be available at these centers.

Congregate Care Centers & Reception Center