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San Mateo County Emergency Preparedness Day at the Event Center

On August 1st, nearly 2,000 guests visited the San Mateo County Event Center to attend the annual Emergency Preparedness Day hosted by the County’s Department of Emergency Management. This free […]

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CERRVF Member Fairgrounds receive presentations by Global Stack, LLC on Proposed Resiliency Projects

Many CERRVF member fairgrounds have listened to presentations on a proposed project that would help strengthen the state’s emergency response network while providing some income to fairgrounds. The project has […]

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San Mateo Event Center Resiliency Center Opens

Landmark Project Strengthens Emergency Preparedness, Food Security, and Community Resiliency for San Mateo County SAN MATEO — The San Mateo County Exposition and Fairgrounds Association, in partnership with the County […]

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Strength Through Resilience

When a natural disaster or emergency strikes, California fairgrounds and venues are on the frontlines of helping our local communities recover. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our fairgrounds and venues played a critical role by providing communities with vaccination sites, testing, and other vital public health services.

Over the years, during historic wildfires and other major disasters that displaced thousands of residents, California fairgrounds and venues have routinely stepped up to aid our local communities with shelter and serve as a central hub for emergency response.