Happy Halloween from SERVPRO of Vacaville/Dixon!

10/30/2024 (Permalink)

Halloween is here, and SERVPRO of Vacaville/Dixon wants to wish you a safe and spooky holiday! As you enjoy trick-or-treating and haunted festivities, keep in mind a few Halloween safety tips for your home. Make sure walkways are clear and well-lit to avoid tripping hazards, and opt for battery-operated candles in your jack-o'-lanterns to reduce fire risks.

We know accidents can happen, and we're here to help if you need us. Whether it’s fire damage from a Halloween candle mishap or unexpected water damage from fall weather, our team is ready 24/7 to restore your property to pre-damage condition.

Have fun, stay safe, and remember that SERVPRO of Vacaville/Dixon is your go-to for reliable restoration services. From our team to yours, Happy Halloween! We’re here whenever you need us, making sure your holidays stay safe and enjoyable all season long.

Contact: (707) 724-8977

Mandarin Time!

12/12/2023 (Permalink)

It's Mandarin Time Again!

It's that time of year again.  Not for Santa or decorations, but for Mandarins!  Rather than gifting chocolate or candy, SERVPRO of Vacaville/Dixon/Fairfield/Davis likes to hand out boxes of mandarins during the Holidays.  And they are very well received and anticipated by our customers!

Mandarins are smaller in size than regular oranges and have a bright orange skin that is easy to peel.  Mandarins typically have a sweet taste and are a good source of Vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants. 

Our mandarins come from Newcastle Mandarin Ranch, which is located at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills.  Established in 1998, the ranch is family-owned and operated.  All 800 trees bear a plentiful crop during peak mandarin season, which typically runs from November through December. 

Happy Halloween

10/31/2023 (Permalink)

The ladies of SERVPRO and 4 Edges Construction's administration teams.

Our "Boo Crew" from SERVPRO and 4 Edges Construction gathered together for a fun picture outside the office of SERVPRO recently.  These are the ladies that answer the phone when customers call with emergencies and are the ones who get help on the way.  

If you ever experience a fire or water emergency, call our "Boo Crew" at (707) 724-8977.  They are always Here to Help.

Power Shut Offs May Be Coming Your Way

8/18/2021 (Permalink)

PG&E has confirmed that they will be implementing their PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoff) program beginning August 18, 2021 to mitigate wild fire risk by shutting off power in high risk areas.  This could affect 51,000 customers in 18 different counties.  

To see if you are in an area where power may be turned off, click on the link below and enter your address:

PSPS planning map for customers (pge.com)

SERVPRO of Vacaville/Dixon/Fairfield/Davis is here to help our neighbors be prepared for any potential emergencies and can respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week in the event of a fire, flood,  water or mold damage.  Call us today at (707) 724-8977.  We are Here to Help.

Community Resource Center Open in Response to PG&E Shutoffs

8/18/2021 (Permalink)

PG&E has opened a community resource center at Solano Community College's Vacaville campus for people who are impacted by the recent power shutoffs in the Solano County/Vacaville area.  

The community resource center will be open August 18th and 19^th, 2021 from 8am to 10pm and will provide the following services: charging stations, free wi-fi, snacks, water, ice, small medical device charging, seating and blankets and they will provide both air-conditioning and heating as needed. The facility is ADA-accessible with an ADA-accessible restroom and washing station.  It will not provide electric vehicle charging stations.

The address for the center is 2001 N Village Parkway, Vacaville, California.  

Large Animal/Livestock Evacuation Area

8/20/2020 (Permalink)

The Solano County Fairgrounds is currently activated as a large animal/livestock evacuation area for animals affected by the fires in our communities.  Call Solano County Animal Control at 707-784-4733 with questions. 

Housing for Small Animals Displaced in Recent Fires

8/20/2020 (Permalink)

The Solano County Sheriff's Office Animal Care Division is currently housing small animals for Solano County residents who were displaced by the recent fires in our communities as space is available.  Call 707-784-1356 or come by 510 Clay Bank Road in Fairfield.

The Glory Hole

3/22/2019 (Permalink)

The Glory Hole in Lake Berryessa looks like a large sink drain.

Not too far from SERVPRO of Vacaville's doors is a unique site that is drawing a lot of visitors. Locals know it as the Glory Hole, but its official name is the Morning Glory Spillway, and simply put, it is a gigantic drain that helps release water from Lake Berryessa. The reason it is garnering so much attention is that the Glory Hole has only been used about two dozen times since it was first built in the 1950s. The Glory Hole works a lot like the drain in the side of your sink. When the water gets too high, it spills into the drain to prevent overflow. In the case of Lake Berryessa, the lake level must rise above 440 feet before water spills down into the Glory Hole. And when it does, a steady stream of visitors gather near the southern end of Lake Berryessa, near the border of Napa and Solano counties, to watch it drain. It is especially popular with Vacaville, Dixon, Winters and Davis residents since the attraction is an easy drive from all of these communities. If you haven't had a chance to make the trip to see it yet, don't worry; the Glory Hole will likely spill for a couple of months, like it did in 2017.

Once water spills into the hole, it drops about 200 feet straight down into a narrowing pipe. At the bottom, the pipe takes a 90-degree turn and runs hundreds of feet to the other side of Monticello Dam. The dam holds back Putah Creek to form Lake Berryessa, which supplies water to Vacaville, Fairfield, Suisun City and Vallejo, as well as Travis Air Force Base. While most dams have a spillway to the side to manage high waters, the Monticello Dam features the less-conventional Glory Hole, making it unique and a popular tourist stop at this time of year. Be sure to visit it while you still can!

alertwildfire.org

3/22/2019 (Permalink)

Thanks to a new website, fire officials are getting some help in locating the exact source of fires from a network of high-definition cameras sprinkled around California. Seventeen cameras are now being added to that network in the North Bay, a part of the state that has recently become synonymous with devastating wildfires.

By logging onto alertwildfire.org, fire officials will be able to zoom in on plumes of smoke and get a reading on its direction. This will help firefighters and emergency responders to see, locate and confirm fires, quickly scale fire resources up or down to respond appropriately, to study how the fire behaves until it ultimately is contained, and to help conduct evacuations.  

Longer periods of drought have contributed to an increased likelihood of devastating wildfires with tornado-like tendencies that allow fires to jump large rivers and traditional fire barriers.  This was driven home once again by the fires in Butte County in November, which destroyed some 14,000 homes including the entire community of Paradise.  SERVPRO of Vacaville helped several homeowners whose homes survived the fire storm, but wished more homes could have been saved.  It is our hope that the new camera system will help detect the source of future wildfires and decrease their devastation for homeowners in all of California.