Where locals can get sand and sand bags
Below is a list of locations that have sand and sand bags available for Madera County residents. Bring a shovel. For more sand bags, visit a local hardware store. Some sites have only sand.
Rural valley
Madera County Fire Station #3, 25950 Ave. 18 1/2, Madera, 661-0507
Madera County Fire Station #19, 35141 Bonadelle Ave., Madera, 645-1399
Madera Power, 11427 Firebaugh Blvd., Madera
Madera County Central Garage, 14335 Road 28, Madera (sand only)
Ponding basin, Avenue 24 and Road 19, Madera (sand only)
Rural mountain
Madera County Fire Station #8, 47050 Road 417, Coarsegold, 683-8008
Cal Fire, Rancheria Fire Station, 53488 Road 200, North Fork, 877-2322
Madera County Fire Station #12, 48355 Liberty Drive, Oakhurst
Sewer treatment plants, 40601 Road 274, Bass Lake (sand only), and 48382 Black Oak Road, Oakhurst (weekdays 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; sand only)
City of Madera
Madera City Fire Station #6, 317 N. Lake St., 661-5499 (bags only)
Madera City Fire Station #7, 200 S. Schnoor Ave. (bags only)
Madera Public Works Yard, 1030 S. Gateway Drive (weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; bags only)
Rotary Park, 930 N. Gateway Drive (sand only)
Vacant lots, Clinton and Tozer streets, E and 14th streets (sand only for both)
City of Chowchilla
Chowchilla Public Works Yard, 360 North I St. (sand only)
Chowchilla City Hall, 130 South 2nd St. (bags only)
Chowchilla Police Department, 122 Trinity Ave. (after business hours only; bags only)