Rain In Pinole, Hercules: Where To Get Sandbags This Winter

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Winter is officially here and rainy weather is in the forecast for Pinole and Hercules.

If you need to bolster your property, residents can grab their shovels and fill sandbags at the following locations.

Pinole

• Plum Street Public Parking Lot: Tennent Avenue

Hercules

• City Hall, 111 Civic Dr.

Sandbags may also be purchased at these stores.

Sandbags should be filled halfway, with the top folded down, according to the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. Lay the sandbag to rest on the folded top and limit stacking to three layers unless a building is propping the stack up, according to the alliance.

Get more sandbag tips online from the alliance.