Decedent storage for Chico, Oroville and Butte County
Sutter Heritage is in Live Oak, just south of the Butte County line. Gridley is about 7 miles away, Oroville about 22 miles, and Chico about 36 miles, or 48 minutes, on Highway 99. Butte County funeral homes, the sheriff-coroner and hospitals can use our refrigerated storage for overflow, extended holds and surge capacity.
Surge capacity for a county that knows disasters
The 2018 Camp Fire showed how fast a disaster can put pressure on a county's morgue capacity. Wildfire, flood and the Oroville Dam spillway emergency of 2017 are all part of Butte County planning. A surge plan works best when the storage partner, the contact steps and the records are agreed before the event.
We can work with the Butte County Sheriff-Coroner and with county emergency services to define surge storage, subject to available space. We keep a receipt, access and release record for each decedent, so the case file stays complete during a surge.
Overflow for Chico and Oroville funeral homes
Chico has the largest group of funeral homes in Butte County. In a busy winter month, a funeral home can have more decedents than cooler positions. Live Oak is south on Highway 99, on the route that many Chico firms already drive to Yuba City and Sacramento.
Oroville and Gridley funeral homes are closer still. Gridley is about 11 minutes from our facility.
Hospitals in Chico and Oroville
Regional hospitals such as Enloe Medical Center in Chico receive patients from a large rural area. When next of kin live far away, a decedent can wait weeks for a funeral home. We hold these decedents with full records and release them only on the hospital's authorization or to the funeral home that the family chooses.
Contact
Request storage or a quote
Three quick steps. Tell us who you are and what you need, and we contact you. For space now, call.
Phone
(530) 455-5805Location
Live Oak, California. We serve funeral homes within 60 miles, including Yuba City, Marysville, Gridley, Sutter.
Response
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Questions from Butte County
Yes. Chico is about 36 road miles from Live Oak. We serve funeral homes within 60 miles of Live Oak.
Yes. A reserved-capacity contract keeps positions ready for your agency. We can agree on contact steps and records before an event occurs.
Your funeral home, the agency or a transport provider that you authorize. Transport is not our primary service.