Prepare your home and yourself for wildfire now.
Get ready by having defensible space around your home and by hardening your home with fire resistant landscaping.
Get set by having a family wildfire action plan and know more than one way out of your community and have an emergency supply kit.
Be prepared to GO! Have a home evacuation checklist and have a plan for animal evacuation.
If you are trapped in your vehicle, stay calm, park your vehicle in an area clear of vegetation. Close all vehicle windows and vents. Cover yourself with wool blanket or jacket. Lie on vehicle floor. Use your cell phone to advise officials—call 911.
If you are trapped on foot, stay calm. Go to an area clear of vegetation, a ditch or depression on level ground if possible. Lie face down, cover up your body. Use your cell phone to advise officials—call 911.
If you are trapped your home, stay calm. Keep your family together. Call 911 and inform authorities of your location. Fill sinks and tubs with cold water. Keep doors and windows closed, but unlocked. Stay inside your house. Stay away from outside walls and windows.
For more information on how to prepare yourself for Wildfires, visit CalFire’s website by clicking here.