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1. Sign Up For Emergency Alerts

Make sure you are signed up for Emergency Alerts
● Alert Marin is the most important place to register- if you didn’t get a test message in March- please check your account
● The County Emergency Portal is a great place to stay informed- book mark the link for quick access: https://emergency.marincounty.org/
● Know your evacuation zone- https://protect.genasys.com/
● Identify your neighborhood on the map provided by the San Rafael City Department of Emergency Services

2. Set a Meeting Location

  • Discuss with family, friends, and neighbors where to meet if you need to evacuate.
  • Choose a location well outside of your neighborhood.

3. Prepare a “Go” Bag

 Have supplies ready!

1. Make go bag with essentials for 3-4 days including clothing, medication, food, important documents, water, and pet supplies.
2. Have a “grab and go” list- the items you don’t want to forget like your laptop, daily medications, or family photos
3. Keep cell phones and cars charged/fueled

4. Practice Your Plan

Have an Emergency Plan- visit Fire Safe Marin for guidance on creating your plan

  1. Know where and how you will evacuate
  2. Know who will do what- who grabs the pets, go bag, medications?
  3. How will you communicate?

Year Round Best Practices for Preparednes

Create Defensible Space

Create and maintain your defensible space! If you need help figuring out what to prioritize, or need physical or financial help, reach out to your San Rafael Wildfire  Mitigation Team at [email protected].

  1. You can schedule a personal property evaluation and 1:1 time with our trained staff here.
  2. Sign up for a free chipper day! Just leave your cut and piled vegetation on the curb and we take care of making it disappear!
  3. You can access your wildfire risk report, and resources like financial       assistance here

Get Involved

  1. Join your Firewise group
  2. Become CERT trained
  3. Meet your neighbors
  4. Attend the annual Ember Stomp Wildfire festival in September to learn more

Prepare and Educate

Our hope is that all our prevention and mitigation efforts mean an evacuation is never needed, but if it is, feel ready and confident by having a plan and practicing. 

We know the time it takes to get into your car and onto a paved road is the most critical time which is why having a plan, go bag, and grab and go list is so important.

Watch this great video on evacuating safely

FREE VEGETATION REMOVAL

CHIPPER DAYS CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The GPNA thanks the Dominican/Black Canyon Neighborhood Association for this page