Make leaving easier before an alert

Learn your community's emergency alert channels, evacuation areas, and instructions before a wildfire. Sign up for local alerts, keep devices charged, and identify official information sources. Plan primary and alternate routes where available, a destination, and a way to contact each other if separated. Review school and workplace procedures too. Arrange transportation and assistance early, allowing extra departure time and following local emergency guidance.

Prepare a portable kit with essential medicines, water, important contact details, copies of key documents, chargers, and supplies for household members and pets. Identify a place that can accommodate your pets; do not assume every shelter can. Practice loading carriers and any necessary mobility equipment without rushing. Keep insurance information and a home inventory accessible through secure copies prepared in advance. Revisit the plan when household needs change. Practice can reveal missing supplies or inaccessible routes before an emergency.

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