IF YOU NEED TO EVACUATE:
 You will be notified by an Evacuation Team member at
your door or a Reverse 911 call. You will be directed to
the nearest evacuation center.
 Obey the directions of law enforcement and fire officers
and drive carefully.
 Try to remain calm and follow instructions of all
emergency personnel.
 Keep your vehicle fuel tank full if a fire is approaching
your area. Keys in car or by door.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME:
 Turn on house interior lights.
 Close heavy draperies. Remove lace-type draperies.
Close windows and doors.
 Leave driveway gates OPEN.
 Gather your important papers, financial documents,
medications and anything you may need if you cannot
return home for several days.
 Put your Evacuation Kit in your vehicle along with small
pets.
 Transport large animals to the Large Animal Evacuation
Site as directed by law enforcement officers.
Additional Tips and Resources
 Reverse 911 – register your cell phone with the Sheriff’s
office at:
http://www.co.amador.ca.us/departments/office-ofemergency-services/emergency-information
 Neighborhood Phone Tree – call us for help setting up, 2956200
 AFSC website: www.amadorfiresafe.org fire plans,
emergency links, maps, weather
 AFSC Facebook page
 YubaNet: good fire info, frequent updates.
http://yubanet.com/fire.php
 NOAA’s Fire Weather page:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/
 Mt. Zion’s RAWS weather station:
http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/rawMAIN.pl?caCMTZ
 Sheriff’s emergency page:
http://www.co.amador.ca.us/departments/office-ofemergency-services/emergency-information
 Firewise Communities, call us at 295-6200
 CALFIRE’s Defensible Space Law:
http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_shee
ts/2007DefSpaceBrochure.pdf