In the event of an emergency in your area, you may be asked to evacuate. It’s important to understand the different levels of evacuation and what they mean for you, your family, your pets and your home.
Be Ready: Level 1
Evacuation Plan:
- Make a plan, and be sure everyone in your family understands it.
- Assign tasks to each family member for what to do during Level 1 (Ready), Level 2 (Set) and Level 3
- (GO!) evacuations.
- Have an evacuation plan for your pets and livestock. If it isn’t safe for you, its not safe for them.
- Designate a meeting place – this could be a friend or family member’s house, or an evacuation shelter.
- Choose an out-of-the-area contact person to relay information about your welfare to family and friends and to keep your phone lines open.
House Preparation
- Make sure house numbers are visible from the street.
- Make sure driveways are wide enough for emergency vehicles to enter (10-12 feet wide).
- Prepare your defensible space.
- Emergency Kits – Keep them ready at all times in your home and vehicle.
- Include supplies for you and everyone who lives in your home or visits regularly.
- Include supplies for your pets.
- Include copies of important documents, phone contact lists, family photos, household inventory lists, and any portable valuables.
- Keep your vehicles filled with gas.
Be Set: Level 2
- Keep pets and livestock ready to go in case you need to evacuate in a hurry.
- Be sure to have your photo ID or something showing your current address in case you need to access an evacuated area.
- Monitor local television and radio stations for updates.
- Move propane BBQ appliances away from structures (during wildfires).
Go!: Level 3
- Leave house lights on and windows closed.
- Let your emergency contact and/or family members know where you are going.
For more information, see www.rvem.org or the emergency management websites in Jackson County and Josephine County.