Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (ConFire) and the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office today announced availability of an informative, 16-page online Guide to Wildfire Preparedness & Evacuation.
The information is intended to provide residents with an overview of the steps they can take to prepare themselves, their families and neighbors should an evacuation become necessary.
While focused on wildfires, the information provided is also valuable for preparing for other emergencies including earthquakes and public safety power shutdowns.
“Fully two-thirds of the county is in some form of fire hazard severity zone; the risk of catastrophic wildfires is no less here than in our neighboring counties,” said Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Fire Chief Lewis Broschard. “This guide will help every citizen prepare today to protect themselves, their family and neighbors from the wildfire that could come tomorrow.”
To view the Wildfire Preparedness & Evacuation plan, click on the image shown above.
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The threat map is available at https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/firemap/ I’m curious about the purple blob that’s to the east of downtown Walnut Creek. It’s from the Tree Mortality Task Force – High Hazard Zone Map (March 2018) data set. Is there a tree blight in that neighborhood?
Keep prevailing winds in your area in mind. I suspect for all of the Claycord area the winds are from the west to northwest meaning a fire in that direction will be blown towards you and can go through suburban residential neighborhoods such as what happened in Santa Rosa.
Easiest and best way to avoid this mess is to move from CA and start a better life immediately…
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