Tahoe Wildfire Plan Centers on Ready, Set, Go
Households are urged to prepare supplies, evacuation routes and alerts before conditions require a rapid departure.
Wildfire can threaten the Lake Tahoe Basin throughout the year, making household preparation part of living in the region. The Ready, Set, Go framework divides that preparation into three stages: build readiness, prepare to depart, and leave when officials direct an evacuation.
Before conditions worsen, residents should learn nearby hazards, maintain defensible space, assemble supplies and enroll in local emergency notifications. Kits should cover medicine, documents, food, water, clothing, phone chargers and pet needs. Families also need a departure plan that names meeting places, communication methods and multiple ways out of the neighborhood.
The middle stage calls for having vehicles packed, household members and animals gathered, and updates monitored. Older people, young children, people with disabilities and anyone caring for animals may need extra time and could leave sooner. Once an evacuation order is issued, the final stage is immediate departure. Plans should include transportation, medication and assistance for relatives or neighbors who may need support. Because alerts can arrive by text, phone, email, radio, television or official social channels, households are encouraged to follow more than one information source.
- Wildfire risk remains present across the basin year-round.
- Emergency kits should include supplies for pets.
- Multiple evacuation routes may be needed.
- Alerts can come through several communication channels.
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