Wildfire Action Plan

CREATE YOUR OWN WILDFIRE ACTION PLAN

Your Wildfire Action Plan must be prepared, and familiar to all members of your household well in advance of a wildfire. Use the checklist below to help create your plan. Each family’s plan will be different, depending on a variety of issues, needs, and situations. Ready and Set with situational awareness in the threat of wildland fire. Ask friends or relatives outside your area if you would be able to stay with them, should the need arise.  

Your Wildfire Action Plan Checklist

Create an evacuation plan that includes:

• Create an Action Plan that includes evacuation meeting locations and communication plans - rehearse it regularly. Include the evacuation of all pets and large animals, which may include horses and livestock, in your plan.

• Sign up for the Los Alamos County local emergency notification system (also called CodeRED) by texting LOSALAMOS to 99411 or visit the county webpage Phone Alerting System.

• Designate an emergency meeting location outside the wildland fire hazard area.

• Plan and practice several different evacuation routes. Remember that there are few roads available for evacuation purposes in Los Alamos County. Include in your Action Plan the possibility of evacuating on unpaved roads, should circumstances require it.

• Have fire extinguishers on hand and teach your household how to use them.

• Assemble a Go Kit as recommended by the American Red Cross. Keep an extra kit in your vehicle.

• Check this page for a list of recommended emergency supplies.

• Have a portable radio or scanner so you can stay updated on the fire and weather emergency announcements. Tune in to the 1610AM emergency radio station for updates from the Los Alamos County Emergency Management Office.

• Tell your neighbors about Ready, Set, Go! and your Wildfire Action Plan.

EMERGENCY SUPPLIES LIST FOR GO KIT

The American Red Cross recommends every household have an emergency supply kit assembled long before a wildland fire or other emergency occurs. Use the checklist below to help assemble yours. For more information on emergency supplies visit Red Cross.

• Three-day supply of water (one gallon per person, per day) and non-perishable food for household members (3 day supply).

• First aid kit and sanitation supplies, including toilet paper and baby wipes.

• Flashlight, battery-powered radio, and extra batteries.

• An extra set of car keys, credit cards, cash, or travelers checks.

• Extra eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescriptions, and medications.

• Important household member documents and contact numbers, including insurance documents.

• Map marked with evacuation routes. It is important to have a printed map in case your phone dies. It may also be easier to see the printed map than a phone screen under smokey conditions.

• Easily carried valuables and irreplaceable items.

• Personal electronic devices and chargers.

• Keep a pair of old shoes and a flashlight handy in case of a sudden evacuation at night.