Full Notification

The department responded to 20 calls for service yesterday including calls for emergency medical service, a vehicle fire, smell of smoke, and a motor vehicle accident.

Total Calls for Service this Fiscal Year (since Oct 1, 2015): 6327

Wildland Fire Danger: Very High

Safety Tip:

Tips for Keeping Kids Safe in a Wildfire

PREPARE:

1. Talk about wildfires. Spend time with your family discussing why wildfires occur. Explain how to prevent them and what to do if one occurs. Explain that a wildfire can be a natural event and not anyone’s fault. Use simple words that even young children can understand.

2. Know your risk. Learn about your area's risk of wildfires, particularly if you live near forests, in rural areas, or in a dry climate. Contact your local fire department, state forestry office, or other emergency response agencies for information on fire laws and wildfire risk.

3. Learn caregivers’ disaster plans. If your child’s school or childcare center is in an area at risk from wildfires, find out what its plans are for in case of a wildfire. Ask about its evacuation plans are and if you would be required to pick up your children from the site or from another location.

4. Practice evacuation drills. Practice your family evacuation plan so that, if told to do so, you can evacuate quickly and safely. Plan and practice two ways out of your neighborhood as one route may be blocked.