Emergency Preparedness

Let's Get Ready!

1. Sign Up For Emergency Alerts

Make sure you are signed up for Emergency Alerts

Alert Marin is the most important place to register- if you didn’t get a test message in March- please check your account
The County Emergency Portal is a great place to stay informed- book mark the link for quick access: https://emergency.marincounty.org/
Know your evacuation zone- https://protect.genasys.com/
Identify your neighborhood on the map provided by the San Rafael City Department of Emergency Services

2. Set a Meeting Location

Discuss with family, friends, and neighbors where to meet if you need to evacuate.
Choose a location well outside of your neighborhood.

3. Prepare a "Go" Bag

Have supplies ready!

Make go bag with essentials for 3-4 days including clothing, medication, food, important documents, water, and pet supplies.
Have a “grab and go” list- the items you don’t want to forget like your laptop, daily medications, or family photos
Keep cell phones and cars charged/fueled

4. Practice Your Plan

Have an Emergency Plan- visit Fire Safe Marin for guidance on creating your plan

Know where and how you will evacuate
Know who will do what- who grabs the pets, go bag, medications?
How will you communicate?

Year Round Best Practices for Preparedness

Create Defensible Space

Create and maintain your defensible space! If you need help figuring out what to prioritize, or need physical or financial help, reach out to your San Rafael Wildfire Mitigation Team at srfd.dspace@cityofsanrafael.org.

You can schedule a personal property evaluation and 1:1 time with our trained staff here.
Sign up for a free chipper day! Just leave your cut and piled vegetation on the curb and we take care of making it disappear!
You can access your wildfire risk report, and resources like financial assistance here

Get Involved

Create Defensible Space

Get involved

Join your Firewise group
Become CERT trained
Meet your neighbors
Attend the Ember Stomp Wildfire festival on September 7th to learn more

Prepare and Educate

Create Defensible Space

Prepare and Educate

Our hope is that all our prevention and mitigation efforts mean an evacuation is never needed, but if it is, feel ready and confident by having a plan and practicing.

We know the time it takes to get into your car and onto a paved road is the most critical time which is why having a plan, go bag, and grab and go list is so important.

Participate in the September 21st neighborhood evacuation drill
Know what you want to take and practice loading your car
Watch this great video on evacuating safely

Wildfire Evacuation Resource Videos

Recording of Training Session

Wildfire Evacuation: Make it Downhill Alive

DBCNA Evacuation Drill - September 21st

Let's Get Ready!

1. Sign Up For Emergency Alerts

2. Set a Meeting Location

3. Prepare a "Go" Bag

4. Practice Your Plan

Year Round Best Practices for Preparedness

Create Defensible Space

Create Defensible Space

Create Defensible Space

Get Involved

Create Defensible Space

Create Defensible Space

Prepare and Educate

Create Defensible Space

Prepare and Educate

Wildfire Evacuation Resource Videos

Recording of Training Session

Wildfire Evacuation: Make it Downhill Alive

DBCNA Evacuation Drill - September 21st

Let's Get Ready!

1. Sign Up For Emergency Alerts

2. Set a Meeting Location

3. Prepare a "Go" Bag

4. Practice Your Plan

Year Round Best Practices for Preparedness

Create Defensible Space

Create Defensible Space

Create Defensible Space

Get Involved

Create Defensible Space

Create Defensible Space

Prepare and Educate

Create Defensible Space

Prepare and Educate

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