Prepare Now:

• Find out if your area is prone to wildland fire.
• Make ABC fire extinguishers accessible on every floor (call the Fire Department for training).
• Develop a cooperative plan with the neighbors.
• Make sure your address is clearly visible and fire trucks can reach your home. Use fire resistant/retardant materials.
• Clear the vegetation and/or branches within 100 feet of buildings.

Act Now:

• Listen to designated radio/TV emergency broadcast system for emergency.
• Park your car in an open space facing evacuation route; have keys accessible.
• Shut the windows and doors in your home.
• Wear long sleeves, pants and use a wet handkerchief for your face.
• Close vents and doors; seal attic and ground vents with plywood.
• Shut off the gas at the main; turn off pilot lights and propane tanks.
• Open the fireplace damper and close fireplace screens.
• Move flammable furniture to the center of your home.
• Wet vegetation within 15 feet of your home.
• If you are leaving, tell someone where you are going.
• Do not return until you are told you can.