WILDFIRE EVACUATION CHECKLIST REVIEW THIS INFORMATION NOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A QUICK AND SAFE EVACUATION.

TO-GO BAG ESSENTIALS: PREPARE FAMILY MEMBERS, PETS, AND LIVESTOCK: INSIDE THE HOME:  Important documents (bank, IRS, trust,  If possible, evacuate all family members  Close all interior doors. investment, insurance policy, birth not essential to preparing the house for  Leave a light on in each room. certificates, medical records) wildfire.  Remove lightweight, non-fire-resistant  ATM, credit and debit cards  Plan several evacuation routes from your curtains and other combustible materials  Medications home. from around windows.  Prescription glasses  Designate a safe meeting place and  Close fire-resistant drapes, shutters, and  Driver’s license contact person. blinds.  Passport  Relay your plans to a contact person.  Turn off all pilot lights.  Move overstuffed furniture, such as couches  Computer backup files  Evacuate pets and livestock whenever and easy chairs, to the center of the room.  Inventory of home contents (consider possible and never turn the animals loose.  Close fireplace damper. making a video inventory now, prior to an  Notify your local Humane Society or other  Close or block off any doggie-doors. emergency) organizations for assistance with animals if  Photographs of the exterior of the house needed. and landscape  Be aware of your emergency notification OUTSIDE THE HOME:  Address book system such as reverse 911.  Place combustible patio furniture in the  Cell phone charger house or garage.  Personal toiletries PREPARE VEHICLE:  Shut off propane at the tank or natural gas at  Enough clothing for 3-5 days  If you can lift your garage door manually, the meter.  Close all exterior vents, doors, and windows.  Family heirlooms, photo albums and place vehicle in the garage pointing out  Prop a noncombustible ladder against the videos. with the keys in the ignition and house to provide firefighters with easy access disconnect the electric garage door to the roof. WHAT TO WEAR: opener. If not, park in your driveway facing  Make sure that all garden hoses are  Wear only cotton or wool clothes, out. connected to faucets and attach nozzles set including long pants, long-sleeved shirt or  Roll up the car windows. on "spray". jacket, a hat, and boots.  Close the garage door, but leave it  Leave exterior doors and gates unlocked.  Carry gloves, a handkerchief to cover your unlocked.  Turn on outside lights. face, water to drink, and goggles.  Place essential items in the car.  If available and if there’s time, cover  Keep your cell phone, a flashlight, and  If you do not drive, make other windows, attic openings, and vents with portable radio with you at all times. arrangements for transportation in plywood that is at least one-half inch thick.  Tune in to a local radio station and listen advance.  Fill trash cans and buckets with water and for instructions. place where firefighters can find them.

Be prepared! It will likely be dark, smoky, windy, and hot. There may be airborne bu r ning embers, no power or telephone, and poor water pressure. Remember, there is nothing you own worth your life! Please evacuate immediately when asked.

This checklist was adapted from Wildfire Evacuation Checklist, University of Nevada, Reno Extension publication #FS-06-07. Funding for this project provided in part by a Community Fire Assistance Agreement with the Bureau of Land Management – Nevada State Office in cooperation with University of Nevada, Reno Extension. University of Nevada, Reno is an EEO/AA institution.