The Placer County Fire Safe Alliance focuses on the wildland urban interface (WUI), fuel load reduction/healthy forest ecosystem, disaster management, and fire safe communities.

Alliance stakeholders include public agencies representing federal, state and local resource management, local Fire Districts, community Fire Safe Councils, and private industry representatives.

All members of the Alliance work to improve public safety, preparedness, security and community vitality in our region.

Web pages:

• Main website - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5721/Fire-Safe-Alliance

The Prepare for Wildfire web pages provide fire-related information.

• Get Ready - Defensible Space, Hardening Your Home, Fire-Resistant Landscaping
• Get Set - Wildfire Action Plan, Prepare Your Family, Emergency Supply Kit, Insurance Preparedness
• Go! Evacuation Guide - Pre-Evacuation Preparation Steps, Power Outage Information, Evacuation Steps
• Animal Evacuation
• What To Do If Trapped
  
  

Web pages

• Prepare for Wildfire - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/
• Get Ready - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-ready/
• Get Set - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-set/
• Animal Evacuation - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/go-evacuation-guide/animal-evacuation/
• What To Do If Trapped - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/go-evacuation-guide/what-to-do-if-trapped/

WHEN A POWER SHUTOFF HAPPENS go to this page for updates:
https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/
If this link does not work it may be due to extremely high volume. Try again later.

For translated support in over 200 additional languages, please call PG&E at 833-208-4167.

Scroll down that page (link) to find locations of Community Resource Centers where devices can be charged and other COVID-safe services may be available.

To get to that same page people can also put "pge power shutoff" into the search engine on their phone, bring up the PG&E page, and click the button to "Get Current Information."

Look up your address and see an outage map - https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/

Weather awareness, zone map, definition of terms for PSPS potential (not expected, elevated, PSPS watch, PSPS warning) - pge.com/weather

FOOD SAFETY DURING AND AFTER A POWER SHUTOFF
https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/food-safety-during-power-outage

PREPARING FOR A POWER SHUTOFF
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Launched in February 2003, Ready is a National public service campaign designed to educate and empower people in the United States to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies, including natural and human-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to promote preparedness through public involvement.

Ready and its Spanish language version Listo ask individuals to do four key things:

• Stay informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses - https://www.ready.gov/be-informed
• Make a family emergency plan - https://www.ready.gov/plan
• Build an emergency supply kit - https://www.ready.gov/kit
• Get involved in your community by taking action to prepare for emergencies - https://www.ready.gov/get-involved

English - Ready https://www.ready.gov/
Español - Listo https://www.ready.gov/es
Ready in your language - https://www.ready.gov/ready-your-language
People with disabilities - https://www.ready.gov/disability
Seniors - https://www.ready.gov/sen…

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Fire Safe Council crew members perform defensible space clearing, according to the standards and best practices taught in the Defensible Space Advisory Visit training.

This service is modeled after the Access & Functional Needs program, but since this is a paid service, there are no income, age, or disability requirements to meet. To obtain a no-obligation quote for services, complete the request form at the link below. Wait times for this service may be lengthy due to many applications and limited number of crew members.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/
• Form to request Reduced Cost Defensible Space Clearing Service - https://clienthub.getjobber.com/client_hubs/0ea7b196-f50e-4e4b-9a3a-f2f6486280f3/public/work_request/new?source=social_media
• Contact - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/contact-us

The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has Reflective Address Signs available for purchase. These signs can help emergency personnel find your address in the dark.

Signs are all weather, UV resistant metal with 1” x 4” numbers printed on your choice of one or both sides. These signs are compliant with 2010 California Fire Code requirements. Pre-drilled holes make mounting easy. Mounting posts are available for an additional charge. They recommend mounting signs in the line of sight as you approach your home from the roadway. Some locations may be best served by having more than one sign.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/
• Reflective address signs - learn more or purchase - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/programs/address-signs. NOTE: They do not ship the orders. You must come to the office to pick up your sign when it is ready.
• Contact - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/contact-us

Scotch Broom Challenge.  The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has tools to lend which make it easier for people to remove Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom should be removed because it is a highly flammable non-native plant and it also displaces native and beneficial vegetation. A photo ID and deposit check are required to borrow the tools.

Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a highly aggressive, non-native, invasive weed species. It was introduced to the United States as an ornamental and as packing material for cases of whiskey and beer from the British Isles, central and southern Europe. It is now considered a pest plant by many eastern and western states.

Why this plant is considered a pest...

• Scotch broom is highly flammable
• Displaces native and beneficial vegetation
• Costly in areas where forest production is impeded by its growth
• Forms dense stands which impede movement of wildlife, livestock, and degrades wildlife habitat
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In the event of disaster, Nevada County Office of Emergency Services recommends the following trusted information sources (aka trusted news sources).

Trusted information sources, per Ready Nevada County's "Ready, Set, Go" Guide:

• 211 Connecting Point, 2-1-1 or 1-833-DIAL211, 211ConnectingPoint.org
• CHP Grass Valley, 530-477-4900
• County of Nevada, 530-265-1218, MyNevadaCounty.com
• County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services, 530-265-1515, ReadyNevadaCounty.org
• Sierra Sun, SierraSun.com
• The Union, TheUnion.com
• YubaNet, YubaNet.com
• KNCO 830AM, KNCO.com
• KOH 780AM, KKOH.com
• KTKE 101.5 FM, TruckeeTahoeRadio.com
• KVMR 89.5 FM & 105.1 FM, KVMR.org
• Nevada County Media, NevadaCountyMedia.org, Channel 17 (Comcast & Suddenlink)
• Tahoe Truckee Media, https://ttctv.org/

This list also appears in the Ready, Set, Go! Handbook on page 31 of the paper guide and page 34 of the PDF. Links to English and Spanish below.

Web pages

• English Handbook - 
  https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4…

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Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts one of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.

Information in Watch Duty is provided by volunteers – firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders – who monitor radio scanners and other sources to supply users with up-to-date information.

During a wildfire event, it's important to check other trusted information sources. Information featured in Watch Duty, due to the nature of its operation, is fast-changing and should usually not be used as a standalone source for critical news and updates.

Features include:

• Real-time Wildfire Alerts
  Receive notifications about the status and conditions on the ground as they change.
• Monitor Wildfires and Prescribed Burns
  Know if that smoke in the distance is a fire you need to be worried about.
• Evacuation Orders & Shelters
  Find evacuation notices, as well as shelters for people and animals.

Web pages

• Main website - https://www.watchduty.org/
• Web-based platform (no live updates) - …

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Montana Wildfire Smoke offers many useful resources regarding wildfire smoke. Wildfire smoke containing fine particulate matter can cause eye and throat irritation, headaches, nausea, shortness of breath, congestion, coughing, impaired lung function, and chest pain. When air quality is poor, the primary public health message is to stay indoors. However, not all community members have the same ability to limit smoke exposure in the buildings where they live, work, attend school, or spend time indoors. The Sierra Fund is working with local public health officials and service providers to ensure equitable access to places with cleaner air during wildfire.

Information about Air Filters and Creating a Clean Room in your Home to Mitigate Unhealthy Air Quality -https://sierrafund.org/airfilters/

How to build a Do-It-Yourself Fan/Filter Room Air Cleaner -
https://www.montanawildfiresmoke.org/diy-fan-filter.html (Climate Smart Missoula)

Web pages

• Home - https://www.montanawildfiresmoke.org/
• Sierr…

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