Courtesy Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team & Cal Fire
If you were told to get ready for an evacuation or to evacuate immediately, do you have a Go Bag of essential items ready? If not, there’s no better time than right now to put yours together.
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A Go Bag should be prepared before an emergency, be easily accessible and filled with at least a three-day supply of items needed to help you quickly and safely evacuate your home.
Essentials include:
- Clothing and personal toiletries
- Face masks or coverings
- Inventory of home contents and photographs/videotape of the house and landscape
- An inventory checklist from your insurance agent
- Flashlight, portable radio tuned to an emergency radio station and extra batteries changed annually
- Extra set of car and house keys
- Contact information for family, friends and physicians
- Cash and extra credit cards
- Medications and prescription glasses
- Water and non-perishable food
- First-Aid kit
- Pet necessities including food, prescriptions, leashes and toys
- Important records – passports, birth certificates, titles, medical records, etc.
- Electronic chargers
- Paper map marked with Evacuation Routes (especially if you don’t live here full time)
Other items to pack:
- Hand sanitizer/wipes
- Books and magazines
- Games, cards and toys
- Trash bags
- Rain poncho
- Blankets
- Laundry detergent
- Rubber gloves
- Sleeping bag and tent
- Family heirlooms and photos
- Computers and hard drives
If you anticipate an extended evacuation at an emergency shelter or your family is returning to a home without functioning electricity and water, consider also creating a disaster supplies kit. Find information at redcross.org.
Always keep a sturdy pair of shoes and a flashlight near your bed and handy in case of a sudden evacuation at night.
Resources
Cal Fire | readyforwildfire.org
Create a disaster kit | redcross.org
Create a home wildfire checklist | readyforwildfire.org
Current fire conditions & restrictions | tahoelivingwithfire.com
Nevada Fire Info | nevadafireinfo.org
Prepare for a disaster | tahoelivingwithfire.com/get-prepared
Truckee Travel Alert | visittruckeetahoe.com
Wildfire Evacuation Checklist | livingwithfire.com
Un Kit De Suministros De Emergencia | readyforwildfire.org
Emergency Preparedness Guide
& Evacuation Routes
Alpine County | alpinecountyca.gov
Incline Village & Crystal Bay | nltfpd.org
North Lake Tahoe & West Shore | bit.ly/3CRDgtG
South Lake Tahoe area | southtahoeemergencyguide.com
Tahoe Donner | tahoedonner.com
Truckee | truckeefire.org
Hard copies available at local fire districts
Sign up for emergency alerts
Alpine County | alpinecountyca.gov
City of South Lake Tahoe | cityofslt.us
Douglas County | douglascountynv.gov
El Dorado County | ready.edso.org
Nevada County | mynevadacounty.com
Placer County | placer.ca.gov
Town of Truckee Nixle alerts | local.nixle.com
Washoe County | washoecounty.us
