A Successful Drill Depends on Neighbors Like You
The greater the number of participants, the more accurate a picture emergency response and planning agencies can get about:
- what are the challenges locally with a sudden evacuation
- what improvements may make a real-life evacuation safer and less stressful
- how well informed and ready are residents in our community if a fire demands immediate action
Community Zoom Meeting ~ March 20th, 7PM
On Wednesday March 20th at 7 p.m. the Marin County Fire Dept. will hold a community meeting on Zoom to discuss and answer questions about the upcoming evacuation drill focused upon two zones (northern Lagunitas and Forest Knolls). On hand will be officers from MCFD, representatives from the Office of Emergency Management for Marin County, and the Valley Emergency Readiness Group (VERG). Join the discussion!
April 1st Drill – What to Expect
On April 1st, officials from Marin County will announce the simulated evacuation due to a wildfire scenario via AlertMarin to San Geronimo Valley residents within the designated drill zones E066 and E114. Resident participants will take action from this prompt by gathering their household “GoBag” and travelling to the parking lot of the old golf course clubhouse (now MCFD Administrative Headquarters) at 5800 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
At the parking lot, participants can check in at reception tables where refreshments will be served, GoBags can be checked for helpful hints, and a brief survey will be presented to identify improvements for evacuation planning. Fire and Emergency Management officials will also provide a debriefing for participants.
Safety is a key priority for this exercise so we urge everyone participating to treat this as a “slow motion” evacuation drill. Drive cautiously from your home to the designated evacuation at 5800 SFD Blvd.
What Neighborhoods Are Involved?
The following streets/avenues are part of the drill zones (E066 and E114) To access the evacuation zone map go to: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/2fedb82d0be24c45b2a7401d0ffce7f2/ (Make sure to select “Evacuation” within the “Layers” menu)
West Cintura, East Cintura, Alta, Chapparo, Rodeo, LaCuesta Arroyo, Barranca, Alamo, Portola, Tamal, Vista.
For specific suggestions on supplies to stock your GoBag with, go to: https://readymarin.org/plan-prepare/gather-supplies/
Here are some of the checklists you can use to prepare yourself and your family for any kind of evacuation.
Have questions? Want more information about this focused evacuation drill? Send us a message at sgvalleyer@gmail.com
Learn how to receive emergency alerts on your phone even if Do Not Disturb is on
If you are sent an Alert at night and DO NOT DISTURB is activated on your cell phone, you won’t hear the call. Follow the instructions below to allow important emergency alerts:
Android
- Create a Contact for AlertMarin 415 473-6376 and tap the Star icon in the top right to mark it as a favorite
- Go to Settings and in the search bar at the top of the screen enter Do Not Disturb
- Follow the instructions of the Android system on your phone
iPhone (IOS)
- Create a contact for AlertMarin 415 473-6376 and click done
- Tap the Edit button in the upper right corner and scroll down and select Ringtone
- The first item on the new scree is Emergency Bypass. Toggle this to on and close the screen. Tap Done.
If you are not already signed up for emergency alerts from AlertMarin do so now!