Resources / Links

Emergency Alerts & Real-time Info

Make sure to sign up for alerts!

• Watch Duty
• Nevada County Alerts
• Placer County Alerts
• AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

Local

• Truckee Fire Protection District — truckeefire.org
• Schedule a Defensible Space Inspection
• Red Flag Warnings & Fire Weather Watches
• Truckee Fire Green Waste / Chipper Programs

Regional & State

• Fire Safe Marin. This organization has compiled some of the best home hardening and defensible space resources in the state.
• CAL FIRE — Ready for Wildfire (readyforwildfire.org)
• Firewise USA National Program (nfpa.org/firewise)
• CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone Viewer

Preparedness

• Build an emergency go-bag and evacuation plan
• Sign up for county emergency alerts (Placer/Nevada County, as applicable)
• Know your evacuation zone and routes out of the neighborhood