Residents Near Lockheed Fire Need To Prepare To Evacuate
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Published on 08/13/2009
With the Lockheed Fire threatening as many as 250 homes near Santa Cruz, homeowners in hillside and brush areas are reminded of the importance of a family disaster plan.
Homeowners often only have minutes to evacuate, and in a panic may forget critical items such as financial documents, medications and other items.
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With the Lockheed Fire threatening as many of 250 homes near Santa Cruz, homeowners in hillside and brush areas are reminded of the importance of a family disaster plan.
Homeowners often have only minutes to evacuate, and in a panic may forget critical items such as financial documents, medications and other items.
Those not immediately threatened by fire should take the time to create a home inventory and family evacuation plan in the event that fire threatens their neighborhood. In other fire prone areas, residents should take advantage of mild temperatures to create a defensible space around their homes by trimming trees and shrubs on their property.
Representatives of the Insurance Information Network of California are available to discuss household evacuation planning, fire insurance, fire safe landscaping and other fire preparation issues.
B-roll illustrating evacuation do’s and don’ts, as well as information on preventing underinsurance and creating a home inventory, is also available for your review on IINC’s Web site at www.iinc.org and the IINC Spots podcast at www.iincspots.org. Information specific to wildfire preparation and recovery is also available at “Disaster Central” at http://www.iinc.org/pages/The%20Wildfire%20Page.
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
With the Lockheed Fire threatening as many as 250 homes near Santa Cruz, homeowners in hillside and brush areas are reminded of the importance of a family disaster plan.Homeowners often only have minutes to evacuate, and in a panic may forget critical items such as financial documents, medications and other items.
Residents Near Lockheed Fire Need To Prepare To Evacuate
IINC Discusses Evacuation, Insurance & RecoveryRelated Articles
Prepare, Survive, Recover
The Wildfire Page
Audio: Executive Director Candysse Miller offers advice to fire victims
With the Lockheed Fire threatening as many of 250 homes near Santa Cruz, homeowners in hillside and brush areas are reminded of the importance of a family disaster plan.
Homeowners often have only minutes to evacuate, and in a panic may forget critical items such as financial documents, medications and other items.
Those not immediately threatened by fire should take the time to create a home inventory and family evacuation plan in the event that fire threatens their neighborhood. In other fire prone areas, residents should take advantage of mild temperatures to create a defensible space around their homes by trimming trees and shrubs on their property.
Representatives of the Insurance Information Network of California are available to discuss household evacuation planning, fire insurance, fire safe landscaping and other fire preparation issues.
B-roll illustrating evacuation do’s and don’ts, as well as information on preventing underinsurance and creating a home inventory, is also available for your review on IINC’s Web site at www.iinc.org and the IINC Spots podcast at www.iincspots.org. Information specific to wildfire preparation and recovery is also available at “Disaster Central” at http://www.iinc.org/pages/The%20Wildfire%20Page.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection