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ucsd_ucla_dad · 07-04-2008, 06:50 PM

A few more things -

- Be ready to transport pets - leaving room in the car for them and making sure they're adequately restrained. Also make sure they have visible ID on them. Pets can easily get sppoked in the exodus and run off. If you have horses, head out early to a place that can handle them. I know some people who had to move their horses 2 or 3 times in the same fires since the places they moved to later needed to be evacuated.
- Keep the cell phones charged up
- Walk from room to room in your house looking around and imagining what you really care about and what you don't. Think about what's in the closets and drawers also - like jewelry/watches handed down in the family. Most things are readily replaceable but the things you care most about aren't.
- For papers - passports, birth certificates, car titles, insurance company policy numbers and contacts.
- Know where you'd go. Most communities have designated evacuation centers but with wildfires those sometimes get evacuated later on. Usually someplace in the urban area (downtownish) is relatively safe from the fires. The evac centers in SD County were very well planned and run and had plenty of water, etc. for everyone.
- Don't forget the meds for everyone. We had a small issue when the pharmacy was shutdown due to the fires while presriptions were otherwise ready for pickup. If you have any pending for refill, get them early.
- For fires - try to make sure you have some breathing masks around if you can get them. It's best to get them beforehand because the hardware stores can easily run out of them. These masks help immensely when you have to be out and about.
- If you're getting a lot of smoke, stay inside with the windows closed and the a/c on if needed or at least the fan on recirculation to filter some of the smoke particles. Close the chimney flue to prevent smoke coming in from it. It's also helpful to have a HEPA filter running - at least in a room where everyone can retreat to.
- Know which hospitals are opened or closed. They closed some hospitals here last time which caused some problems for people trying to go to them.

07-04-2008, 06:50 PM	#13
ucsd_ucla_dad Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego area Posts: 2,674	A few more things - - Be ready to transport pets - leaving room in the car for them and making sure they're adequately restrained. Also make sure they have visible ID on them. Pets can easily get sppoked in the exodus and run off. If you have horses, head out early to a place that can handle them. I know some people who had to move their horses 2 or 3 times in the same fires since the places they moved to later needed to be evacuated. - Keep the cell phones charged up - Walk from room to room in your house looking around and imagining what you really care about and what you don't. Think about what's in the closets and drawers also - like jewelry/watches handed down in the family. Most things are readily replaceable but the things you care most about aren't. - For papers - passports, birth certificates, car titles, insurance company policy numbers and contacts. - Know where you'd go. Most communities have designated evacuation centers but with wildfires those sometimes get evacuated later on. Usually someplace in the urban area (downtownish) is relatively safe from the fires. The evac centers in SD County were very well planned and run and had plenty of water, etc. for everyone. - Don't forget the meds for everyone. We had a small issue when the pharmacy was shutdown due to the fires while presriptions were otherwise ready for pickup. If you have any pending for refill, get them early. - For fires - try to make sure you have some breathing masks around if you can get them. It's best to get them beforehand because the hardware stores can easily run out of them. These masks help immensely when you have to be out and about. - If you're getting a lot of smoke, stay inside with the windows closed and the a/c on if needed or at least the fan on recirculation to filter some of the smoke particles. Close the chimney flue to prevent smoke coming in from it. It's also helpful to have a HEPA filter running - at least in a room where everyone can retreat to. - Know which hospitals are opened or closed. They closed some hospitals here last time which caused some problems for people trying to go to them. Last edited by ucsd_ucla_dad; 07-04-2008 at 07:01 PM.
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