Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities Weekly Tip #9: Up your preparedness game

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - The Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities is presenting their ninth "Tip of the Week," an ongoing series for the public since they are unable to perform their normal community outreach services. All tips are ways people can prepare for wildfire while staying at home. They will be providing a total of ten tips.

This Week's Tip: Up Your Preparedness Game With Online Tools
Although nothing beats talking to our communities at events, workshops, and block-parties, there are still many engaging ways to learn about wildfire at home. Explore some of the interactive tools below to help prevent and prepare for wildfire.

Prescribed Fire Map
Do you see smoke near you or across the lake? Check out the Lake Tahoe Prescribed Fire Map to find out if it's likely from a prescribed fire. Users can identify responsible agencies, contact information, dates of planned ignition, possible smoke impacts, and other important information for each prescribed fire at Lake Tahoe.

Tahoe Network Interactive Map
Are you curious who owns that forested lot next door? View the Tahoe Network Interactive Map and learn if parcels are private, state, county, or federally managed and identify neighborhoods within annual fire district 'target hazard areas,' which are neighborhoods targeted for blanket defensible space inspections each year.

Stay tuned, this map will soon feature neighborhoods working with the Tahoe Network to prepare for wildfire!

InciWeb
Want to keep track of wildfires across the U.S.? InciWeb features an interactive map where users can view information about wildfires such as acreage, start date, and percent containment.

AlertTahoe Cameras
Want to spy on wildfire with a bird's-eye view? ALERTWildfire Tahoe is a camera monitoring tool designed to "discover, locate, or confirm wildfire ignition, quickly scale wildfire resources up or down appropriately, and monitor containment of wildfires around the Tahoe Basin."

Pro Tip: ALERTWildfire cameras are also a great way to see prescribed fires at Lake Tahoe!

Emergency Alerts

Are you signed up to receive emergency notifications on your phone? Emergency notification systems are used by counties to send a prepared message via text, email or telephone to people in the affected area about potential evacuations. Users can set up multiple forms of contact, such as a home phone or email address, in case cell towers fail during an emergency.

If you travel around the Basin, we highly recommend signing up to receive notifications for all four Tahoe counties.

Sign up for El Dorado County - http://ready.edso.org/
Sign up for Placer County - https://member.everbridge.net/453003085611271/login
Sign up for Douglas County - https://www.douglascountynv.gov/government/departments/emergency_management
Sign up for Washoe County - https://washoecounty.us/em/RegionalAlerts.php

Previous Tips

#1 - Create a Go-Bag
#2 - Make a Family Evacuation Plan
#3 - Talking to kids about wildfire
#4 - Make a home inventory list
#5 - Identify your home's ember vulnerabilities
#6 - Create a home hardening plan
#7 - Create a non-combustible zone
#8 - Create Defensible Space

Learn more about preparing for wildfire - https://www.tahoelivingwithfire.com/.