Are you ready in case of a wildfire at Lake Tahoe?

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With 367 current wildfires in the state of California, fire fighting resources are spread thin. Calfire If there was a fire in South Lake Tahoe, are you prepared?

Tens of thousands of residents are evacuated from their homes in Napa, Sonoma, Santa Cruz, Salinas, Grass Valley, Nevada City and other cities in the state. Most of the fires were started by a massive lightning storm over Northern California Sunday where over 10,800 lightning strikes were observed.

The Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities shared ten steps this spring on preparing for wildfire, starting with "Create A Go-Bag" and they are listed below.

This is also a perfect time to sign up for emergency notifications if you haven't done so. It is important to make sure government alerts are no disabled on cell phone settings.

El Dorado County - http://ready.edso.org/
Douglas County - https://douglascounty.onthealert.com/Terms/Index/?ReturnUrl=%2f
Carson City - https://www.carson.org/government/departments-a-f/fire-department/emergency-management/emergency-not...
Washoe County - https://www.washoecounty.us/em/RegionalAlerts.php
Placer County - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2426/Placer-Alert

Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities 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
#9 - Up your preparedness game
#10 - Connect Virtually

There is more preparedness information here - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/.