PREPARE your family & home for an emergency
1) Sign up to receive Emergency Alerts from CC County
Sign up for ALL emergency alert platforms HERE
This step is critical!!!
2) Register your gate code with Sheriff & Fire Department
Our Sheriff's Department and Fire District need quick access thru your automatic gate to respond to an emergency. Register your gate code with both agencies (they maintain separate databases).
Email Diablo Deputy Chris Stoffels at cstoffels@so.cccounty.us
Create a safety profile with SRV Fire District www.smart911.com.
3) Harden Your Home Against Fire
Review these property hardening instructions from SRVFire.
4) Conduct a Property Assessment
Schedule a private assessment of your property with a member of the Fire District. Email request direct to Fire District at info@srvfire.ca.gov
Take video of the contents of your home to help with insurance claims.
5) Prepare for 72 hours Self Sufficiency
In the event of a large scale emergency, you should plan on being on your own for the first 72 hours. There are 45 fire personnel in our valley serving a population of 195,0000 on any given day. Getting those resources into place takes time.
6) Create an Evacuation Plan
It is hard to think straight under stress of an emergency.
• Develop a list of items you want to grab/ have take with you in an emergency. Here's a list of BASICS to start from (scroll down the page)
• Determine your alternate Evacuation Route options in case your primary route is blocked? Here's a map of routes from SRV Fire (scroll down the page)
7) Consider Evacuating upon "Warning"
Self evacuating earlier than later is always a safe choice. Leaving upon "warning of evacuation" could help you avoid getting caught in potential traffic back up.
8) Prepare for potential Flooding with Heavy Rain
Property owners in Diablo are responsible for ensuring drain inlets and facilities located on your property are unobstructed and free flowing. More info at www.ready.gov/floods
Pick up free sand bags www.contracost.ca.gov/sandbags
Do not walk or drive around barricades or through standing water. Six inches of fast-moving water can sweep a person off their feet and 12” can sweep away a vehicle.
9) Avoid Touching Down Power Line
Always assume a fallen power line is live and do not touch it with your hand or another object. If your vehicle comes across a downed power line: Stay inside! The safest place is in your car. The ground around your car may be energized. Honk the horn, roll down your window, yell for help and call 9-1-1. Warn others to stay away. Anyone who touches the equipment or ground around the vehicle may be injured. The fire department, police, and PG&E workers will tell you when it is safe to get out of the vehicle.
If there is a fire and you must exit a vehicle that has come in contact with downed power lines: Remove loose items of clothing. Keep your hands at your sides and jump clear of the vehicle, so you are not touching the car when your feet hit the ground. Keep both feet close together and shuffle away from the vehicle without picking up your feet.