Disaster preparedness and other related information



(Up dated: 05/16/2025)



To help kids and families impacted by the wildfires in Southern California
see the "Supply Bank" information below.

***** STARTING THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025 *****
CAL FIRE WILL REQUIRE BURN PERMITS
(see Cal Fire's news release below)

- FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN MENDOCINO COUNTY
(see Cal Fire's news release below)

- To read and access Mendocino Voice's 12/27/2023 online article titled: "Winter Weather info for Mendocino County and beyond: storms, flooding, power outages, road closures & essential resources"
by Kate B. Maxwell and Sarah Stierch
go to "Mendocino Voice" below to find its link.





Senators:
Alex Padilla
&
Adam Schiff



- To visit Senator Alex Padilla's official website, click here.


- To visit his

Facebook page,

click here.


- To visit (or contact)

Senator Adam Schiff's

initial website,

click here.


Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away on September 29, 2023. California Governor, Gavin Newsom chose Laphonza Butler to replace Dianne Feinstein until Adam Schiff was elected on November 5, 2024.




Congressman
Jared Huffman



- To visit Congressman

Jared Huffman's official website,

click here.


- To read his

2023

Wildfire Resource Guide

(pdf format),

click here.


- To read his

2022 Wildfire Resource Guide

(pdf format),

click here


- To read his

2021 Wildfire Resource Guide,

(pdf format)

click here.


- To visit his Facebook page,

click here.





California State Senator
Mike McGuire



- To visit Senator Mike McGuire's official website,

click here.


- To visit his Legislative webpages,

click here.


- To visit his Facebook page,

click here.


- Senator McGuire held a virtual Town Hall on Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 6:30pm.

To watch this event on You Tube

click here.


- Senator McGuire hosted a Zoom Town Hall meeting on Wildfire and Preparedness on

Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Cal Fire and Fire Safe Marin were part of it.

To watch it on You Tube, click here.


- Senator McGuire hosted a

Town Hall meeting on Wildfire, Preparedness

and Prevention, on

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

- To watch this town hall meeting live

click here.




California Assembly Member Chris Rogers



- To visit State Assembly Member Chris Rogers' official website,

click here.


- To visit his Facebook page,

click here.




Federal Emergency Management Agency



- To visit FEMA's website,

click here.


- To visit FEMA's

Facebook page

click here.


- To, perhaps, get assistance

go to: Disasterassistance.gov

or click here.


or by phone

1-800-621-3362

Helpline operators are available from 7am to 11pm daily. Press 2 for Spanish. Press 3 for an interpreter who speaks your language



California Office of Emergency Services
(Cal OES)



- To visit Cal OES' website,

click here.


- To visit CalAlerts. org

(part of Cal OES)

click here.


- To see CalOES'

My Hazards Map

(Statewide map of

Earthquake fault zones,

flooding zones, and more)

click here.


- CalOES' HowTo Pack a Go Bag

click here.



California Highway Patrol
(CHP)



- To visit CHP website,

click here.


- To visit CHP's Facebook page,

click here.



Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
(MCSO)



- To visit the Sheriff's

mendoready.org website

which allows you to

"Know Your Zone Mendo".

The zones will be used in case of alerts or evacuations during a disaster.

click here.


- To see the Emergency Evacuation Zones found around

Brooktrails & Willits,

click here.


- To see the Emergency Evacuation Zones around

Redwood Valley and

Potter Valley,

click here.


- To see the Emergency Evacuation Zones around Redwood Valley and Calpella.

click here.


- To see the Emergency Evacuation Zones found in and around Ukah

click here.


- To visit the MCSO' s

"PLAN & PREPARE"

webpage,

click here.


- To visit MCSO's website,

click here.


- To visit MCSO's Facebook page

click here.


- To watch and hear MCSO's

"Hi-Low" evacuation siren (Facebook)

click here.


Mendocino County Sheriff's Search and Rescue is Recruiting

See poster below



Ukiah Police Department
(UPD)



- To visit UPD's website,

click here

.

- To visit UPD's Facebook page,

click here.


- To watch and hear the UPD's

"Hi-Low"

evacuation siren (facebook)

click here.



Willits Police Department
(WPD)



- To visit WPD's website,

click here.


- To visit WPD's Facebook page,

click here.



US Forest Service
(USFS)



- To visit the USFS' website,

click here.


- To visit USFS'

Facebook page,

click here.


- How to deal with a

Rattlesnake bite,

(pdf format)

click here.


- USFS is hiring firefighters!

For more information

click here.



Cal Fire



STARTING

FRIDAY,

NOVEMBER 1, 2024,

CAL FIRE LIFTS BURN BANS IN

MENDOCINO COUNTY

(see news release below)


- Fireworks are illegal in Mendocino County!

(See press release below


- To visit Cal Fires' website,

click here.


- To get ready for wildfire season,

click here.


- To register for cellphone notifications from Cal Fire,

click here.


- To visit the latest map of incidents,

click here.


- To see the various types of aircrafts used by Cal Fire (pdf format)

click here.


- To visit Cal Fire's Statewide Facebook page,

click here.


- To visit Cal Fire Mendocino Unit's Facebook page,

click here.


- To Cal Fire MEU at Ridgewood grade got a new Helicopter (Cal Fire Hawk)To watch a Cal Fire made You Tube video about the Cal Fire Hawk,

click here.


- To read Post-Fire Recovery instructions, click here.


- To subscribe to Cal Fire's Wildfire Preparedness Webinars (and more),

click here.


- To watch past Cal Fire Webinars on You Tube,

click here.


- To watch an informative 2 minutes and 29 second Kitchen Safety video featuring Captain Cal and the proper use of a fire extinguisher (You Tube),

click here.


- To access the Cal Fire's Burn Permit's information webpage, click here.





Cal-Fire
Office of the State Fire Marshall
(Cal Fire OSFM)



- OSFM published Information Bulletin 24-011 regarding the "Unapproved Fire Extinguisher Sold in California By AKE Safety Equipement

(See Poster Below)



Mendocino County Air Quality Management District
(MCAQMD)



- To visit MCAQMD's website,

click here.






Alert Wildfires
(North Bay)



Alert Wildfire is a website created by the University of Oregon, UC San Diego, the University of Nevada and many other partners. The website hosts video cameras which have been set up on high points on communication network towers. These cameras can be oriented in different directions in order to spot wildfires. Cameras are set up in most of the western states including, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Arizona.


- To visit Alert Wildfires' website,

click here.






ALERT
California



ALERT California is similar to Alert Wildfires but for the entire state of California


- To visit ALERT California's

official website,

click here.






ALERT
West



ALERT West is similar to ALERT California but it covers the whole United States of America.


- To visit ALERT West's official website,

click here.






UCANR
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources



- To visit UCANR's current incident webpage and incident map of California, click here.


- To visit UCANR's fire preparation webpage,

click here.






Inciweb
Incident Information System



Inciweb covers the whole United States.


- To visit Inciweb's official website,

click here.







CalTopo



For hikers, adventurers and others who enjoy the great outdoors and don't want to get caught by a roaring wildfire's movements check out CalTopo!


- To visit CalTopo's official website,

click here.







Hopland Fire District



- To visit Hopland Fire District's official website, click here,

click here.


- To visit Hopland Fire District's's

Facebook page,

click here.




Ukiah Valley Fire Authority
(UVFA)



- Ukiah- To find out who is UVFA,

click here.


- To visit UVFA's Facebook page,

click here.


These flyers came from UVFA's Pumpkin Fest booth:

- Ukiah Valley Fire Authority has a Cadet program for. young adults 14 to 21 years of age.

See poster below


- Ukiah Valley Fire Authority is looking for volunteers

for more information see the poster below or click here.


The following came from Ukiah Valley Fire Authority's

Facebook page

UKVFA is looking for EMTs

see poster below



Ukiah Valley Fire District
(UVFD)



UVFD is part of UVFA


- To visit Ukiah Valley Fire District's webpage,

click here.







Redwood Valley and Calpella Fire Department



- To visit Redwood Valley and Calpella Fire Department's (RVCFD) website:

click here.


- To visit Redwood Valley and Calpella Fire Department's

Facebook page,

click here.


- Redwood Valley and Calpella Fire Department shared on their Facebook page information on how to safely charge your

electric vehicle.

(See poster below)


- Redwood Valley - Calpella Fire Department Volunteers are seeking donations to establish a perpetual scholarship fund at Mendocino College.

For more information see poster below.


- Redwood Valley - Calpella Fire Department has published its newsletter. To read it see below


- Redwood Valley - Calpella Fire Department Volunteers, the Redwood Valley Grange and the Humane Society of Inland Mendocino County will host a Pancake Breakfast benefit on Sunday, March 16, 2025. See poster below for more information




Willits' Fire Department



- To visit Willits Fire Department's aka: Little Lake Fire Department (LLFD) website,

click here.


- To visit LLFD's Station 54's Facebook page,

click here.





Brooktrails Township Fire Department



- To learn more about Brooktrails Township and its Fire Department,

click here.


- To visit the Brooktrails Fire Department's Facebook page,

click here.




Laytonville Fire Department



- To visit the Laytonville Fire Department's Facebook page,

click here.




Mendocino Fire Safe Council



- To visit Mendocino Fire Safe Council's (MFSC) official website,

click here.


- To watch videos on how to harden your home against wildfires

click here.


- To get a list of Fuel reduction resources,

click here.


- To visit MFSC's

Facebook page,

click here.


- MFSC has a nice Fire Preparedness Quiz where you can win prizes.

To take the quiz,

click here.


- MFSC published a nice guide titled: "Are You Prepared? Living with Wildfire in Mendocino County" to read that guide (pdf format),

click here.


-To find out more about

Pine Mountain Fire Safe Council on Facebook,

click here.


- To see the latest MFSC "prepare Your Home For Wildfire" pamphlet

(pdf format), click here

or see it below.


- MFSC has a You Tube Channel full of great informational videos

To access that channel, click here.


- MFSC offers a Defensible Space Assistance for Income Elligible Program (DSAFIE) for more information see poster below and to apply for that program,

click here.



Public Health of
Mendocino County



- To visit the Public Health of Mendocino County webpage

click here.



Fire Safe Marin



Fire Safe Marin took part in the The Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall meeting hosted by State Senator McGuire on Tuesday, May 2, 2023


- To visit Fire Safe Marin's official website,

click here.


- To visit Fire Safe Marin's

Facebook page,

click here.


- To visit Fire Safe Marin's Wildfire Home Insurance advice and information webpage

click here.


- To watch Fire Safe Marin's You Tube video titled:

"Wildfire Evacuation: Make it Downhill Alive"

(11:05 minutes long)

click here.






Watch Duty



Watch Duty is an app that you can download into your smart phone or on your computer. It covers all fires including controlled burns in California and beyond.


- To visit Watch Duty's website

click here.


- CHECK WATCH DUTY TO LOCATE FIRES IN YOUR AREA.


- To check on the progress of such a burn or any other Cal-Fire efforts visit the CAL FIRE fuels reduction dashboard,

click here



Ready.gov



Ready.gov is the information website of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

To visit its website,

click here.


- If you have pets, are you Ready for potential disasters? To know how to prepare,

click here.


- To see Ready's

2024 Preparedness Calendar,

click here.


- To visit, Ready.gov's Extreme Heat Illness Prevention's webpage click here.



The American Red Cross



- Ukiah, falls under the Gold Country Chapter of the

American Red Cross

but the Northern California Coastal Chapter of the American Red Cross has an office in Santa Rosa.


- To visit the American Red Cross' Northern California Chapter Region website,

click here.


- To visit the American Red Cross' Gold Country Chapter's webpage, click here.


- To visit the American Red Cross'

Wildfire Safety

webpage,

click here.


- To visit the American Red Cross'

Earthquake Safety

webpage,

click here.


- To take online courses offered by the American Red Cross

(First Aid, CPR, AED, Babysitting & Child Care, Aquatic Safety...),

click here.


- To donate to the

American Red Cross'

efforts to help the victims of

the Maui Fires,

click here.

(it's the fourth QR code on the poster below)



United Disaster Relief of Northern California



United Disaster Relief of Northern California UDRNC is a local volunteer non-profit organization located at 1240 Airport Park Boulevard in Ukiah.

1-707- 489-3970

The center is open from

10am to 2pm

Monday through Friday


- To visit UDRNC website,

click here.


- To visit UDRNC's Facebook page, click here.


UDRNC's mailing address is

PO Box 662

Ukiah, CA, 95482

(see poster below)


UDRNC will be holding its third

Annual Spring Benefit Luncheon

Saturday, May 17, 2025

from 11am to 2pm

at 650 Babcock Lane in Ukiah. Tickets go on sale March 1, 2025. For. more information scroll down to the UDRNC poster below.



Supply Bank.org



Supply Bank.org and the California Department of Education

are partners that take proactive steps to ensure the well being of communities during disasters.

(paraphrased from their website)


- To visit Supply Bank.org's website

click here.


- To donate to Supply Bank.org and help the many communities in Southern California that have been impacted by the recent fires,

click here.





County of Mendocino



- To visit the Mendocino County Office of Emergency Services' webpage,

click here.


- For current Emergency Information in Mendocino County (MendoReady.org),

click here.


- For the Mendocino County Emergency Alert and

Notification System

Mendo Alert,

click here.


- To read the Fire Vulnerability Assessment for Mendocino County report of August 2020

(pdf format)

click here.


- To read the Mendocino County Evacuation Plan, an Annex to the Mendocino County Emergency Operations Pan, July 2020,

(pdf format),

click here.


- To visit Mendocino County's Air Quality Management District's website,

click here.


- To visit Mendocino County's Department of Transportation and learn about road

conditions and closures,

click here.


- To Visit Mendocino County's Public Library's website,

click here.


FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN MENDOCINO COUNTY


Mendocino County is hosting a Home Hardening & Fire Safe Construction Sector Meeting on

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 1:30pm to 4pm

at the County of Mendocino Administrative Building Conference Room C

501 Low Gap Rd. in Ukiah



NIXLE
by Everbridge



NIXLE is a free app that will send you smart phone and / or computer up dates related to local emergencies or hazardous situations / events

- To visit NIXLE's website,

click here.


- To learn more visit MendoAlert.

It offers a great explanation on how NIXLE works,

click here.


-



North Coast Opportunities (NCO)



- North Coast Opportunities (NCO) is a local agency that operates in Lake and Mendocino Counties and helps people in all types of situations.


-To learn more about

North Coast Opportunities,

click here.


- To visit

North Coast Opportunities'

website,

click here.


- To visit

North Coast Opportunities'

Facebook page

click here.


- To visit

North Coast Opportunities'

Hopkins Fire Survivor

information' web page

click here.


- North Coast Opportunities is looking for

Disaster Health Care Volunteers

(See posters below)

If you are in the medical care field and want to become a

California

Disaster Healthcare Volunteer,

click here.


- NCO is hiring!

To see NCO's available employment opportunities

click here.



North Coast Energy Service
(NCES)



- To visit North Coast Energy Service's website

(http://www.nces.org)


- For more information call

1-707-463-0303



MendoFever



MendoFever is a Mendocino county online news source.


- To visit MendoFever's

website,

click here.


- To visit MendoFever's

Facebook page,

click here.



*** The Mendocino Voice ***
Local news for all of Mendocino



- To read Mendocino Voice's latest news and up-dates related to fires and other emergencies,

click here.


- To visit Mendocino Voice's Facebook page,

click here.


- To read Mendocino Voice's "Winter Weather Info for Mendocino County and beyond: storms, flooding, power outages, road closures & essential resources"

by

Kate B. Maxweell and

Sarah Stierch,

12/27/2023,

click here


Immigration

concerns and fears?

Please read MendoVoice's article by Sydney Fishman published on

February 10, 2025.

To read that article, click here.



LAFD



The County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has a great website that cover, flood, earthquake and fire preparedness.


- To visit the LAFD website,

click here.


- To visit LAFD's wildfire preparedness' webpage,

click here.



The US Fire Administration
(USFA)



- To visit the USFA's website,

click here.


- To visit USFA's

Wildfire and Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) page,

click here.


- To learn more about USFA

(Wikipedia),

click here.



The National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)



- To visit the NFPA Website,

click here.


- To learn about Ebike and Escooter safety and potential fires,

click here.


- To access a list, by State, of Firewise and Firesafe Councils that are NFPA participants,

click here.



The NFPA's mascot,
Sparky (for kids)



- To visit Sparky's official website, click here.


- To visit Sparky's School House, click here.


- To watch Sparky's videos (for kids)

click here.



The Army Corps of Engineers



Lake Mendocino falls under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers.


-To visit the Army Corps of Engineers' official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Army Corps of Engineers

(Wikipedia), click here.


- To visit the Army Corps of Engineers' Lake Mendocino Facebook page,

click here.



The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)



- To visit the Bureau of Land Management's official website,

click here.


- To visit Ukiah's BLM field office's webpage,

click here.


- To see BLM's North Cow

Mountain Recreation Area map

(pdf format),

click here.


- To see BLM's South Cow Mountain Recreation Area map

(pdf format),

click here.


- To learn more about BLM

(Wikipedia),

click here.


- To visit BLM's California's Facebook page,

click here.



The US Geological Survey
(USGS)



- To visit the USGS' official website, click here.


- To report an earthquake

"Did You Feel It?"

click here.


- To access the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program's list of resources related to earthquake preparedness,

click here.


- To learn more about the

USGS (Wikipedia),

click here.


- To learn about the

Richter Magnitude Scale

(Wikipedia),

click here.


- To learn about

earthquakes

(Wikipedia),

click here.



The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
NEHRP



NEHRP has an earthquake information website created to include information from four national entities:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),

United States Geological Survey (USGS),

The National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST)

The National Science Foundation (NSF)

- To visit NEHRP's official website, click here.


- To learn more about NEHRP

(Wikipedia),

click here.



The Great California
Shake Out



- To visit The Great California Earthquake Shake Out's website (English),

click here.


- To visit its website (Spanish)

click here.


- To access Listos' Earthquake preparedness information page (in English),

(pdf format),

click here.


- To access Listos' Earthquake Preparedness Information page

(in Spanish)

(pdf format)

click here.



- To access Listos' Earthquake Preparedness Information page

(in Chinese)

(pdf format),

click here.


The Listos Earthquake Preparedness Information pages mentioned above can be found below.


- To access Earthquake information related to California's Northcoast Shake Out, click here.



California Department of Conservation (DOC)



The California Department of Conservation does Scientific work related to public safety, geology and more.


- To visit the Department of Conservation's website,

click here.


-To learn about the DOC

click here.


The DOC includes many other State agencies such as the:

- California Geological Survey (CGS)

To visit the CGS' webpage (including earthquake activity)

click here.


- Division of Land Resource Protection (DLRP)


- Division of Mine Reclamations

(DMR)


- Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM)


- State Mining and Geology Board

(SMGB)




Federal Highway Administration



The Federal Highway Administration is art of the Federal Department of Transportation

- To visit its website,

click here.


- To find out the road and traffic conditions (nations wide) on a State by State basis,

click here.



Cal Trans



- To check on road conditions in California,

click here.



Risk Factor
(Formerly known as
"Flood Factor")



Risk Factor is a website which will tell you if your home is in a hazardous zone (flood, fire, etc....)


- To see if your home is in a potentially hazardous zone,

click here.



The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)



NOAA is part of the Department of Commerce and is in charge of weather predictions and other weather related situations.


- To visit NOAA's website

click here.


NOAA, and the National Weather Service, support the California Nevada River Forecast Center (CNRFC) posts our rivers' flow and flood levels online.

-To see local river flows,

click here.




The National Weather Service
(Eureka)



The National Weather Service (NWS) has an office in Eureka


- To visit the NWS Eureka website

click here.


-To visit NWS' Facebook page,

click here.


- To visit the

California Nevada River Forecast Center's Facebook page,

click here.


-To watch a nice little 30 second You Tube music video about if you see water flowing across a road,

"Turn around, Don't Drown!"

click here.


For more about weather related events throughout the State of California,

click here.





Weather Underground



Weather Underground has often the most accurate local weather information and predictions.


- To find out the current weather conditions around Ukiah,

click here.


- To find out the current weather conditions around Willits,

click here.


- to find out the current weather conditions around Fort Bragg,

click here




HeatReadyCA.com
or
CuidateDelCalorCA.com



- To visit HeatReadyCA' Heat Related Prevention webpage

(in English or other languages)

click here.


- To visit Cuidate Del Calor's Heat Related Prevention webpage

(in Spanish)

click here.




Asbestos.com
The Mesothelioma Center



- To visit the Mesothelioma Center's website,

click here.


- To read the Asbestos and Natural

Disaster Guide written by Michelle Whitmer, edited by Walter Pacheco and Scientifically Reviewed by

Dr. Jerald L. Cook,

click here.


- To visit the Mesothelioma Center's Facebook webpage,

click here.



Air Now



Air Now allows you to find out your local level of air quality (nationwide!).


- To visit Air Now's website,

click here.


- To see the various levels of air quality in your area (great during wildfires for example)

click here.




California Fire Prevention Organization



- To find out what the

California Fire Prevention Organization does,

click here.


- To visit the California Fire Prevention Organization's website,

click here.


-To see the various types of Fire Fighting apparatus found

in our state,

click here.



California Department of Social Services
(CDSS)



- To visit CDSS' website,

click here.


- To visit CDSS'

Disaster Help Center,

click here.


- To learn more about CDSS

(Wikipedia),

click here.



Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT), Mendocino and Lake County



CERT is FEMA's version of California's Listos


- To learn more about Mendocino's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT Mendocino),

click here.


- To visit CERT's official Website,

click here.


- To read CERT's original birth place's Los Angeles CERT Emergency Preparedness Booklet

(pdf format),

click here.


- Lake and Mendocino County CERT will hold CERT Hybrid Training Sessions on Thursdays from 6:30pm to 8:00pm via Zoom and on Saturday and Sunday for the hands on & in person portion of that training session.


****************************


A hybrid CERT basic training offered to Mendocino residents will meet on

Thursday, April 17

Thursday, April 24

Thursday, May 1

Thursday, May 8

from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

on Zoom

The in-person portion of this training will be

Saturday, May 31

and

Sunday, June 1

at

Ukiah Adult School

To register for this

(or any) training opportunity,

click here.

You can join in at any time. sign up and that way you can get the online links and so forth. You must first complete the online portion to take part in the in-person session.


Training opportunities are FREE!


- To go to my CERT webpage to see up and coming training opportunities and more,

click here



Listos California



Listos California is California's CERT.


- To visit Listos' website

click here.


- To access Listos'

Disaster Ready Guide

(English, pdf format)

click here.


- To access Listos'

Guia de preparacion para desastres

(Spanish, pdf format)

click here.


- To access Listos'

Disaster Ready Guide

(Chinese, pdf format)

click here.


- To visit Listos' Resource Hub

(information on what to do after a flood or other disasters) in Chinese, English, Filipino, Japanese, Russian Spanish and more...) See English, Spanish and Chinese posters below.

Click here.


- To visit Listos' YouTube Channel, click here.













California Conservation Corps
(CCC)



- To visit the

California Conservation Corps' website,

click here.


- To learn about

Ukiah's California Conservation Corps Center

and get a virtual tour of the facility, click here.


- To learn more about the

California Conservation Corps

(Wikipedia),

click here.



Pacific Gas & Electric
(PG&E)



- To find or report electric outages (for those of you who live outside the Ukiah City Limits)

click here.


- PG&E's Electric Grid& Weather Awareness Information,

click here.


- To find out if a

Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS) is coming up

click here.


- To visit PG&E's

Safety Action Center,

click here.


- PG&E issued a list of tips related to saving energy and dealing with HOT days. To see those tips check the poster below or,

click here.



City of Ukiah



- To visit the

City of Ukiah's website,

click here.


- To find out if the City of Ukiah is included in a potential Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS)

click here.


- To visit the City of Ukiah's Community Services and their classes, programs and more.

click here.


- To see the list of classes offered by the City of Ukiah's Community Services. and register,

click here.


- To visit the

City of Ukiah Office of Emergency Management webpage

click here.


The City of Ukiah's Rec department is offering a

First Aid and CPR class.

May17: 9 to 4:30

For more information see poster below.





Mendocino County's Public Library, Ukiah Branch



The Ukiah Branch of the Mendocino County Libraries is located at 105 N. Main street in Ukiah. The hours are:

Tuesday: 10 am to 7pm

Wednesday: 9am to 7pm

Thursday: 9am to 7pm

Friday: 10am to 6pm

Saturday: 10am to 6pm

Closed on Sunday and Monday

To visit the Ukiah branch's webpage, click here.




University of San Francisco Student Immigration Law Association



To visit SILA's Facebook page

click here.




Nation's Finest



- To visit Nation's Finest's website

click here.


- To visit Nation's Finest's

Facebook page,

click here.



Hawaii Community
Foundation



- To visit Hawaii Community Foundation's Maui Strong Fund and donate,

click here.

(It's the first QR code on the poster below)






Maui County Logo



- To visit Maui County's website and learn more about the fires on that island,

click here.

(It's the third QR code on the poster below)


- Maui County's Maui Nui Strong webpage

click here.

(it's the second QR on the poster below)



Red Cross
Hawaii Wildfires



- To visit American Red Cross in Hawaii / Maui and donate,

click here.

(It's the fiourth QR code on the poster below)






UVA: vecinos en accion



- To visit UVA's website

click here.


- To visit UVA's Facebook page

click here.






Western Hills Fire Safe Council



- The Western Hills Fire Safe Council....






Sherwood Firewise Communities



- To visit Sherwood Firewise Communities' website

click here.


- To visit SFC's Facebook page

click here.




2.1.1. Mendocino Get Connected, Get Help



- To visit 2.1.1. Mendocino 's website

click here.





California Fire Safe Council



- To visit California Fire Safe Council's website,

click here.


-To find a local California Fire Safe Council,

click here.




Historical map of California fires pre-1950 to 2019



- To see a History of California Wildfire map,

click here.





California Department of Public Health (CDPH)



- To visit the California Department of Public Health's website,

click here.


- To visit the CDPH's Covid-19 webpage,

click here.


- You may pick up a free At home Covid Test at your child's UUSD school site or at the Ukiah Adult School.


- To vsit CDPH's

EXTREME HEAT RELATED ILLNESS' webpage, click here.



The Center for Disease Control



- To Read the CDC's disaster preparedness' guide,

click here.


- To read the CDC's guidelines on How to Prevent or Respond to Snake Bites

(Rattle Snakes, etc...)

click here.



The Community Foundation of Mendocino County



- To visit The Community Foundation of Mendocino County's website,

click here.



Other Fire Preparedness Tips and Books





Fire Extinguishers



- 1. You should have, at least one fire extinguisher on each level of your home.

- 2. You should have at least one fire extinguisher in your garage.

- 3. You should check your fire extinguishers once a year. Look at the gauge on the fire extinguisher and the needle should be on the green (charged) portion of the gauge.

- 4. Learn how to use a fire extinguisher (Remember PASS: Press

Aim

Squeeze

Spray

(See poster below)

-.5. When buying a fire extinguisher make sure that it is capable of extinguishing type A, B and C fires (See the chart below for an explanation of each type of fire.

- 6. You should have fire extinguisher in your vehicle.


In case of an evacuation caused by a possible fire, and if you have time to do so, go ahead and place all of your fire extinguishers outside near your front door. They may be useful to firefighters.


- To check the viability of your ABC fire extinguisher, Checks the gauge as long as the arrow is in the green then it's OK. If you're not trusting the gauge do this. Pick up your fire extinguisher and slowly tip it over. If you feel a clump / weight shifting downward then you'll need to have your fire extinguisher serviced.

If this not the case then your fire extinguisher does not need servicing.

For more information check out this YouTube Video

Click here.


Ukiah Oxygen services fire extinguishers,

to visit their website,

click here.



Pressure Sprayers



If you are mowing or weed whacking your property and you're worried about igniting a fire, have a CLEAN (no chemicals in it!) pressure sprayer filled with water and a few drops of dish soap available near by. Make sure that you pump your pressure sprayer up so that it has pressure to spray the water and dish soap mixture. You will use it as an outdoor fire extinguisher. If a small fire starts you can use your CLEAN pressure sprayer as a fire extinguisher. The dish soap will act as a smothering agent.





Fuel Dump



If you have enough space in your backyard you might want to set up a "Fuel Dump" away from structures (i.e.: your house, barn, etc...) Tis will be the place where you'll put your flammables (i.e.: spray paint cans, gas cans, propane tanks and canisters, etc...) Once you have set up your "Fuel Dump" you will need to post a few signs that clearly state "Danger, Fuel Dump" or "Danger, Flammable Materials, Keep fire away" see the sign below from safetysign.com.

This will save the Fire Department time because they won't have to waste time looking through your garage or home to find those highly flammable materials



Trailer chains can spark fires!



Loose trailer chains can start fires as they drag on the ground a create sparks while dragging along. If you are going to tow a trailer make sure that the safety chains do not touch the ground. Depending on the size of the chain, use an old rubber hose to wrap said chain thereby keeping the chain from toughing or dragging directly on the ground, Zip tie the hose or flexible conduit tightly around the chain in question.


- See below the poster of the six ways a vehicle can start a wildfire



Swimming Pools



A full swimming pool can be useful to fire fighters.

- 1. If you have an "in ground" Swimming pool, post the amount of gallons it contains so that firefighters know what water resource it can provide them if needed

Also, firefighters may pump water directly from it if need be.


-2. If you have an "above ground" swimming pool, post the amount of gallons it contains so firefighter know what water resource it can provide them if needed. Firefighters will probably not pump directly from it, but they might be able to use the water to fight small fires.



Purifying Water for Drinking Purposes



Supposedly you can survive for three days without water but I'm not willing to take that risk. So how does one purify water?

Assuming that the water is not contaminated with gasoline or other chemicals.

Option number 1.

- a. If the water is filled with debris, use a clean cloth to filter

the debris out.

- b. Use a clean pan or container, fill it with the filtered water.

- c. over a source of heat (a fire) boil the water for at least a solid minute or more (the longer the better).

- d. Let it cool

- e. Enjoy your water.


Option number 2

-a. You should get rid of debris by filtering the water through a clean cloth.

-b. You should use unscented bleach. which contain 8.25% or at least 5.25% sodium Hydrochloride

To learn more about the different types of bleach, click here.


Here are the water to bleach ratios for

purifying water.

1 qt of water = 2 drops of unscented bleach


1 gallon of water = 8 drops of unscented bleach


5 gallons of water = 1/2 teaspoon of unscented

bleach


Option number 3:

Use water purifying tablets. Make sure to follow the instructions related to the use of such water purifying tablets.


- To learn more about disinfecting water from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), click here.



BOOKS
Part 1



The following books are about fire resistant landscaping and firescaping your home and property.


- Adrienne Edwards & Rachel Schleiger wrote:

"Firescaping Your Home, a Manual for Readiness in Wildfire Country"

Published by:

Timber Press, New York, New York

2023

264 pages

ISBN: 978-1-64325-135-5

Price: $29.99


- Douglas Kent wrote:

"Firescaping Your Home with a Fire-Resistant Landscape" (2nd edition)

Published by:

Wilderness Press

Birmingham, Alabama

2019

154 pages

ISBN:

978-0-89997-962-5

Price: $21.95


- Maureen Gilmer wrote:

"Living With Wildfire, a Homeowner's Handbook,

Defensive Landsacping to Protect Your Family and Home Before, During, and After a Wildfire"

Published by:

Lyons Press

Latham, Maryland

2019

181 pages

ISBN:

978-1-4930-3836-7

Price: $21.95


- Clyde Soles wrote:

"The Fire Smart Home Handbook, Preparing for Surviving

the Threat of Wildfire"

Published by:

Lyons Press

Gilford, Connecticut

2014

268 pages

ISBN:

978-0-7627-9690-8

Price: $19.95




BOOKS
Part 2



- Linda Masterson wrote:

"Surviving Wildfire, Get Prepared, Stay Alive, Rebuild Your Life, a Handbook for Homeowners"

Published by:

Pixyjack Press

Masonville, Colorado

2012

149 pages

ISBN:

978-1-936555-15-4

Price: $16.95


- Douglas Kent wrote:

"Firescaping,

Creating Fire-Resistant Landscapes, Gardens, and Properties in California's Diverse Environments"

Published by:

Wilderness Press

Berkeley, California

2005

195 pages

ISBN:

0-89997-360-4

Price: $18.95





Informational posters and signs...



Six ways that a vehicle can start a wildfire poster from the Arizona Department of Transportation, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.



The different classifications for fire extinguishers.



To use your fire extinguisher, remember PASS: 1. Pull, 2. Aim, 3. Squeeze the handle, 4. Spray the base back and forth until the fire is out. You don't need to empty the whole fire extinguisher.



JAPA: Jalar, Apuntar, Presionar, Aplicar. Como utilizar su extintor de fuego.



Visual check list for your disaster supply kit



Emergency Evacuation List of Items to Gather you can take a "Screenshot" and print it.



Smokey Bear, "Love thy neighborhood. Help prevent wildfires" poster



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David Gengoux, Ukiah Adult School, Citizenship / Diploma / GED Teacher (707) 463-5217 ext. 8061