Since “Practice Makes Perfect,” Bayside Acres Firewise Team (BAFT) has scheduled its first Wildfire Evacuation Drill for 10 am on July 23rd. BAFT is currently working with AlertMarin to send a practice alert to our Bayside Acres residents at 10am. Hopefully, we will be able to make that happen. Be sure you are signed up for AlertMarin alerts!
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Here is how it will work:
- 10 am: The drill officially begins. We will not leave our driveways, but this exercise will test our readiness and make us aware of the time it takes to gather up the needed items and load our cars.
- Load your Go-Bags and pets into the car.
- Go through our Grab & Go checklists of important items such as photos, medications, passports and jewelry, all things that we would like to take if time permits.
- Prepare your home: Bring inside flammable cushions on deck furniture, move propane tanks and brooms away from the house.
- Noon: Dial in to our Zoom Call to debrief.
- Share:
- Fails: Did you forget anything? What would you do differently?
- Successes: Tips and revelations.
- How much time did it take? Were you surprised?
- Photos/Videos: Make us think or make us laugh.
List Your “Want” Items In Your Grab & Go List
Make a list of the important things in your home that you can’t fit—or it’s not practical to store—in your Go-Bags. These are items that you may use every day or they are valuable. You will have to decide if you have time to gather them, but this Grab & Go list will keep you focused. Assign family members responsibility for each item or for various rooms where they reside.
- Load your family’s Go-Bags into the car
- Load pets and their Go-Bags into the car (see Page 5)
- Car Keys
- Wallet/Credit Cards
- Prescriptions and medications
- Important documents (birth certificates, passports, medical cards, insurance policies). Consider uploading copies of these to the cloud.
- Eyeglasses or contact lenses
- Phone chargers & power banks
- Computers, hard-drives
- Family photos, small heirlooms and other irreplaceable items
- Jewelry
- Toiletries