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When ACTION is needed at a SPECIFIC ADDRESS or NEIGHBORHOOD
Imminent flooding, wildfires, and evacuations with life safety implications
During-event information about evacuation routes, shelters, transportation
Other public safety incidents where lives may be at risk
AlertMarin will come in first by voice, then if no contact, by SMS, Text and email.
When INFORMATION is needed in a ZIP CODE
Road closures, general updates, issues affecting larger areas
Post-disaster information about shelters, transportation, or supplies
Police activity and general public safety information
Nixle will come by whatever you sign up for, including voice, SMS, Text, or email
The NOAA weather radios will selectively broadcast messages from Marin OES, especially during a PSPS or other power failure when telephone communication may be compromised. NOAA radios may not broadcast all emergency messages.
The Marin County Sheriff's Office is a great resource for all the alerts and emergency communications:
https://www.marinsheriff.org/services/emergency-services/emergency-alert-and-warning-tools
Zone 0: Five Feet From Your House
Keeping It Fire Safe
All combustible materials should be cleared at least five feet from your home.
Municipalities throughout the state use the distinctive hi-lo alert in emergency vehicles during evacuations.
Fairfax Police Department has 2 police cars equipped with the Sirens which are ready to activate in case of need for immediate evacuation.
The Sirens are a cadence of hi-low tones.
The Hi-Lo Sirens are only for emergency vehicles and are not related to the permanent flood sirens that are installed in parts of Fairfax.
Clear your roof of all flammable debris, as the burning embers described below can land on leaves, dry rot and twigs on your roof and ignite.
Scotch and French Broom are invasive plants and fire-hazards, both because they are highly flammable and because they can make access to houses difficult on narrow roads
With wet weather, the roots can come out easily, so look around your property and see if you can pull out some broom.
Fairfax Hardware rents tools for broom pulling.
With spring arriving and many of us sheltering in place, the nurseries are busy. Here is a great local video from Firewise Marin about creating your home garden safely, and promoting bio-diversity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BItXZkzm5a0
Please check the Firewise Marin website for other planting tips; some plants are more fire-prone than others, and all plants require maintenance so they are less prone to fire.
Rainy season is the ideal time to remove invasive weeds and shrubs, especially the scotch broom.
It is satisfying to pull young broom and feel the roots gently slide from the ground—Don't wait until it has matured and become almost impossible to remove without a tool, and before it has spread its seeds in a million directions. Enjoy a rainy day broom pull! With your friends!
Chipper days are coming later in the summer. Look around your yard for trimming of shrubs, bushes and trees. Concentrate on evacuation routes. Can you get to your car? Is the street clear of overhanging branches so the fire department can get to your house?
Pile up your trimmings for Chipper days.
The Diablo winds of October, coming from the NorthEast, combined with leaf fall, create a coincidence of great danger. It is the peak season for violent wildfires.
Be vigilant and clean up dry and desiccated vegetation around your house: roofs, decks and gutters.
Click here for more landscaping information on the FireSafe Marin website about making your house fire-safe.
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