Nevada County promotes Ready Nevada County campaign and launches ZoneHaven zoning tool
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Summary
County and community speakers emphasized wildfire readiness at the Jan. 28 workshop, urging residents to create defensible space, assemble 72‑hour go‑bags, register for CodeRED and use the new ZoneHaven tool (community.zonehaven.com) to identify evacuation zones.
Nevada County used its Jan. 28 board workshop to push a public preparedness message for wildfire season and to introduce ZoneHaven, a web tool that maps neighborhood evacuation zones.
Fire Safe Council representatives and county emergency staff outlined Ready Nevada County’s Ready–Set–Go framework: prepare and harden homes (fine‑mesh vent covers, noncombustible decking, first 100 feet defensible space), assemble 72‑hour ‘go bags’ with food, water and medications, and establish neighborhood networks for check‑ins and evacuation assistance. A resident whose family depends on CPAP machines described obtaining a home battery and recommended others with medical equipment plan for backup power. Ulysses Palencia, who works for 211, said 211 provides 24/7 information and receives official alerts directly from the Office of Emergency Services.
County public information staff asked residents to register on community.zonehaven.com to discover and record their evacuation zone; officials stressed ZoneHaven is a supplement, not a replacement, to CodeRED and Nixle alerts and can be used via radio or community word‑of‑mouth if internet access is unavailable. The county said every square mile of Nevada County has been assigned a zone and urged residents to write down their zone so they know quickly whether to evacuate during an advisory or an order.
The presentation combined technical advice with local testimony: a Paradise fire survivor recounted escaping exploding gas tanks and credited neighbor networks for life‑saving warnings. Speakers encouraged community engagement through Fire Safe Council, 211 and Ready Nevada County campaigns.
Next steps: county outreach will continue via social and digital channels, neighborhood education events, and staff support at local offices and resource centers.
