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Ready Nevada County stresses wildfire preparedness, introduces ZoneHaven for evacuation zones
Summary
At a prelude to the Board’s budget hearing, county presenters and residents emphasized wildfire readiness—home hardening, 72‑hour 'go' bags, neighbor networks—and introduced ZoneHaven (community.zonehaven.com) as a mapping tool to identify evacuation zones that supplements CodeRED and Nixle.
A county‑led preparedness campaign, Ready Nevada County, used personal testimony and practical guidance to press residents to prepare for wildfire and other emergencies and to learn their evacuation zone using the new ZoneHaven mapping tool.
Presenters described the Ready, Set, Go framework: "ready" for training, planning and home hardening; "set" for heightened vigilance during red‑flag conditions; and "go" when evacuation orders are issued. The campaign emphasized defensible space — "the first 100 feet" around a home — and common home‑hardening measures such as fine‑mesh…
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