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Nevada County promotes 'Ready, Set, Go' preparedness and launches ZoneHaven mapping
Summary
Officials and community speakers urged residents to prepare for wildfire with defensible-space and home-hardening steps, encouraged building 'go bags' and personal networks, and introduced ZoneHaven mapping (community.zonehaven.com) to help residents identify evacuation zones and interpret CodeRED/Nixle messages.
Nevada County officials used the Board of Supervisors meeting on Aug. 6 to press residents to take concrete steps for wildfire season and to introduce a new mapping tool that shows neighborhood evacuation zones.
Craig Griesbach, director of the county Office of Emergency Services, and other presenters described Ready, Set, Go — a three-tiered approach that urges residents to be ready before a threat, shift to a heightened posture when fires are nearby, and evacuate when an order is issued. ‘‘Defensible space is really all…
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