‘Ready Nevada County’ campaign urges residents to ‘know your zone’ with ZoneHaven and checklists

County emergency staff opened the meeting with an expanded Ready Nevada County presentation describing the Ready, Set, Go framework for wildfire and other disasters. Presenters explained the three phases: ready (education, defensible‑space work and home hardening), set (heightened vigilance and preparation during red‑flag conditions), and go (executing evacuations under imminent threat).

Speakers emphasized practical home resilience steps: create the first 100 feet of defensible space around a home, harden vents with fine‑mesh screening, use non‑combustible materials for decks, and assemble a go‑bag with food, water, medication and supplies for at least 72 hours. Several residents described CPAP, nebulizer and other medical power needs and recommended planning for batteries or inverter‑powered backup. Ulysses Palencia of the county 211 call center summarized 211’s role as a 24/7 information hub that relays county Office of Emergency Services information to residents during events.

County staff also introduced ZoneHaven, a web tool to identify neighborhood evacuation zones: residents were asked to visit community.zonehaven.com, enter their address and record their assigned zone for use during alerts. Staff explained ZoneHaven is a supplement to existing opt‑in alerting systems such as CodeRED and Nixle: it helps people interpret which zones are under evacuation advisory or order when the county issues messages. Staff urged residents to confirm their CodeRED registration and to build neighbor networks (“Find Your 5”) that check on vulnerable neighbors during an emergency.

The presentation closed with an appeal to community engagement — trimming vegetation, talking to neighbors about evacuation plans and contacting the Fire Safe Council, 211, or county offices for support — and staff distributed resources and contacts for follow‑up assistance.