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04/29/2025

It coming up on Wildfire Preparedness Day on May 3rd. Ready for Wildfire has an extensive list of things you can do in advance of a wildfire.

Equip yourself with CAL FIRE's wildfire safety tips and tools. Learn to protect your home and community in California. Start today!

04/25/2025

Keep Your Community Safer this Wildfire Community Preparedness Day – May 3, 2025

Join neighbors across the country on May 3 for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day! NFPA offers a free toolkit with project ideas, safety tips, and resources to help reduce wildfire risks in your area.

Make your event even more impactful with official NFPA materials:
• Temporary Tattoos – Fun, engaging designs for families
• Magnets – Eye-catching reminders for wildfire safety
• Door Hangers – A great way to spread awareness in your neighborhood

Explore the toolkit and order materials: nfpa.org/wildfireprepday

04/25/2025

Join us on Sunday, April 27th, for an outdoor bio-search at the Rodman Preserve. Come anytime between 9-3:00 and stay as long as you like. The Preserve is springtime BEAUTIFUL!

04/25/2025

📢 Lake County Businesses: Preparedness Starts With You! 🏢

Lake County OES is making it easier than ever for local businesses to promote emergency preparedness with customizable posters and graphics — now available at:
👉 https://lakesheriff.com/1358/Outreach

📎 What’s included?
✅ Downloadable posters to share preparedness tips with your staff and customers
✅ Space to add your own message and logo
✅ Options for both print and digital display
✅ Web graphics

From fire season to power outages, every step your business takes toward preparedness strengthens our community’s resilience.

🖨️ Display a poster in your window, add one to your website, or include a graphic in your next newsletter — and help spread the message: Lake County is Ready.

04/25/2025

Eric O'Connor writes about successful prescribed fire projects in the community of Rapid City, South Dakota.

04/24/2025

Prepare for Fire Season with OES
Over the next 8 weeks, Lake County OES will share budget-friendly steps you and your household can take to prepare for fire season. When each of us takes responsibility for readiness, we strengthen the resilience of the entire County. These simple weekly actions will help make a big difference when it matters most.

🔗 Download the Preparedness Guide https://lakecountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9710/Prepare-for-Fire-and-all-hazards-with-OES-PDF Or visit https://Ready.LakeCountyCA.gov for more details.

Week 1: Stay Informed

• Sign Up for LakeCoAlerts
Receive emergency notifications by phone, text, email, and social media from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and OES.
👉 Sign up here: https://member.everbridge.net/index/892807736729003 #/signup

• Know Your Zone
Find your zone number before an emergency. LakeCoAlerts messages reference these zone numbers during evacuations and other alerts.
👉 Look up your zone: https://protect.genasys.com

• Follow Us on Social Media
Stay connected for updates: Lake County Sheriff's Office on Facebook

• Monitor Weather
The National Weather Service (NWS) issues Red Flag Warnings when fire weather conditions are expected within 12–72 hours.

-NWS Eureka Weather Updates: https://www.weather.gov/eka/
-NWS Eureka on Facebook: US National Weather Service Eureka California

04/24/2025

See you Saturday! Rain or shine! 🚒🚁🥳🙌

04/13/2025

2 WEEKS FROM TODAY!! Our 100 year celebration Open House! Lots of great agencies joining us this year with some of their fun equipment and vehicles along with our regular and newly added activities!! See ya there! 🚒🥳

04/13/2025

Advice we can use here.

Many of the homes that survived the devastating wildfires in Southern California (like this one) are powerful examples of the impact that advance preparation can make in reducing homes’ risk to wildfires. Learn more about (Saturday, May 3) and how you can work with your neighbors to put these types of preventative steps into action. https://bit.ly/4heZ2KY

04/13/2025

Keep your fur babies safe, too!

Sparky the Fire Dog has six paws-itively smart tips to help keep your pets safe from fire hazards. Because they’re not just pets—they’re family.

Tag a fellow pet lover and check out all the tips here: https://nfpa.social/4jid9kF