Fairfax City Council
November 5, 2025

Investing in a Fire Adapted Marin County
Evacuation Preparedness,
Support and Strategies
Town of Fairfax
November 5, 2025
Evacuation Preparedness and Strategies
• Sign up for Alert Marin
• Maintain Situational Awareness
• Is it a Red Flag Day?
• Go bag
• Car has fuel/charge
• Evacuation Notifications
• Evacuation Warning
• Evacuation Order
• Shelter In Place
• Evacuation Cancellation
Evacuation Preparedness and Strategies
• Leave Early
• Go Downhill
• Even if the fire is below you
• Watch Wildfire Evacuations: Make it
Downhill Alive
• Stay in your car
• DO NOT Use Fire Roads
• Pre-Plan Evacuations Everyday
• Fear based decisions = Panic
• What is a successful
evacuation?
Evacuation Support
Evacuation Support
Evacuation Preparedness, Strategies and Support
• Final Thoughts
• Questions?