Trying to develop a wildfire evacuation plan during a wildfire incident adds complexity to an already challenging incident and is potentially a recipe for confusion and bad outcomes. Often we don’t engage in wildfire evacuation planning ahead of time because we don’t have the resources or the process seems to daunting to begin. The International Association of Fire Chiefs along with the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) have jointly developed a free online evacuation planning tool that will greatly simplify evacuation planning. Join this session to learn about this tool and how you can use it to create an evacuation zones and maps that are the foundation for an evacuation plan.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to access and use the IAFC Wildland Evacuation Toolkit and create evacuation maps for their community.
Upon completion, participant will be able to access an organizational self-assessment to evaluate their evacuation preparedness.