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Check evacuation notices for your address. Leave promptly when ordered, using the current official route; do not delay for possessions. If a fire threatens your escape or you are trapped, call emergency services with your precise location.
Take it with you. Verify locally.
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In immediate danger, contact local emergency services. Current instructions for your location take priority.
Do now.
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Confirm your zone
Use fire agency and emergency management alerts rather than old perimeter maps.
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Gather people and pets
Take essential medicines, identification, keys and phone power without delaying departure.
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Use official routes
Smoke and closures can change quickly; do not drive into heavy smoke or flames.
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Report your destination
Tell an out-of-area contact where you are going and follow shelter instructions.
Next steps.
Return only when reentry is allowed. Check for damaged utilities, hot debris and continuing smoke.
Watch for.
A smoke-control room cannot protect you from a fire approaching the building.
Sources & context.
Original Osprey Zero summary of the references below. U.S.-based guidance unless noted; check authorities where you are. This page is not a live alert.
Updated 2026-10-02. Recheck official instructions during an active event.