[EAS] Fire

[Bill Ruck]

 From the CAL FIRE Loma Fire Incident Information

Mandatory evacuation orders for the Loma Prieta ridgeline area 
including all tributary roads along Summit Road from Soquel San Jose 
Road to Ormsby Fire Station. This includes Uvas Canyon County Park, 
Loma Chiquita, Casa Loma, Loma Prieta Way, Highland Road and Mount 
Bache Road. Portions of Croy Road are under an evacuation warning.

Reverse 911 calls have also been sent to residents using Alert SCC. 
If you have not already signed up for AlertSCC visit 
www.sccgov.org/sites/alertscc/Pages/home.aspx.

Evacuation Centers: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 2601 East Lake 
Ave, Watsonville (large animals welcome)
Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos
Morgan Hill Presbyterian Church, 16970 De Witt Avenue, Morgan Hill

"Reverse 911" calls are very targeted but they only reach you if you 
are at home and answer the phone.  And if the telephone line still works.

But if you are not at home you might want to know about it.  For 
example, many people in the "woods" have animals.  A horse is an 
expensive pet (except for certain kitties we know about) and not 
something you could stuff into a car carrier.  Evacuating a horse 
needs a trailer and help to get a panicked BIG animal into the trailer.

This is exactly why it is necessary to balance targeted warnings 
(like reverse 911) and wide area warnings (like EAS).

No system is perfect.

Bill Ruck
Curmudgeon
San Francisco