Topic: Enhance community preparedness for extreme weather events.

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Identify a current tribal coordinator or administrator position that organizes all tribal plans, policies, and regulations in one central location.

People Sovereignty
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Plan the location and revitalization of Smokey the Bear fire danger signs for more effective messaging.

Infrastructure People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Coordinate the use of the community electronic marquee to communicate about high/extreme fire danger days and evacuation messaging.

People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Educate community members about evacuation routes and zones (especially for community members without adequate transportation or additional special needs).

Infrastructure People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Identify volunteers/department staff that will go door-to-door during evacuations to provide instructions.

People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Identify volunteers/department staff that will assist Elders, disabled, and homebound residents during evacuations.

People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Complete and update the emergency evacuation zone map to help guide emergency strategic planning.

People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Educate community members on the neighborhood “zone” they reside in for evacuation. Firehall already has hand-drawn map of evacuation zones,...

People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Establish a social media presence for important emergency information sharing.

People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Create and maintain an effective fire danger notification system (email, social media, phone text), incentivize participation.

People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Create and maintain an effective evacuation instruction system (email, social media, phone text), incentivize participation.

People
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Use local radio station (Owyhee Radio, 102.5 KTHN) to inform community members about high/extreme fire danger days and evacuation messaging.

People