If you have kids, you could draw a simple floor-plan map of your home and mark these ways out. Let your family members know that the safest escape route during a fire is the one with the least ...

State and federal authorities tracked the path of the fake “Hurricane Alicia” on Tuesday as part of two-day drill aimed at avoiding the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina.

An evacuation warning comes before an evacuation order, and is a warning that you might need to evacuate soon. The evacuation order is mandatory, i.e., “go time.” If your home is under an evacuation ...

Residents should know if they live an evacuation zone, a low-lying, flood prone area, a mobile home or an unsafe structure during hurricane season, as these areas are most likely to be evacuated.

Having a plan, unfortunately, is no guarantee against tragedy: The city of Paradise, California, flattened into ash by that same fire in 2018, had an evacuation plan, and had even run drills.

It’s best to formulate your evacuation plan now, Murray said, because anytime there’s a disaster, the cellular service gets overwhelmed. He pointed to Hurricane Harvey as an example. “The ...

The plan describes an evacuation warning as a potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.