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| Evacuation Warning | “Evacuation Warning” – Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. |
| Evacuation Order | “Evacuation Order” – Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access. |
| Depending on the situation, you may not receive a Warning notice notice before an Evacuation Order. Make the best decision for your safety. If you feel unsafe, don’t wait to evacuate. |
Shelter in Place: Go indoors. Shut and lock doors and windows. Prepare to self-sustain until further notice and/or contacted by emergency personnel for additional direction.
Evacuation Order(s) Lifted: The formal announcement of lifting evacuations in an area currently under evacuation.
Hard Closure: Closed to all traffic except Fire and Law Enforcement.
Soft Closure: Closed to all traffic except Fire, Law Enforcement and critical Incident resources (i.e. Utility, Caltrans, City/County Roads etc. or those needed to repair or restore infrastructure).
Resident Only Closure: Soft closure with the additional allowance of residents and local government agencies assisting with response and recovery.
| Advertencia de evacuación | “Advertencia de evacuación” – Amenaza potencial a la vida y/o la propiedad. Aquellos que requieran tiempo adicional para evacuar y aquellos con mascotas y ganado deben irse ahora. |
| Orden de evacuación | “Orden de evacuación” -Amenaza inmediata a la vida. Esta es una orden legal para salir ahora. El área está legalmente cerrada al acceso público. |
| Según la situación, es posible que no reciba un aviso de Advertencia antes de una Orden de evacuación. Toma la mejor decisión para tu seguridad. Si se siente inseguro, no espere para evacuar. |
Refugiarse en el lugar: Ve adentro. Cierra y bloquea puertas y ventanas. Prepárese para autosostenerse hasta nuevo aviso y/o contactado por personal de emergencia para obtener instrucciones adicionales.
Órdenes de evacuación levantadas: El anuncio formal de levantar las evacuaciones en un área actualmente bajo evacuación.
Cierre duro: Cerrado a todo el tráfico excepto Bomberos y Policía.
Cierre suave: Cerrado a todo el tráfico, excepto a los bomberos, las fuerzas del orden público y los recursos críticos para incidentes (es decir, servicios públicos, Caltrans, carreteras de la ciudad/condado, etc. o aquellos necesarios para reparar o restaurar la infraestructura).
Cierre solo para residentes: Cierre suave con la asignación adicional de residentes y agencias gubernamentales locales que ayudan con la respuesta y la recuperación.
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