Presentation Sponsored by the City of Napa regarding the Wine Country Fire 10/11/17 at City Hall
Evening Meeting 10/11/17
Quality of life issue
Potential for evacuation
And give you resources
Joy Eldredge water division general manager
Water safety
Your water is safe
Boil water only in Silverado area
Get the N95 rated Mask
Use those when out and about
Air conditioner recycle air
Exercise when wind shifts direction and clearer
Have at least ½ tank of fuel if not topped off
Power outage
PG&E
Gas line safety
Electrical safety
5:30 pm 52000 out of service majority in Santa Rosa
5500 no electricity in Napa
turning off gas life and property safety measure
2000 gas customers in Silverado area
power goes out for 2 reasons
we turn off for fire fighter safety
8000 PG&E workers Napa and Sonoma
if you see power line on ground assume it is live step away from it and call 911
or stay in area until somewhat else arrives so no one else
if you smell gas turn off meter and leave home
if you do not have the ability leave your home and call us
CHP
Napa Sheriffs
CHP safe driving in area of active fires
Stay away from power lines
Call 911
Road closures are there for a reason
Cal Fire needs their space to do their job
So, we can get people out, people evacuated
And for fire to get in
Once they are done PG&E has to go in
AT&T will have to go in
Water department
If road closed we are there for a reason
We are just trying to make sure people can do their job
Power outages
Treat as 4-way stop
A blinking red light is a stop sign
Call 911 if lights out
Senator Dodd
People not getting into homes: that comes from Cal Fire
No one goes into these areas until it is absolutely safe to do so
Jana French
Public information officer city of Napa
Key contacts
Indo
Fire.ca.org/fireincident
Cityofnapa.org
Also on Facebook, twitter and next door
NIXEL
Text 888777 your zip code
Napa county has website and Facebook
Safeandwell.org
Website for lost folk
"Mark yourself safe" on Facebook
The above are the main communication channels
Napa Valley Unified School district nvusd.org
Napa Valley college
Napavalley.edu
City emergency operation number 24x7
Napa county library good for power, charging phone, watch news
Registering for NIXEL
To help Napa Valley Community Foundation cash donation
Gift or cards center for volunteer $20 denomination nonprofit leadership or volunteer center at
Cvnl.org 252-6222 volunteer
City call center 7 am tomorrow 258-7817
County info line 253-4501
This will probably go for months
If this is contained in 3 weeks I will be amazed
Fire chief SteveBrassfield
Preparation for evacuations if we get to the point we need to evacuate
Communication
Commitment
And cooperation
Fire activity is extreme, constantly changing weather
4 stations and 5th one almost done in Browns valley
cooperative relationship we have with Cal Fire
Napa county fire managed by incident management team
North Easterly winds tonight
Cause us concern for eastern side of our city borders
Borders closest to wildland urban border area
1st stage would be an advisory if we have concern
advisory just means be prepared
we hope to give you time
but with extreme weather it beats us to punch in some cases
advisory beprepared
to the point
that when we say it is time to go
please go when we say go
and you won’t come back for 4-7 days
pack valuables
belongings
communication
The Eastern side of our city borders is of greatest concern tonight (this was written on Wednesday 10/11/17)
Chris Anthony
Cal fire assigned to south fires
This is a very significant event for the state of California
It is historic
Happening more often than in other years
These fires only get larger and more devastating
North East wins
We have Red Flag warning by national weather service
Chief potter
This is an advisory notice
This is not mandatory
Napa County
When Evacuations advisories are issued they are issued by the Sheriff's Department
Areas east of Silverado trail between Trancas and Soscol
East of Soscol between Silverado trail
East of 221 West Imola and Highway 29
East of 229 221 - Jamison
North of Jameson Canyon between Highway 12 and the Napa Solano county line
Chief Potter
Advisory
Trancas south on Silverado trail to Soscol point
Soscol to highway 221 past Napa college
Stonecrest
Alta heights
Shortleff
Imola neighborhood
If we get the point that we need to leave our homes
Then when do we get to go back in?
You will be allowed back in when safe
Electricity, water, sewer works, power lines off street
That’s why prepare for 7-day trip away from home
Park car outside of garage
Power might go out again
Have family members pictures pets and clothing and medication and cash and credit cards ready to go
That you can put in truck quickly if you have to leave
What routes do we take?
Have destination planned
Let your relatives know where you are leaving
If fire in South Napa then drive north
Preplan
Plan now
Not when you are stressed
Steve Potter
Police chief
City of Napa
County will be having a meeting tomorrow at Napa Valley unified school district 4 pm tomorrow October 12
Be prepared
Seek constant truthful information
Don’t fall for the rumors
Really have a plan in place
How will PG&E recover?
Circuit based restoration
We try to restore largest number of customers 1st
If road blocked how do you find out if your home has been destroyed or not
Cal fire question
We have damage inspection teams cataloguing every home that has been damaged or destroyed
Until that gets validated and completed that information doesn’t come out
Damage assessment team goes through one area at a time
When that is validated the information will come out
If evacuated should you turn gas off
If you can smell gas tur it off
If you have the tool you can do it
We will turn your gas off anyway
If you shut off your gas phone and tell us you did it
We will still come back when time to turn back on
Fire line is north 3rd the curve in the country club
After assessment done we will work with Napa county building department and assessor’s office on getting the information out
No timeline worked out yet
? using flame retardant on east side
253-4501 for county for permit process
we had a lot of air tankers working today on east side of atlas
they put retardant down in front of active fire line
Vineyards do not carry fire
They are fire breaks for us
Use of fire retardant will be used throughout this even until the fire is under control
Sherriff not going to circle oaks
They are tied up with Calistoga evacuations
253-4501
wind advisory
possible 20 miles per hour winds
we will elevate advisory to evacuation based on extreme fire behavior
because of the advisory
we have increased patrol staffing in neighborhoods I listed
based on the advisory
ask the police
ask them on routes out of the neighborhood
how do vineyards act as a buffer?
Sunday night oakwoodland, grasses
Was explosive fast-moving fire
Fire needs fuel to burn
In vineyards, not as much fuel
It is irrigated
Water content is higher
There is bear ground
Fire doesn’t carry well in those areas
They serve as a natural fire break for us
When evacuation notice sent?
Temp
Topography
Fuel forces
The wind
The whole environmental condition
If on east side
Figure out how to leave on west side
You need to know where the fires are
Cal fire web page so they can get updated information on location of the fire
Who makes decision as when people can return
Cal Fire will make that determination
It is when the power is safe
No active power lines
Running water sewer and power restored
We don’t want people to get hurt
When we come out and say it’s time to evacuate
We want you to know we are really serious
Fires are more extreme, more aggressive
Cars with gas
Money
Credit cards
Valuables
Everything ready to go
How notified
Someone in uniform
Drive through the neighborhood
We will blast the siren
Lights on the car
If we have time we mark property with tape so police don’t go to your house multiple times
There is no advisory on the west side of town right now
We put more police officers because of Broadmoor rumor
But the fire never got that close
The fire still has not encroached into the browns valley area
Callcounty number
Higher density buildings
Community foundation works closely with Latinos
Puertos abiertos
Spanish language version of this presentation Sunday at 1:00 pm
Where N95 masks
Napa county manages volunteers
253-4501
county web page link to volunteers
Napa college
Jim Tomlinson volunteer center
They ask you to go to web site and register online
Then we can get ahold of you when needed
This will go on for months as an active event
Then recovery period after that
Some residents post event will not have total devastation
But they may still have damage to their properties
And they will need assistance
Convergence of fires is not unexpected
The fires on the west side
Norrbom, Partrick Road, Nuns, and Pressley and Adobe
Adobe north
Some of these fires will actually burn together
This decreases the amount of perimeter the fire fighters have to deal with
We have fire agencies from all over the state
It is not just Cal Fire
No need to panic
It is expected
They have decades of experience on the team
They have been to very many large fires
Density and fuel allows fire to move from ground to trees
Where for more information on 3rdavenue?
It had not burned west of 4th avenue
You would be first in line
Continue to log into website
They log information in as soon as they get it
12-hour info logged in
24 hour maps for
lots of information on call fire website
has entire incident
road closures
use 253-4501 to ask if map has been moved and how you can access it
maps used to be on county web page
planning evacuation route
south or west
121 out to Sonoma
or you have north
if fire on south east corner instead of going south go as far west as youcan then find a way south
you could take highway 37 across
what can be done if evacuated
they are only allowing people in for pets and medication
they are tied up with Calistoga tonight with evacuations
253-4501 Sheriffsdepartment
I’m sure they will start escorts soon
We would like to have more of these meetings
We have not yet scheduled these
We will announce subsequent meetings through the city web page
Old Sonoma road is open as an exit to the west
Old map said it was not open
It is open
Go south on 29
Take 121 west to Sonoma
Or over southern crossing via Jameson Canyon to Highway 80
Or south am can to 37 and go east or west on 37
I would go straight down to highway 37 Chief Potter
East Napa
We are in an advisory
I would have my stuff ready
We don’t know how much the wind will pick up
Rely on police and fire personnel
We don’t have the crystal ball
We can’t look into the future and know
County web page has info about pet shelters
Priorities
Save your life
Defend the property as best we can
Could wind from west kick up embers
It is possible and that does happen
If you have shingle roof
Tile roofs don’t burn that easy
If you see ember on your roof call 911
If you live east of Silverado
Advisory
Plan ahead
Gather your things
And be ready
From Cal Fire
Wed 10/11 7:44 pm
THIS IS NOT A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER
An EVACUATION ADVISORY has been issued by the Napa County Sheriff’s Department; The advisory includes
Areas East of Silverado Trail, between Trancas Street and Soscol Avenue
East of Soscol Avenue between Silverado Trail and West Imola Avenue
East of HWY 221 between West Imola Avenue and Hwy 29
East pf JWU 20 between HWY 221 and Jameson Canyon Road
North of Jameson Canyon Road between HWY 12 and the Napa Solano County Line
THIS IS NOT A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER
If in this area, you are advised to be prepared should a mandatory Evacuation order be issued. For information on preparing for an evacuation, please visit
For additional informationi contact Napa County public information line at 707-253-4501
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