Even with defensible space, fires are still dangerous. When a wildfire occurs near you, be prepared to evacuate.
Gather important and irreplaceable photos, documents, and heirlooms and put them in your car.
Gather pets and put them in your car, too.
Park your car facing out of the garage or in the direction you will be leaving.
Put flammable deck or patio furniture inside; move all flammable furniture away from windows.
Close all windows, doors, vents, blinds, and non-flammable window coverings.
If possible shut off all gas or propane utilities.
Leave a porch or outside light on.
Listen to local TV or radio for evacuation news. Local authorities may also notify you by driving through your neighborhood with loudspeakers.
Leave when asked to do so.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Russian River Fire District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Russian River Fire District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Russian River Fire District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Russian River Fire District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
