Olympic Valley Virtual Evacuation Drill

In an effort to increase community wildfire preparedness, Palisades Tahoe will be hosting a community “area of refuge” virtual evacuation drill in collaboration with Olympic Valley Fire Department, North Tahoe Fire Protection District, Placer County Sheriff, local Fire Safe Councils, and the residents of Olympic Valley. The drill will take place on Sept. 18 at 4pm.

While the primary plans for wildfire in Olympic Valley include evacuation from the area, this drill will simulate the limited scenario of a wildfire closing Highway 89 in both directions and moving toward Olympic Valley. In such a scenario, existing community fire plans employ the ski resort parking lots as “areas of refuge.” For these drills, simulated evacuation orders will be sent through Nixleand Nextdoor, informing participating residents to virtually evacuate. The drill will include a simulated evacuation. Additionally, Olympic Valley Fire along with North Tahoe Fire, Placer County Sheriff and the CHP will be available to answer questions and provide additional fire related resources. Anyone is welcome to participate in the drills, and all local residents and homeowners are encouraged to participate in their respective valley. Dee Byrne COO of Palisades Tahoe will wrap up the drill with a Q&A session.

Watch the Virtual Fire Drill Now

To prepare for the drills and for true emergencies, residents and homeowners are asked to register for Nixle at http://www.nixle.com, and Nextdoor at http://www.nextdoor.com emergency alerts.

Residents are also encouraged to sign up for Placer Alert at https://www.placer.ca.gov/2426/Placer-Alert. This system will be used in case of a real emergency.

Additional resources
• CalFire - Ready for Wildfire - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/
• CalOES Emergency Preparedness - https://www.caloes.ca.gov/individuals-families
• Wildland Fire Evacuation plan - https://www.svpsd.org/svfd/wildland-fire-evacuation-plan
• Olympic Valley Fire - https://www.ovpsd.org
• NTF Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation guide - https://www.ntfire.net/emergency-prepardness
• NTF 2020 Fire Season - HOA Virtual Outreach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdrGTPzyUoY&feature=youtu.be
• Wildfire 2.0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBhdv0iO8QE
• Virtual Fire Drill 2020 - https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/7ceffbab-dc06-4360-a641-f5f8f861b780

There is also an in-person drill in the Alpine Meadows Parking Lot on Saturday, September 25 at 10 a.m.