Evacuation

The Office of Emergency Management has prepared evacuation routes and Congregate Care Centers should an emergency requiring you to evacuate your home arise. 

You will be notified which routes and facilities to use when an emergency requiring you to evacuate your home arises.

• Families going to the home of a relative or friend outside the emergency zone can use an activated evacuation center as a meeting place and message center.
• If you cannot stay at the home of a friend or relative, you will be assigned to a Congregate Care Center (temporary shelter).
• These Congregate Care Centers will be professionally staffed by the American Red Cross and will offer food, medical care, communications, sleeping and sanitation facilities.
• No firearms, alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs will be allowed.
• No pets of any kind will be allowed inside the sheltering facility.

Do NOT re-enter the emergency zone until authorized personnel state that all is clear and emergency workers have removed roadblocks. As always, all authorized personnel will be in uniform, and carrying proper identification.

Note! For sanitation and safety reasons, family pets will not be allowed in public shelters. Pets may stay in your car, and outside areas may be available for pet feeding and exercise. Plan to bring pet food and other pet supplies with you. 

If you can make arrangements for your pet with a relative, friend or kennel 10 to 50 miles from your home, do so now.