Field guide BNK-EV-WF11 PP · PDF
Wildfire Ready: The Evacuation Guide
Alerts decoded, the 10-minute leave protocol, a go-bag that's actually packable, and the smoke plan for everyone who stays. Written for fire season, readable in an hour.
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For the season, not the panic
Wildfire is the hazard with the most warning and the most confusion. This guide removes the confusion: what an evacuation Alert versus an Order actually requires of you, how to be ready to leave in ten minutes without living in fear, and how to handle the weeks of smoke that touch far more households than flames ever do.
What's inside
- Alerts, decoded: the Alert → Order ladder used across BC and the western US, and the actions each level should trigger in your house.
- The 10-minute leave protocol: a printed sequence by the door: people, pets, go-bags, five-minute house prep, and the moment you stop prepping and drive.
- The go-bag delta: what a wildfire bag needs beyond the standard 72-hour kit (N95s, goggles, cotton layers, the document folder) and what to leave out.
- The smoke plan: clean-air rooms, filtration that works on a budget, and reading air-quality numbers without doomscrolling.
- Vehicle readiness: the half-tank rule, routes out, and what lives in the trunk from June to October.
- Pets & large animals: carriers, trailering thresholds, and the phone numbers to gather now.
- Coming home: the re-entry checklist: utilities, food safety, ash cleanup, and the insurance photo log.
One honest note
No guide substitutes for official instructions. This one exists so that when the order comes, you've already made every decision except turning the key.