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There are times when there may be an evacuation in the future. You can get an alert hours from when the evacuation if going to happen. This doesn’t mean that it will happen, but you want to be prepared.
Make sure your five-minute and one-hour evacuation lists have been completed. Now you have time to pack up more in the house.

Grab More Groceries for the Run

You will find that most people will rush straight to the grocery store when they get these longer evacuation orders. So, you will end up fighting in the crowd. However, it’s a good idea to run out for extra supplies if you don’t have them in the house.

Some of the most important items are going to be sanitary products, bottles of water, and snacks. Don’t get anything perishable except for items like bread where you’re going to use it right away in the evacuation order. You want items that can last.

It could be worth grabbing some paper plates and plastic cutlery. Don’t forget a spare can opener and a couple of lighters and boxes of matches for on the go.

Check on Your Neighbors

Not all people in the area are going to have access to ways to see if an emergency is happening or an evacuation has been called. There are some who aren’t capable of doing much. While you have the time, check on your neighbors and make sure they’re ready to go as well. Maybe you can all work together to get out.

You have the time to help them get things in order. They may not have been prepared with the five-minute and one-hour lists for various reasons, and now they have no idea what to do. It doesn’t hurt to check up on the neighbors, especially the ones you like!

Look at a Storage Locker

You may have more time to salvage more items in the house. Look at renting out a storage locker. A few people in the area may have this idea and the prices may have gone up as companies love to price gauge, but there are options out there.

Take a look at items that you’d like to keep protected from wildfires. Look into the companies that have the storage lockers that won’t suffer from too much damage when there is a fire rolling through.

The question will be how to get some of your bigger items here. You may not get all your furniture out, but you could keep books, other heirlooms you can’t take on the road, and some power tools or outdoor equipment locked away. You could also get your electronics out of the house and stored somewhere, including your TV and some of your small kitchen appliances.

Even if you can’t get your furniture out, you can get some of your life back quickly with the storage locker plan. This is a great way to lower the stress of replacing everything afterward. It also makes things a little easier for the firefighters to come in.