• In all areas around your home, keep the landscape clean, with trees and bushes trimmed and all dead vegetation cleared.
• In the areas nearest your home, use low-growing plants such as annual flowers and keep lawns short.
• Use and space out fire resistant plants further away from your home to prevent fires from spreading.
• Make sure trees are trimmed with at least 10 feet of clearance from buildings and other trees.
• Keep firewood and propane tanks more than 30 feet from your home.
• Cover exterior vents with metal mesh wire and keep gutters and decks cleared.
• Use materials and designs that are more fire-resistant for home improvement projects.

STEP 2: Update your emergency plan and supplies

Is your family ready for an emergency? With a simple plan and the right supplies, you’ll be able to act with confidence.

Here are a few of the essentials:

• Make sure you have a two week supply of shelf-stable food and water for all of the people and pets in your home.
• Gather a backup supply of essential medicine.
• Create an emergency kit with flashlights, fresh batteries, solar phone chargers, first aid, essential phone numbers and cash.
• Designate an emergency meeting location.
• Learn how to manually open your garage door.

See our Wildfire Safety Checklist, or refer to this Preparing for a Power Outage guide from FEMA.

STEP 3: Update your contact information with Pacific Power

In the event of an emergency, we will use all available options to keep you informed, including radio and social media announcements and by reaching out to you directly by phone, text and email.