Finding Your Evacuation Zone and Information

The purpose of Genasys Protect is to provide the community with a public-facing platform to view the status of their zone. Emergency responders update the status of zones to communicate their appropriate level to the public.

Knowing your zone is critical to staying safe during a public safety emergency such as a wildfire, flood, tsunami, hurricane, earthquake, or active shooter incident. Zones will be used in emergency alert notifications to clearly communicate who is impacted by an emergency and what actions should be taken.

Follow the steps below to find your zone and its corresponding status:

Visit protect.genasys.com and type your address into the search bar at the top left.

Another option is to share your location. This will show you which zone you are currently in, rather than the zone for a certain address.

2. Once you hit enter, the map will zoom into your zone (which will be outlined in green). A small pop-up will appear with your zone ID and status, and the left side panel will show more detailed information about your zone.

3. The most important information will appear in the pop-up and at the top of the left side panel. First is the name of your zone. This will be used in emergency alert notifications to inform community members which zones are impacted by the event. Be sure to write down the name of your zone somewhere easily visible, such as on your fridge or by the door, so you can quickly assess whether you are in an affected zone when you receive an alert.

A little below the zone ID is the zone status. This will inform you of the evacuation status of your zone. A legend of the zone status colors can be opened by clicking the Legend icon in the bottom left corner of the map.

4. In the middle section of the left side panel you will find the commonly used name for the area included in the zone, as well as a description of the zone boundaries.

5. The bottom section of the left side panel contains links to helpful resources chosen by your public safety officials.

6. Don’t forget to sign up for emergency notification alerts. See this page for information on how to do so.

Terminology

Becoming familiar with terminology before disaster strikes will allow you to quickly take action upon direction from local officials. Emergency officials will decide whether to evacuate or shelter in place areas based on the nature of the emergency. Remember, preparing for emergencies in advance is the best way to help protect yourself and your family.

Evacuation Warning

Alerts community members in a defined area of a potential threat to life and property from an emergency incident. Be prepared to evacuate.

Note* Depending on the emergency, there may not be time to issue an Evacuation Warning. If you receive an Evacuation Warning, gather your family, pets and emergency supplies and prepare to leave. If you know you need assistance evacuating, don't wait until an Evacuation Order is issued, leave now.

Evacuation Order

Movement of community members out a defined area due to an immediate threat to life and property from an emergency incident. Evacuate now. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access

Note* In some counties this can also be called a Mandatory Evacuation.

Shelter in Place

Directing community members to stay inside their current location if a situation does not allow for evacuation or when an evacuation could cause a higher potential for loss of life.

Closure

Prohibiting usage or occupancy of a defined area such as a park, beach, or road due to a potential or actual threat to public health and/or safety. Used when public officials want to limit recreating public in the case of a potential emergency.

Hard Closure:

Closed to all traffic except Fire and Law Enforcement.

Soft Closure:

Closed to all traffic except Fire, Law Enforcement and critical Incident resources (i.e. Utility, Caltrans, City/County Roads etc. or those needed to repair or restore infrastructure).

Resident Only Closure:

Soft closure with the additional allowance of residents and local government agencies assisting with response and recovery.

Repopulation

The return of community members to a previously evacuated are for unrestricted use. Only after the threat has been mitigated, infrastructure and utilities are secured, and emergency services have approved of the return.

Reentry

The temporary reentry of community members for a designated time to an evacuated area i.e. to feed livestock in a potentially contaminated or at-risk area.

Relocation

The long-term or permanent relocation of a population from a defined area due to prolonged threat to public health and/or safety.

Evacuation Order(s) Lifted:

The formal announcement of lifting evacuations in an area currently under evacuation.

Understand Evacuation Status Levels:

🟥 Evacuation Order
An immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

🟨 Evacuation Warning
A potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

🟦 Advisory
A notice to be on alert and follow county recommendations.

🟩 Clear To Repopulate
It is safe to return to your home. Be aware of your surroundings and go through the returning home checklist.

🟪 Shelter In Place
An order to go indoors. Shut and lock doors and windows. Prepare to self-sustain until further notice and/or contacted by emergency personnel for additional direction.

Normal
There is no current knowledge of threats affecting your area and that you can carry on with normal activity.

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