Get Ready

We should always be "Ready" by preparing NOW, no matter the time of year

• Sign up for local emergency alerts with Teton_WY Alerts powered by Everbridge.
• Bookmark TCIncident.org and visit it during emergencies for local info.
• Put together your personal or family emergency plan.
• Assemble an emergency supply kit for each person in your household.
• Fill-out a family communications planthat includes important evacuation and contact information.
• Follow Teton County Emergency Management on Facebook for emergency information and incident updates.  
• Get a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio
• Ensure Financial Preparedness, gather financial and critical personal, household, and medical information.

Be Alert - Check information sources and put your plan into effect

• Review your personal emergency plan with everyone in your household.
• Follow local incident information & updates at TCincident.org
• Follow Teton Interagency Fire at Tetonfires.com
• Stay updated on local weather conditions at the National Weather Service - Riverton website.
• Local and regional fire information can be found at InciWeb
• Stay close to your home and be prepared to take protective actions like evacuation or shelter in place. If you do leave your home, do not assume you will be able to get back. The area may get evacuated or isolated while you are gone.
• Consider evacuation if you have pets, livestock, or if anyone may require extra time or has mobility issues.
• IF YOU FEEL YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER, LEAVE! Don't wait. Notifications may not get to everyone and notification systems can be impacted by the disaster.
• Alert family, neighbors & elderly, while staying updated on shelters, roads, weather & fire. 
• Make preparations inside and outside of your home and property if you have time.

Act Early! - EVACUATE!

By leaving early you give your family the best chance of surviving the incident at hand. This also allows emergency personnel to respond to the incident more effectively and bring it to a resolution more quickly.

When to Leave?

• Leave early to avoid being caught in the approaching incident or road congestion. Don't wait to be told by officials to leave. IF YOU FEEL YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY! If you are advised to leave, don't hesitate.

Where to Go?

• Head to your predetermined location or as directed by officials.

How to get there? 

• Have several routes planned in case one route is blocked. Choose an escape route away from the incident. Stay informed on current road status, closures and hazards. 

What to take?

• Take your emergency supply kit containing your family's & pet's medications & necessary items.

Occasionally there are other protective actions that officials will ask you to take other than evacuation

Shelter in Place

Sometimes it may be more dangerous to try and evacuate so officials will ask you to shelter in place. This could happen during a hazardous materials release where the air outside is dangerous, or a wildfire where evacuation routes are cut off.

Where to Go?

• If indoors, stay indoors. Close all doors and windows and go to an interior room. If you can, turn off air handling devices to keep your inside air from getting contaminated by outside air.
• If in a vehicle, turn off heat/air condition and close all windows. If you can safely get to a building, do so.
• If outdoors, seek out the closest building for protection.

What to take?

• Have your mobile device, phone, radio, etc. so you can receive updates and know when it is safe to leave.
• Bring your emergency supply kit with you to the interior room.

Avoid the area

During law enforcement incidents or a wildfire in the backcountry, it may be necessary to ask you to avoid a certain area so that you don't get hurt or interfere with an investigation.

Where to Go?

• Avoid the area described by officials. Do not go to the area to see what is going on. Stay away until further notice.
• If you are in the described area, try to leave as quickly and safely as possible.

Safe to Return

This is the notifications that officials will give when it is safe to return to an area that was evacuated or where you were asked to avoid. It is also what would be used to tell people that are sheltering in place that it is OK to go outside again.