{"id":457,"date":"2014-06-25T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/?page_id=457"},"modified":"2020-07-03T12:50:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T17:50:05","slug":"wildfire-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/?page_id=457","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/texasforestservice.tamu.edu\/main\/article.aspx?id=8512\" target=\"_blank\">Wildfire Information<\/a> can be found at the Texas A&amp;M Forest Service<\/p>\n<p>Register your phone number with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.warncentraltexas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reverse 911<\/a> system from the<br \/>\nCapital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A new wildfire preparedness plan has been released nationally. The Ready, Set, Go! program is a three-step process created to teach homeowners how to develop their own action plan of preparedness, have situational awareness, and leave early in the event of a fire. Increasing the safety of residents and firefighters is the main goal of this program.<\/p>\n<p>The steps are easy to remember and implement:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready-<\/strong>\u00a0Take personal responsibility and prepare long before the threat of a wildland fire so your home is ready in case of a fire. Create defensible space by clearing brush away from your home. Use fire-resistant landscaping and harden your home with fire-safe construction measures. Assemble emergency supplies and belongings in a safe spot. Plan escapes routes. Make sure all those residing within the home know the plan of action.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set &#8211;\u00a0Act immediately.<\/strong> Pack your vehicle with your emergency items. Stay aware of the latest news and information on the fire from local media and your local fire department.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go &#8211;\u00a0Leave early!<\/strong> Follow your personal action plan. Doing so will not only support your safety, but will allow firefighters to best maneuver resources to combat the fire.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about wildland safety, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/esddocs\/prevent\/\/Ready Set Go Texas Booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildfire Information can be found at the Texas A&amp;M Forest Service Register your phone number with the Reverse 911 system from the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) &nbsp; &nbsp; A new wildfire preparedness plan has been released nationally. The Ready, Set, Go! program is a three-step process created to teach homeowners how to develop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-457","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=457"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1305,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/457\/revisions\/1305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oakhillfire.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}