Sign up for Ready Siskiyou to receive emergency alerts, like evacuation orders, directly to your cell phone or landline.
Ready Siskiyou has replaced CodeRed as the Emergency Alerting platform for Siskiyou County.
Know Your Zone
Siskiyou County OES and the Dunsmuir Castella Fire District have collaborated to identify your evacuation zone. Evacuation Zones are listed in evacuation orders. Visit Genasys Protect(Click Here) to find your zone. Memorize your Zone number; City Hall is in Zone DUN-6523. However, your 4 digit number is unique in Siskiyou County, so you don’t need to memorize the three-letter prefix, just the four-digit number. There are multiple different zones within Dunsmuir.
Evacuation Terminology
Evacuation Warning: There is a potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, as well as those with pets and livestock, should leave now.
Evacuation Order: Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access. YOU MUST LEAVE NOW!
If you feel threatened, don’t hesitate, LEAVE, even if no evacuation warning or order is in effect.
Paradise Lessons Learned Video
"A High and Awful Price: Lessons Learned from the Camp Fire" is a mini-documentary taken from interviews with first responders, disaster response officials and the survivors of the Camp Fire, passing on their hard won knowledge to those who may someday face their own disaster.
Always Stay Prepared
1. Get Ready: Being ready for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space and by hardening your home by using fire resistant building materials. Visit our Dunsmuir Firewise page (click here) for more information on how to protect your home from Wildfire.
2. Get Set: Create a plan with your family to evacuate your home should a wildfire strike. Put together an emergency supply kit. Learn how to talk with young children about fire safety. Visit the CalFire page (click here) for information on how to build a Wildfire Action Plan and how to put together an emergency supply kit or Go-Bag.
3. GO! Implement your Evacuation Plan once you receive your Ready Siskiyou Alert or feel your safety is threatened.
For information on preparing for more than just wildfire, visit Ready.gov.
If you have any preparedness or hazard questions email hazmit@ci.dunsmuir.ca.us
audible alert system
Ever wonder what those loud whistle blasts are?
The City’s Outdoor Public Warning System is designed to alert residents and visitors of Dunsmuir about possible danger. Sirens are located throughout the city. Different patterns of sirens/whistles mean different things. Click the button below to download an informative flyer on what each type of audible blast means!
