‘Know Your Zone’ campaign seeks to better prepare community for emergencies

By Elizabeth Larson | Jun 25, 2021
A map developed by Zonehaven will help Lake County, California, residents better prepare for emergencies. Find the map at https://community.zonehaven.com.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff's Office, Lake County Office of Emergency Services and their public safety partners are launching the “Know Your Zone” campaign as part of a new emergency preparedness effort.

In order to better communicate with Lake County residents and businesses during evacuations or emergencies, an interactive map has been launched online that will provide important emergency information during an event.

All of Lake County has been divided into specific zones. During an emergency these zones will be used to identify areas affected by the event that is occurring.

The map, developed by Zonehaven, can be accessed at https://community.zonehaven.com and includes all evacuation zones in Lake County.

Residents can enter their address, record their zone number and review zone details before the next emergency to be able to map their best path to safety.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will host a community meeting on Tuesday, June 29, between 5:30 to 7 p.m., to provide information about the Zonehaven map and answer any questions.

The meeting will be held online via Zoom and livestreamed to the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

The Zoom link is here. The meeting ID is 984 5261 8853, pass code is 897589.

Residents are encouraged to attend the online community meeting and visit the sheriff’s office website or Facebook page for information pertaining to Zonehaven.