Credit: Jim Welte
5/9/2011 – San Rafael Patch
City officials, first responders, local residents and an assortment of aid groups rallied for a simulated wildfire drill and evacuation Saturday.
More than 160 Scott Valley residents and dozens of first responders and volunteers participated in an evacuation drill Saturday morning, simulating a devastating wildfire with Edna Maguire School serving as a command post.
At 9 a.m., an evacuation siren and a reverse 9-1-1 dialing system notified Scott Valley residents of an evacuation by foot, bicycle or car. The evacuees were asked to complete a short survey at the school after the drill ended.
Once residents arrived at Edna Maguire, they received emergency preparedness information and had a chance to visit with organizations like the Red Cross, Marin Humane Society, Whistlestop Wheels, Marin Medical Reserve Corps, Mill Valley Emergency Preparedness Commission and the Salvation Army.