Dozens of people packed into a hall in Georgetown on Tuesday night for a special wildfire evacuation town hall. The goal: help neighbors better protect themselves and their families when fire danger threatens.
"My wife and I had to evacuate during the Mosquito Fire," said Georgetown resident Mark Shumway. "It's important to know what you're doing, have a plan and practice it if you can."
"It's all three sections: law, fire and the community and we all have to work together to effectively evacuate an area, especially like this," Morton said.
"We had what we call a safe refuge area because the public couldn't drive that narrow road," said Cal Fire North Division Assistant Chief Jeff Loveless. "This was already part of a preplan for these fires."
"You've got to think in advance to take care of not only yourself but people in the surrounding areas," said Pilot Hill resident Steve Todd.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services plans to test its mass notification alert system on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
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