REDUNDANCY

The key to disaster preparedness is redundancy

  • Redundant warning signals: In the event of a disaster, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department will utilize several communication channels to alert Occidental residents: NIXLE alerts, phone calls to landlines (SoCOAlert), notification via NOAA weather/disaster alert radios, and the Occidental Volunteer Fire Department siren. If one signal fails to alert you, will you respond to another signal?
  • Redundant Evacuation routes: In the event of a disaster, do you have more than one way out of your neighborhood? If all routes are blocked do you have a “shelter in place” location?