Carmel Prepares for Emergencies 

February 6th 5:30 PM  - CRA Program "Wildfires and Emergency Preparedness - Live Q&A with the Chiefs"

Please join us at the Carmel Woman's Club, everyone is welcome.  We will record this session for later viewing.
With the devastation in Southern California, this raises local concerns to know how our Village is prepared and preventing the possibilities including property owners, residents, businesses and the City teams.

The fomat for this community session will be interactive Q&A with our Police Chief - Paul Tomasi and Fire Chief - Andrew Miller.  YOU drive the items covered!

Questions will be taken live from the attendees - via cards provided on site, but if you'd prefer to submit your questions in advance, please email them to [email protected].   

Our City Chiefs+ presented plans and resources at the Monday February 3,
Special City Council. [items covered include: Wild Fire Protection Plans, Evacuation plans, Carmel Prepares programs, ongoing Staff efforts (forest & buildings) and others]  
Our CRA session Feb 6th, will provide follow-up Q&A session for our community in an interactive format (no slides)

HERE is the YouTube of the Feb 3rd City Council Wildfire Preparedness Update
HERE are the Slides presented on Feb 3rd.

Community "Carmel Prepares" Sessions are held two times per year. 
Here are helpful items for your readiness.

* Carmel Emergency Evacuation Routes
* Monterey County Emergency Evacuation Guide  
* Wildfire Protection Plan for Cities of Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel-by-the-Sea 
* Defensible Space Recommendations (flyer) Monterey Fire 
* Wildfire & Home Fire Preparedness Video (30 min)

Coming soon from our Carmel Police Department - Portal to register local individuals with limitations needeing assistance in an Emergency.

Weather Updates
* National Weather Service Monterey forecast page  
* Central California weather radar by AccuWeather

Overall Emergency Status
* Sign up for Monterey County emergency alerts and advisories. (use zip 93921 for Carmel-by-the-Sea)
* Check PG&E outage map.  Phone 1-800-743-500 (use cross streets for your location)
* Sign up for California Earthquake Alerts 

Roadway Updates
* CHP traffic incidents and road closures.
* Caltrans Monterey County road closures and travel alerts.

Emergency (to go) Kits, for your compilation & readiness
     Items (for you, your car, your pets, etc) published by joint Carmel Prepares teams (here)
     Important Financial/Recovery Documents, online or printed (here)

Village Phone Numbers ( dial 911 with urgent needs)
   Carmel Police Department Non-emergency 831-624-6403
   Carmel Fire Department 831-620-2030
   Carmel Public Works 831-620-2070 

www.ready.gov - is a Federal Government website providing guidance for all types of emergency needs and services

Insurance Coverage Concerns

Research from Stanford covering: Wildfire Health Risks, Insurance coverage/costs, Achieving Resilliance, and much more! 
VERY HELPFUL - California Insurance Commissioner Mary Beth Bykowsky presented Jan 2025 in Carmel Valley. Here are the Slides, here is the YouTube Video 

Visit the City "Carmel Prepares" webpage...more  HERE 
with readiness tools, video's, slides etc are shown below.

Videos from June 2024 and Nobember 2024 Carmel Prepares Sessions 

Here is a video report from KSBW 2/6/2024 

 Read on for comprehensive information provided to the community January 6th 2024... 

Whether it be storms, fire or other emergencies - the City teams have programs, tools and plans that serve us all.  They host events that review all of these tools and take our questions.  A recent event under "Carmel Prepares" was held in the Carpenter Hall of Sunset Center, specifically on Saturday Sept 6th, 2024. 

Visit the Carmel Prepares webpage here - on https://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel-prepares -  for details and updates.


Here’s a list of good first steps you can take today to start on the path of preparedness for yourself and your loved ones:

  • Notification: Sign-up for Alert Monterey County and sign up for Nixle, a free notification system used by our police, fire, and city to advise subscribers of road closures and other emergencies with real-time updates on your cell phone, email, or both. Simply text your zip code to 888777 to enroll for free.
  • Information: Check out Ready Monterey County from the Department for Emergency Management for guides on making plans, building an emergency kit, and much more. 
  • Evacuation: Know (and share with your neighbors) the evacuation routes.
  • Participation in Events & Trainings: Attend preparedness events, including trainings, organized by the City and Carmel CERT throughout the year.