California Standard Statewide Evacuation Terminology

• Evacuation Order: Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

• Evacuation Warning: Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

• Shelter in Place: Go indoors. Shut and lock doors and windows. Prepare to self-sustain until further notice and/or contacted by emergency personnel for additional direction.

• Evacuation Order(s) Lifted: The formal announcement of lifting evacuations in an area currently under evacuation.

• Hard Closure: Closed to all traffic except Fire and Law Enforcement.

• Soft Closure: Closed to all traffic except Fire, Law Enforcement and critical Incident resources (i.e.

  Utility, Caltrans, City/County Roads etc. or those needed to repair or restore infrastructure).

• Resident Only Closure: Soft closure with the additional allowance of residents and local government agencies assisting with response and recovery.