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For Emergencies Call 9-1-1

  1. Give your address and location along with special instructions if you are in a hard to find area.
  2. Explain the emergency. Try to remain calm.
  3. Stay on the phone. The dispatcher may need to get additional information or provide you with self-help instructions.

In the event of disaster or an area-wide emergency

Photo of a residential structure fire.
Residential structure fire.

You and your loved ones may be asked to evacuate. Evacuation of a threatened area is primarily the responsibility of law enforcement agencies and personnel.

In concert with the Prescott Police Department and other local fire and law enforcement authorities, the department aids in the planning and execution of evacuation procedures in case of threatening fires.

Evacuation routes cannot be established without knowing the location of the problem, the behavior of the problem, and conditions such as wind direction and wind speed. The safest evacuation routes will be identified by the appropriate agencies and will be made public during the evacuation warning.

Evacuation Planning

In concert with the the Prescott Police Department and other local fire and law enforcment authorities, the department aids in the planning and execution of evacuation procedures in case of threatening fires.

Evacuation of a threatened area is primarily the responsability of law enforcement agencies and personnel.

Evacuation routes cannot be established without knowing the location of the problem, the behavior of the problem, and conditions such as wind direction and wind speed. The safest evacuation routes will be identified by the appropriate agencies and will be made public during the evacuation warning.

The following informational brochures are available for download. You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these publications. The Acrobat Reader is a free download, and enables you to view the files in their original form. (Link to Acrobat opens in new window.)

Warnings

Warnings will take place by several methods, depending on time availability.

  1. Radio and television – by chief government officials, emergency management director, or public information officer.
  2. National Weather Service Weather Radio – announces all emergency warnings regardless of cause (frequency 162.525).
  3. Law enforcement or fire vehicles – sounding sirens and giving information over public address loud speakers.
  4. Door-to-door – by law enforcement and fire personnel.

Please do not attempt to repeatedly call 911 or other emergency numbers. Doing so overloads the system and ties up dispatch and emergency personnel.

For More Information

Red Cross Family Disaster Supplies Kit