June 18, 2024
Wildfire season is upon us. Are you signed up for emergency notifications? The Truckee Police Department, Truckee Fire Protection District and Nevada County Office of Emergency Services use the CodeRED Emergency Alert System as the primary method of communication during critical incidents. CodeRED is an opt-in notification system, and these alerts may be received as text, email, landline, cell phone, and TTY. Residents and visitors are encouraged to subscribe to CodeRED to stay informed in the event of an emergency.
Register for CodeRED emergency alerts:
Add CodeRED to your contacts:
Don’t live in Nevada County? Visit TahoeAlerts to find the best notification system for you. With the power of GPS technology, TahoeAlerts makes emergency notification registration easy for residents and visitors across the Tahoe region.
How to Sign Up:
1. Visit TahoeAlerts.
2. Enter your address or location.
3. Let the system identify the right emergency notification system for you.
Coverage Areas: Placer, El Dorado, Nevada, Douglas, Alpine, and Washoe counties, as well as Truckee, Carson City, and South Lake Tahoe.
The Truckee Fire Ban is in effect as of June 17, 2024 for Truckee and Donner Summit residential areas. Wood and charcoal fires are strictly prohibited. Gas grills and outdoor fires are allowed. This ban goes into effect each year during California’s wildfire season and typically lasts June – November or until Truckee receives significant moisture. Designated state and federal campgrounds/day use areas and private campgrounds/day use areas with a valid permit are exempt.
Familiarize yourself with this information and download these guides put together by the Town of Truckee, Tahoe Guide, and Tahoe Donner Association. Make a plan and know your evacuation zone.
Visit Truckee-Tahoe also has a regularly updated Guide to Wildfire Season and daily Truckee Travel Alert that covers the weather, air quality, planned road closures, and more. While aimed at visitors, they contain a wealth of information and links to help keep our community safe.
Visit Truckee-Tahoe’s Visitors’ Guide to Wildfire Season
Visit Community.zonehaven.com
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) unveiled a new Outage Management System which will improve the timeliness and accuracy of outage communication with customers.
With TDPUD’s new OMS, customers will receive text and email alerts when they are experiencing an electric outage, as well as estimated restoration time when available. By using machine learning and predictive analytics, the system can detect a power outage and only send alerts to the customers experiencing the outage. The system is also automated, so the initial outage alert will reach customers in almost real-time. Customers can expect to receive alerts to notify them of the outage if an estimated restoration time is established and when power has been restored. It is important to note that TPDUD’s main priority is safe and timely outage restoration, and smaller outages will often be restored before an estimated restoration time is established.
Customers and the general public will also be able to view updates on the new TDPUD outage map, found at tdpud.org/outage. While OMS alerts will only go to TDPUD customers, anyone can check the online outage map for information if their power is out. The outage map is the best resource for visitors and residents who cannot receive OMS alerts, and it will include information on which general areas are affected by the outage. During an extended outage, the emergency banner on the TDPUD website homepage (tdpud.org) will also be used to provide updates.
