In An Emergency
Stay calm, alert, and aware of the situation.
Be ready to act.
Track emergency alerts and notifications.
Tune to KWMR or stream it live from your smartphone or computer.
Check the Marin County Public Emergency Portal.
Monitor the situation with trusted sources on social media.
Follow the instructions of Marin County Sheriff and Fire.
Take care of yourself and your family, then help neighbors if you can.
TO reach tomales fire Dept, Dial 9-1-1 in an emergency
Whether calling from a mobile phone or landline, in an emergency do not call the Tomales Fire Department directly. Dial 9-1-1.
Firefighters might be out on another call, at a planned event, or in a training exercise. A call to 9-1-1 will reach Tomales Fire faster than calling their direct line.
EVACUATION PROTOCOLs
In the event of an evacuation, the Marin County Sheriff's Department will send an Evacuation Warning followed by an Evacuation Order via Nixle and/or AlertMarin. Be sure that you are signed up for both.
Tomales Village
First responders are likely to be engaged elsewhere. TERN is committed to providing early warning as it comes to us and assisting First Responders if directed to do so.
As volunteer residents of the village, in an emergency, our first responsibility is to the safety of ourselves and our families, but as time and circumstances allow, we will do all we can to assist our friends and neighbors.
Please join us in understanding our respective roles and responsibilities and be ready to act.
It is possible that a threat will reach the TERN radio network before it comes through from other sources. In that case, and as a supplement to warnings going out on AlertMarin and Nixle, TERN will implement our Bullhorn Alerts protocol.
TERN members have access to the Tomales Fire Station’s ‘watch room’ on Sunday mornings and for monthly West Marin-wide radio drills. In an emergency, TERN members may be authorized to access the watch room as a communication center outside of these times. The following protocol was developed to clarify when and how such emergency access would be authorized.