For general wildfire smoke information, as well as emergency information for Californians, check out our recent blog post.

Wildfires have caused evacuations in at least 10 US states, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada so far this summer. With so many being forced from their homes, Molekule wants you to be prepared and know where to go in case of emergency.

This post is designed to serve as a resource for those across the US and Canada looking for information on evacuation shelters, air quality alerts, tips on assembling an emergency kit for your family, and what mask to have on hand to minimize the health risks associated with breathing harmful smoke particulates.

EMERGENCY KIT CHECKLIST

Create an emergency kit

Make sure your kit is up-to-date and tailored to the needs of your family and pets.



Get the right mask

Have a proper mask on hand that is rated high enough to protect you from airborne particulates.



Register with Smart911

Get your info registered with 9-1-1 before you need to call.

https://www.smart911.com

EMERGENCY RESOURCES

United States

Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html

Incident Information System

Click the fire nearest you, and find shelter information in the “incident overview” under the “information” tab.

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov

Disaster Assistance

Find federal disaster assistance based on your situation.

https://www.disasterassistance.gov/get-assistance/find-assistance

Fire restrictions and road closures nationwide

https://firerestrictions.us

Arizona

Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html

Arizona Emergency Information Network – Statewide emergency bulletins

https://ein.az.gov/emergency-bulletins

Fire restrictions and road closures statewide

https://firerestrictions.us/az

Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov

California

CAL FIRE

Up-to-date evacuation information by county.

http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents

Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html



California Wildfires Statewide Recovery Resources

Current shelter and animal shelter statewide

http://wildfirerecovery.org/local-assistance/shelters

Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov

Colorado

Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety

Current status reports statewide

http://www.coemergency.com

Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html

Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov

Idaho

Idaho Fire Info

http://www.idahofireinfo.com

Fire restrictions and road closures statewide

https://firerestrictions.us/id

Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov

Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html

Montana

Fire restrictions and road closures statewide

https://firerestrictions.us/mt

Montana Department of Transportation

Incident reports and travel conditions statewide

https://www.mdt.mt.gov/travinfo/alerts.shtml

Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html



Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov



Nevada

Fire restrictions and road closures statewide

https://firerestrictions.us/nv



Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov



Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html



New Mexico

Fire restrictions and road closures statewide

https://firerestrictions.us/nm



Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov



Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html



Oregon

Northwest Interagency Coordination Center

https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc



Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov



Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html



Utah

Utah Fire Info

http://utahfireinfobox.com/fire-restrictions



Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov



Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html



Washington

Red Cross Shelter Map

https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html

Northwest Interagency Coordination Center

https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc



Incident Information System

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov



Canada

CBC News post with real-time updates, maps and evacuation orders

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-1.4782274



Alberta

Alberta Wildfire Website

http://wildfire.alberta.ca



British Columbia

BC Wildfire Service Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/BCForestFireInfo



BC Interactive Wildfire Map

https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=ef6f11c8c36b42c29e103f65dbcd7538

