A series of communities meetings has been scheduled for residents to learn about their evacuation zones and newly developed evacuation plans. The first meeting is tonight in Gridley.

The county has scheduled community meetings for Gridley/Biggs, Oroville area, Palermo area, and Thermalito area.

For the communities of Gridley and Biggs, a meeting will be held at 6 p.m. March 16 at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Butte Hall, 199 E. Hazel St., Gridley.

For the Oroville area, a meeting has been scheduled for 6 p.m. March 24 at the Church of the Nazarene, 2238 Monte Vista Ave., Oroville.

For the Palermo area, a meeting will take place at 6 p.m. March 29 at the Palermo School gym, 7350 Bulldog Way, Palermo.

And for the Thermalito area, a meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 30 at Nelson Avenue School, 2255 Sixth St., Thermalito.

Earlier this month, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea released the evacuation plans which cover 11 zones in southern Butte County.

The plans can be viewed at www.buttecounty.net/oem Residents can find the zone they belong to by visiting that website, which includes an interactive map and the ability to enter a home address.

Each zone includes an evacuation route, public assembly point for those who need transportation out of the area and suggested evacuation centers to seek refuge.

Residents have been advised to sign up for mass emergency notifications, which can be done at www.buttecounty.net/oem.

Those having trouble signing up for emergency notifications have been asked to send an email infosheriff@buttecounty.net.