Wildfire Evacuation: Make It Downhill Alive [Video]

This video shows you how to evacuate downhill while a wildfire is approaching. Marin Wildfire’s Mark Brown explains how to predict wildfire behavior, assess your situation and make strategic moves down a hill to safety. The advice could save your life.

0:00 Intro: Fire moving up a hill
1:30 Wildfire Basics
1:54 Why go DOWNHILL?
2:20 Don’t use fire roads
2:30 Stay in your car
3:30 What if your car catches on fire?
4:12 Pathways of fire
4:43 In-turns and out-turns
5:05 Footage of a fire shooting up an in-turn
5:42 How to navigate turns during a wildfire
7:00 Finding places of relative safety to wait
8:20 How to prepare for an evacuation downhill
8:58 What if a fallen tree blocks your way out?
9:38 How to handle traffic
10:07 Conclusion: summary advice