Know Your Way

Living in the hills of east Anaheim is great. But with it comes risk from wildfires, earthquakes and hillside runoff.

As we saw with Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, there are times when you'll need to leave your home to safeguard yourself and your family. 

We'll be there to help. Anaheim has a comprehensive evacuation strategy should we need to get people out during a wildfire or other emergency.

Maps

We also need you to do your part. We ask everyone in the hills to know their neighborhood evacuation zone and primary route out, plus two or three other routes in case roads are closed or conditions change.

But start by looking at our primary evacuations route map and figure out what would be your primary and secondary routes.

You can also hone in our your neighborhood and local evacuations routes with the breakout maps that follow.

These routes are based on major streets — Weir Canyon, Fairmont and Santa Ana Canyon and others. You'll want to familiarize yourself with your particular neighborhood and know your way out to get to these streets. 

Zones

In addition to knowing your evacuation route, it's good to know what zone you're in. When evacuations are ordered, we'll refer to these zones. You can find the overview map and individual zone maps here.

Go West

In most cases, we'll be looking to evacuate people in a western direction. For many people, that means you'll first travel north to get to the Riverside (91) Freeway.

There are some cases you might go east or south for a short period but just to get on the freeway to go west.

From there

Our first goal is to get you out of harm's way in a fire or other emergency.

We'll have evacuation centers set up where people can go. 

Students are set to be evacuated to Orange High School to avoid creating congestion in east Anaheim.

As it stands now, horses and livestock will evacuate to the Orange County Fairgrounds or other stables in the area. We are in the process of further developing our livestock evacuation plans with the county and neighboring cities. Please stay tuned for updates. 

Your plan

If you live in east Anaheim, you should have your own emergency evacuation plan. You need to know what to do if you had to leave at a moment's notice, if you're at work, if the kids are at school, if you have an elderly relative or pets at home.

Know your way — and what you'll do in an emergency.