Unfortunately, we need to remind you again as wildfires rage over Santa Barbara, tips to have your cell phone, phones and information ready in case of
fire.
- Be sure to keep your cell phone charged.
- Send text messages to save bandwidth - frequently during a disaster the cell tower traffic can get overloaded. Sending text takes far less bandwidth and can notify your loved ones without tying up resources.
- Keep your cell phone away from extreme heat such as the dashboard of your car, or fires.
- Don't let your cell phone be exposed to water.
- A car charger, battery booster or other form of charger such as a the fuel cell Medis 24-7 is good to have Solio also makes a solar phone charger.
During a power outage it is important to have another way to charge your cell phone.
- Store important numbers in your cell phone, you won't have time to look them up.
- Designate
a friend or family member outside the fire area to contact in case your
service goes down, or you lose members of your family who are unable to
contact you.
- If your primary phone number is a landline, make sure you have phone that does not require power, a simple dial phone.
- If you have time before leaving and have a web-enabled phone, bookmark important news sources like the County of Santa Barbara Emergency HomePage.
Because you may not be able to carry a lot with you if you are evacuated, you can store your important documents on a USB drive or microSD card. You should always store files off site by some method, in case a fire burns your computer.
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