Emergency Alert System Radio Stations
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) includes every radio and TV station as well as all cable companies in Ventura County. They are networked together to provide emergency related information in times of severe weather or other disaster.
Following are the primary local EAS stations:
- KVTA 1590 AM
- KHAY 100.7 FM
- KMLA 103.7 FM (Spanish)
EVACUATION TERMINOLOGY
Evacuation Order
- Evacuation Orders may be initiated by law enforcement, Fire Departments, Public Health Agencies, and in rare cases some federal agencies when residents are requested to vacate the area due to an imminent threat. All non-essential persons are requested to leave the area immediately.
- Conditions exist that SERIOUSLY IMPERIL or ENDANGER the lives of those in the defined area.
- The danger is IMMINENT!
- Generally, residents will not be forcibly removed from their own property however those found to be on public property including roadways and public parks may be subject to removal from the area.
- Once out of the area, the general public (including residents) will not be permitted to return until conditions permit.
- Any non-essential persons found by officials traveling through, or loitering in, the area will be escorted out and not permitted to re-enter the area. Those found to be interfering with the disaster response are SUBJECT TO ARREST.
- Utility workers in work vehicles including Southern California Edison, the Gas Company, etc shall be permitted beyond closures for official business only.
- Subsequent to §409.5 (d) of the California Penal Code, nothing shall prevent a duly authorized representative of any news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network from entering the area unless the area is determined to be a crime scene.
Evacuation Warning
- Evacuation warnings may be initiated by law enforcement, Fire Departments, Public Health Agencies, and in rare cases federal agencies. Evacuation Warnings are issued when residents should begin preparing for a potential Evacuation Order to be issued. Access to the area under an Evacuation Warning may or may not restricted by a soft or hard closure.
- The threat to lives is NOT YET IMMINENT.
- Due to the potential for rapidly changing conditions to develop into a serious threat, residents are advised to prepare for the issuance of an Evacuation Order.
- Residents should prepare personal belongings including pets and livestock for evacuation.
- Advance measures should be taken to prevent harm to individuals with mobility issues or other types of access and functional needs.
Shelter-in-Place Order
- Conditions exist that may ENDANGER the lives of those in a defined area.
- Access to the area under a shelter in place order may or may not be restricted by a soft or hard closure.
- Residents should select an interior room or rooms within their home or business with no or few windows.
Hard Road Closure
- Law enforcement will prevent the general public from entering the area on foot or by vehicle.
- In the case of a long-term closure, barricades may be used to maintain the closure in lieu of law enforcement personnel.
- Subsequent to §409.5 (d) of the California Penal Code, nothing shall prevent a duly authorized representative of any news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network from entering the area unless it is a secured crime scene.
Soft Road Closure
- Law enforcement will prevent the general public from entering the area.
- Those residents who reside in the impacted area will be allowed access with ID.