Fire & Emergency Preparedness

It’s easy to think emergencies only happen to other people, but this can lead to tragic consequences. These resources are designed to help you make an emergency action plan to keep you, your horses, and your property as safe as possible during an emergency.

Most of us horse owners live in rural areas so it’s often up to us to figure out how to prepare for wildfire emergencies. An essential component of that preparation is creating an evacuation plan before wildfire threatens your home and animals.

While there are many things that can be done in the early fall to prepare for increased winter chore-efficiency and reduced mud, sometimes winter just gets ahead of us—or extreme weather patterns can defy our best made plans. Let’s look at some options for emergency solutions that might act as a band aid until present struggles subside.

These days, I think climate change is on everyone’s minds, but we’re often afraid to speak about it and unsure of how to address such a daunting concern. However, we can’t expect government or someone else to address or solve the issues for us. We each need to do what we can right now.

We hope that horses and their humans in the path of these disasters can stay safe. Here's a few resources that may help answer immediate questions.

It’s easy to think fires only happen to other people, but unfortunately, this kind of thinking can lead to tragic consequences.And when horses or livestock are involved in a fire event, action needs to be taken quickly to save the lives of animals and to reduce property damage.