Carmel Prepares for Emergencies 

Community "Carmel Prepares" Sessions are held two times per year. Here are helpful items for your readiness.

* Monterey County Evacuation Guide
* Carmel Emergency Evacuation Routes
* Wildfire Protection Plan for Cities of Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel-by-the-Sea 

Weather Updates
* National Weather Service Monterey forecast page  
* Central California weather radar by AccuWeather

Overall Emergency Status
* Sign up for Monterey County emergency alerts and advisories.
* Check PG&E outage map.  Phone 1-800-743-500
* Sign up for California Earthquake Alerts 

Roadway Updates
* CHP traffic incidents and road closures.
* Caltrans Monterey County road closures and travel alerts.

Emergency (to go) Kits, for your compilation & readiness
     Items (for you, your car, your pets, etc) published by joint Carmel Prepares teams (here)
     Important Financial/Recovery Documents, online or printed (here)

Village Phone Numbers (of course dial 911 with urgent needs)
   Carmel Police Department Non-emergency 831-624-6403
   Carmel Fire Department 831-620-2030
   Carmel Public Works 831.620-2070 

www.ready.gov - is a Federal Government website providing guidance for all types of emergency needs and services


Visit the City "Carmel Prepares" webpage...more  HERE 
with readiness tools, video's, slides etc are shown below.

Videos from June 2024 and Nobember 2024 Carmel Prepares Sessions 

Here is a video report from KSBW 2/6/2024 


 Read on for comprehensive information provided to the community January 6th 2024... 

Whether it be storms, fire or other emergencies - the City teams have programs, tools and plans that serve us all.  They host events that review all of these tools and take our questions.  A recent event under "Carmel Prepares" was held in the Carpenter Hall of Sunset Center, specifically on Saturday Sept 6th, 2024. 

Visit the Carmel Prepares webpage here - on https://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel-prepares -  for details and updates.


Here’s a list of good first steps you can take today to start on the path of preparedness for yourself and your loved ones:

  • Notification: Sign-up for Alert Monterey County and sign up for Nixle, a free notification system used by our police, fire, and city to advise subscribers of road closures and other emergencies with real-time updates on your cell phone, email, or both. Simply text your zip code to 888777 to enroll for free.
  • Information: Check out Ready Monterey County from the Department for Emergency Management for guides on making plans, building an emergency kit, and much more. 
  • Evacuation: Know (and share with your neighbors) the evacuation routes.
  • Participation in Events & Trainings: Attend preparedness events, including trainings, organized by the City and Carmel CERT throughout the year.