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Wildfire economic preparedness · California

Prepare for the financial aftershocks of leaving or closing.

Build a calm, private estimate of evacuation or business-interruption costs—then turn it into a practical plan.

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Planning estimates, not predictionsNo account requiredNo financial inputs sent to a serverOfficial sources, clearly dated

One connected preparedness system

From a financial scenario to a plan people can follow.

EmberReady does not tell you what will happen. It helps you explore what a temporary disruption could cost and which practical steps may help.

01

My Ready Plan

Connect saved financial scenarios, plan gaps, local resources, and the next three practical actions on one private dashboard.

Open my plan →
02

Preparedness playbook

Organize communication, transportation, dependents, pets, documents, access needs, and time-away scenarios.

Build the playbook →
03

Business and community

Prepare business continuity and recovery, or run a privacy-first workshop for a school, library, nonprofit, or neighborhood.

Open continuity tools →

How it works

From uncertainty to one useful next step.

  1. 1

    Choose a scenario

    Start with an illustrative duration and edit every assumption.

  2. 2

    See the pressure points

    Understand each category, the formulas, and where a gap or cushion may exist.

  3. 3

    Make a practical plan

    Print a private summary and choose actions for this week, this month, and each fire season.

A complement, not an alert service

Financial readiness belongs beside emergency readiness.

Wildfire preparation often focuses—rightly—on alerts, evacuation zones, go-bags, home hardening, and business safety. A disruption can also bring lodging bills, missed work, continuing payroll, replacement supplies, and difficult choices about available cash.

EmberReady makes those financial assumptions visible, editable, and easier to discuss before an emergency.

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Sources you can inspect

Built around public data, not hidden scores.

Fire Hazard Severity Zones describe hazard conditions, not an individualized prediction of damage or loss. The community dashboard keeps hazard and economic pressure distinct and shows the components behind every derived measure.

2024

American Community Survey

Tract-level social, housing, and economic estimates.

2024–25

CAL FIRE / OSFM

Official State and Local Responsibility Area hazard zones.

Official links

California counties

Alert links are provided for all 58 counties from official directories; review status and fallbacks are labeled.

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