Tips on preparing animals for evacuating the next time

Roxanne Greene

Special to the Village News

Now that the smoke is clearing, people are returning home and life resumes, it’s time to take stock of emergency plans and find areas that need refinement.

One of the sore points evident from the beginning of the Cedar Fire was the lack of coordinated evacuation of pets and livestock from affected areas. When the numbers come in, it will be apparent we let our four-legged friends down.

As a volunteer who assisted in the movement of horses around San Diego County’s Valley Center, I heard similar stories from other volunteers and want to provide some gu...