Ready-Set-Go!

Be Prepared. Stay Safe

A simple three-step approach to help you prepare your home and family, stay informed, and evacuate quickly when it's time to leave.

Set

Be ready to evacuate when conditions worsen.

Get Set →

Go Now!

Leave immediately when it’s time to go.

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Start Here

Take action before an emergency.

Wildfires can move quickly. Use these local preparedness resources now so your household is ready before conditions change.

Make a Plan

Create a household emergency plan with evacuation routes, meeting places, transportation options, and communication steps.

Make a Plan

Build a Go Bag

Pack essential supplies, documents, medications, food, water, and personal items before you need to leave.

Build a Go Bag

Sign Up for Alerts

Register for official emergency notifications so you receive wildfire, evacuation, road closure, and weather alerts.

Sign Up for Alerts

Know Your Zone

Find your evacuation zone before an emergency so you understand official warnings and orders immediately.

Find Your Zone

Prepare for Pets

Plan transportation, supplies, shelter options, and emergency care for pets and livestock.

Prepare Pets

Need Extra Help?

Residents with mobility, medical, communication, or transportation needs should plan ahead and register early.

Learn More
Get Ready

Prepare before wildfire threatens.

Being “Ready” for wildfire starts long before smoke is visible. Creating defensible space and preparing your household can reduce risk and give you more time to act safely.

Protect Your Home

Defensible space helps slow the spread of wildfire and gives firefighters a better chance to protect your property.

  • Clear dry brush, leaves, pine needles, and vegetation away from your home.
  • Start with the first 5 feet around structures and work outward.
  • Maintain defensible space in the 100–200-foot zone where possible.
  • Consider fire-resistant landscaping and home hardening improvements.
  • Reduce places where flying embers can ignite your home.

Prepare Your Household

Every household should have a wildfire action plan before evacuation warnings or orders are issued.

  • Create a wildfire action plan for your home, family, and pets.
  • Assemble an emergency supply kit for each household member.
  • Complete a family communication plan with important contacts.
  • Know your evacuation zone and routes.
  • Stay informed through official alerts and local emergency updates.
Get Set

Be ready to evacuate.

When wildfire activity increases near your area, preparation time becomes critical. Stay alert, monitor official information, and begin preparing your household to leave quickly if conditions worsen.

Prepare to Leave

  • Review your wildfire action plan.
  • Load emergency supply kits and evacuation bags into your vehicle.
  • Include pet kits, medications, important documents, and essential supplies.
  • Park your vehicle facing the road for a quick exit.
  • Keep phones charged and fuel in your vehicle.

Stay Informed

  • Follow official Village, county, and emergency management updates.
  • Monitor local media and fire alerts.
  • Watch for changing weather, smoke, wind, and road conditions.
  • Be ready to act before conditions become dangerous.

You do not have to wait for an evacuation order.

If you feel threatened or unsafe, evacuating early is often the safest choice. Leaving early gives you more time, more options, and less traffic pressure during an emergency.

Go Now!

Leave immediately when it’s time to go.

If an evacuation order is issued, there is no time to waste. Gather your household, load your pets, follow official routes, and leave immediately.

Load people, pets, and supplies.

Make sure your emergency supply kits, evacuation bags, medications, documents, and pet supplies are in your vehicle.

Wear protective clothing.

Wear clothing that helps protect against heat and flying embers, including long sleeves, long pants, sturdy shoes, and eye protection if available.

Follow official evacuation routes.

Use official instructions and avoid shortcuts that may be blocked, unsafe, or needed by emergency responders.

Leave without delay.

Do not wait to see what happens. Roads may close quickly, visibility may worsen, and emergency responders may not be able to assist late evacuations.

Go early if you feel unsafe.

Evacuating early is one of the safest choices you can make during a wildfire threat. You do not need to wait for an official order if conditions feel dangerous.

Downloadable Guides

Ready–Set–Go! Fire Action Guides

Download the official Ready–Set–Go! Fire Action Guide for step-by-step wildfire preparedness information.

Local Preparedness Resources

Ruidoso wildfire preparedness resources.

Use these local resources to stay informed, prepare your household, and know what to do before wildfire threatens.

Emergency Alerts → Evacuation Zones → Build a Go Bag → Make a Plan → Prepare for Pets → Residents Who Need Extra Help →