It’s fire season again. Today it was 105 and the wind was blowing like crazy up in Rancho Cucamonga. That means it was blowing even crazier in places like Fontana. My husband’s coworkers had a bike ride planned tomorrow, but the park they were going to ride through was on fire today.

Fire scares the crap out of me. So I’m prepared.

Anyone can go to the California Volunteers WE Prepare website and prepare a family disaster plan. I did the whole thing. It’s really cool - especially for people with kids. You fill in all the info and then you can save the .pdf, email it to family members (close and far) - it even has sample letters for your friends and family, particularly those you decide are your long-distance emergency contacts. Then you can print little wallet-sized copies of your plan so you can always carry it with you.

Now, lets just hope I never need to use them!

There’s also a printable book to help explain the emergency to your kids.

Bottom line, it’s nice to have a little peace of mind. You never know which way the wind is going to carry an ember or if the big earthquake is going to happen, but you can have your papers in order, right?

Oh yeah, I also got a super awesome emergency kit through them. It’s got these cool little packs of drinking water, baby wipes, crazy super-food bars that will keep you alive for weeks, bandages, a crank radio, flashlight, extra batteries and a lot more. All in a cool backpack.

Resources for your family:
On www.CaliforniaVolunteers.org you’ll be able to:
• Determine your family’s risks by using the Web site’s Risk Assessment Tool
• Customize your Family Disaster Plan
• Personalize and download your own Children’s Story
• Print out wallet-size Emergency Contact Cards
• View and download First Lady Maria Shriver’s 10 Ways WE Prepare for Disasters