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Nine printable guides for living up here: what to pack, what to clear, who to call, and what to do before the rains. One or two pages each, free, no email required. Every sheet lists its sources and the date it was checked.
Emergency and preparedness
Emergency Contacts
Every number checked against the agency's own site, on one page. The fridge sheet.
Wildfire Go-Bag and Evacuation Checklist
The six P's, the packing list, what the three evacuation levels mean, and a card to write your zone and meeting place on.
Defensible Space and Home Hardening
Zones 0, 1 and 2, plus the gaps embers get through. Start with the first five feet.
Winter Storm and Outage Checklist
Set-up-once work, what to do when the power goes, and how long the food lasts.
House and property
Mountain Home Maintenance Calendar
What to do in each two-month stretch, plus the year-round beat for alarms and septic.
Hiring a Contractor
The free two-minute license check, the deposit and progress-payment limits California sets, and the questions that show whether someone has worked up here before.
Settling in, and getting out and about
New Resident Quick Start
Your first week in Boulder Creek, in order, when there is no city hall to call.
Where to Get Help in Boulder Creek
Free food, the library card that does more than books, and the numbers to call when you do not know who to call.
Big Basin Day-Trip Planner
Hours, parking, what has reopened, and what to do before you drive up 236.
These stay free. Nothing here is behind an email signup, and the safety sheets never will be. If you want to know when a new one is published, there is a signup at the bottom of every page, and it is never an emergency alert service. For evacuation and emergency warnings, use CruzAware and follow official instructions.
Each sheet carries its own sources and review date. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.