TUOLUMNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL
Tuolumne County Transit Agency
Evacuation Needs Assessment and Communication Strategies Study
Plan Overview
In June of 2020 the Tuolumne County Transportation Council (TCTC) received an award from the Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning Grant for the Evacuation Needs Assessment and Communication Strategies for Safer Communities Project. The goal of this project was to partner with the Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services (And other pertinent public agencies) to identify communities and vulnerable populations at higher risk of wildfire events and then explore strategies to improve roadway evacuation capacity and communication strategies that might improve the County’s wildfire resiliency and preparedness.
The study furthers the understanding of wildfire risk based on historic data in order to inform strategies or approaches for future evacuations and identifies opportunities for evacuation-related transportation improvements for the Tuolumne County Transportation Council Regional Transportation Plan. The study does not identify evacuation routes or zones and is not an evacuation plan.
Work began in late July of 2021 and concluded in February of 2022. The Final Document is listed below.
The Tuolumne County Evacuation Needs Assessment and Communication Strategies study was structured around three components:
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Potential Wildfire Risk - Identifies relative wildfire risk across Tuolumne County.
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Roadway Evacuation Needs Assessment – Describes potential limits to efficient evacuation based on modeled evacuation scenarios and identifies potential strategies for increasing the resiliency of egress routes.
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Communication Strategies – Identifies potential barriers to effective communication in preparation for and during an evacuation and recommends strategies for improving communication.
Project Milestones and Documents
RFP Released: April 1, 2021
RFP Closed: May 6, 2021
Consultant Chosen By Panel: Kittelson & Associates
Final Plan, Approved: Anticipated, March 8, 2023
Revised Final Plan (Entire Document):
Revised Final Plan (Report Only):
Revised Final Plan (Appendices):
Response to Comments (Consultant):
Final Plan (Entire Document):
Final Plan (Report Only):
Final Plan (Appendices):
The Tuolumne County Evacuation Needs Assessment and Communication Strategies study identifies locations and communities at higher risk from wildfire and strategies to improve evacuation roadway capacity and communication to improve the County’s wildfire resiliency and preparedness.
The study furthers the understanding of wildfire risk based on historic data to inform strategies or approaches for future evacuations and identifies opportunities for evacuation-related transportation improvements for the Tuolumne County Transportation Council Regional Transportation Plan. The study does not identify evacuation routes or zones and is not an evacuation plan.