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By 02/03/2021
A new virtual evacuation tool will be available to Marin residents by the time the year’s fire season begins. The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, a countywide initiative that kicked off last year funded by a new parcel tax, is collaborating with a San Francisco company to launch a website that can provide residents with minute-by-minute evacuation route recommendations in the event of a fire. The platform will reflect traffic flows and potential fire risk, using real-time satellite information along with historical traffic and population data provided by the Transportation Authority of Marin. The new site, which the company Zonehaven is developing, will be linked to AlertMarin, providing evacuation instructions to anyone who is under an evacuation warning or order and helping emergency personnel direct traffic flows. Zonehaven has implemented similar programs in counties throughout the Bay Area, so Marin’s participation will lead