The California Department of Food and Agriculture has released a Farm Multi-hazard Emergency Plan created by the California Annual Response Emergency Support (CARES) program to help growers prepare for natural disasters.
The guide outlines procedures to help growers create disaster plans and take measures to protect them from wildfire, flood, earthquakes, structural fires and extreme heat. The plan includes a guide to establishing an operational disaster planning team, specific disaster mitigation measures, evacuation planning, a list of essential supplies and various situational planning examples. A variety of appendices include emergency contact information, a communications plan, hazards and risk analysis, an inventory list, farm site map and shelter in place checklist.