Safety and Outdoor Ethics
Please be aware because many unexpected situations can present difficult challenges for forest visitors.
Be well informed and prepared for your next visit to the forest.
To report an emergency, please call 911.
Before venturing out, contact the nearest Forest Service office for recent information on alerts, advisories, notices and closures.
Know Before you Go!InciWeb for fire informationNational Weather Service
National Avalanche CenterAIRNow--California Air Quality
California Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Section
Backcountry Safety
Information to stay safe while exploring the forest
Outdoor Ethics
Outdoor ethics is based on the idea that we are all stewards of the environment and should provide careful and responsible management of our great outdoors so that this generation and those to come can enjoy it.