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# Zonehaven Blog

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### [How Important is Evacuation Pre-Planning?](https://7546543.hs-sites.com/how-important-is-evacuation-pre-planning)

This question was the subject of the February 8th Zonehaven Office Hours roundtable discussion. At the beginning of the meeting, participants were asked to offer a few words that described what “evacuation pre-planning” means. Words and phrases like proactive, strategy, prepared, needed, and starting point quickly illustrated the necessity for creating a plan.

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### [Zonehaven: 2021 Year In Review](https://7546543.hs-sites.com/zonehaven-2021-year-in-review)

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### [Evacuating Livestock During Fire Season—Preparation, Efficiency, and Safety](https://7546543.hs-sites.com/evacuating-livestock-during-fire-season-preparation-efficiency-and-safety)

**Livestock add a level of complication to an evacuation, so preparing yourself, your property, and your animals for fire season is critical to saving lives.**

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### [Zonehaven Announces Acquisition by Genasys](https://7546543.hs-sites.com/zonehaven-announces-acquisition-by-genasys)

**We will continue to operate autonomously but with more resources to grow. **

Genasys, the global leader in critical communications systems and solutions, has acquired Zonehaven with the intention of providing Zonehaven the technical and financial resources to accelerate the delivery of additional functionality within our Evacuation Management Platform (EMP), bolstering our customer support and providing worldwide sales and service to our fast-growing list of clients and partners.

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### [Well-Intentioned IPAWS Evacuations Miss the Mark](https://7546543.hs-sites.com/well-intentioned-ipaws-evacuations-miss-the-mark)

An evacuation warning received at our Memorial Day weekend campsite suddenly turned a moment of relaxation into panic and confusion.

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### [How we're helping the community stay safe](https://7546543.hs-sites.com/know-your-zone)

This article was originally featured in [Yahoo! news](https://news.yahoo.com/know-zone-campaign-131700289.html) on April 1, 2021.

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