Three Rivers Community Map
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Please be patient as sometimes the map on this page takes a little while to load. We are planning to invest in a dedicated server, which should speed the site up considerably. The map currently crashes on some old iPhones. A team member is working to fix that. Meanwhile, if you have one of those phones, you can view the map HERE. ALSO, the map does not load for people with low-bandwidth internet services, especially services that throttle or block downloads if you have exceeded a certain data limit. A team member is working on that issue as well.
This map was created by the Three Rivers Together team using federal, state, and county data. When there is an incident, it displays active evacuation zones and incident perimeters. It is designed to be a community-oriented map with structures, the community boundary, and familiar landmarks. You can click on little icon at the top right to view a scrollable legend, and click on the magnifying glass to search for a particular location.
- We are using an interactive background map provided by the United States Geographical Survey via Esri. You can zoom in and move around to see additional details.
- The community boundary is provided by the county. The little squares in the middle of the community are federally-owned inholdings.
- The structures are provided by FEMA. Only those 450 sq. ft. or larger are included. If your building is relatively new, it may not be visible. Also, you may note that locations and footprints are not exactly accurate. We are looking for a more up-to-date and accurate source of community structure data.
- Active evacuation zones are provided by Cal Fire. Zones in yellow are under evacuation warning. Zones in red are under evacuation orders. The labels beginning with TLC are the zone identifiers. Click on the zones for more information. NOTE: The status of some zones may not match the status you will find in Genasys or Watch Duty. It is uncertain at this point which data is most authoritative.
- Fire perimeters are provided by Esri, which accesses them from a federal dataset.
- Some of the labels on the map may surprise you. USGS maps are wonderfully full of history. Some of the places on the map are historic communities that no longer exist or are landmarks on historic, unused roads. Some places are located where they were historically centered (Hammond, for example).
- This map does not currently display road closures, blocks, detours, etc. because we have not yet found a Tulare County dataset that we can integrate into our map. Please refer to the Tulare County road closure page .
This map is a work in progress. Please send us any questions, input, and feedback! We will try our best to respond within 24 hours.