Emergency Action Plan Browns Valley

EMERGENCY RESPONDER CONTACT INFO:

EMS - 911

Vacaville Police - 707-449-5200

Communication methods: Cell Phones are required. Team Radios are optional. There is cell phone coverage throughout the park.

Seasonal Trail Conditions

Trail conditions are highly variable based on the time of the season and the amount of rain. Trails are commonly close by mid-winter and open by spring unless it is a dry winter. This area is primarily clay and will be very slippery and the soil sticky once saturated.

Early Winter / limited Season to Date Rain Fall:

Heavy rain (>1.0 in): Trails may be ready to ride within 4 days unless there are multiple events.
Moderate rain (0.25 to 0.75 in): Most trails can be ridden within 2 days.
Light Rain (<0.25 in): Most trails can be ridden within a day or day of the rain

Mid-Winter / Over 5 in of Season to Date Rainfall:

Heavy rain (>1.0 in): Trails typically take at least 1 week of no rain to dry out.
Moderate rain (0.25 to 0.75 in): Most trails can be ridden within 3 days.
Light Rain (<0.25 in): Most trails can be ridden within 2 days of rain

Multiple days of heavy, moderate, and light rain will significantly increase drying times.

Mid-Winter / Over 15 in of Season to Date Rainfall:

Trails will likely be un-ridable due to wet heavy clay.

Emergency Response

First Aid Training required for venue: First aid or NICA-approved first aid [8 hour]

Closest hospital(s) equipped to manage acute trauma

NorthBay Health VacaValley Hospital

707-624-7000

1000 Nut Tree Rd. Vacaville CA 95687

10 min drive

Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center

707-624-2600

1 Quality Dr, Vacaville, CA 95688

8 min drive

David Grant USAF Medical Center

707-423-3825

101 Bodin Cir # 3826, Travis AFB, CA 94535

23 min drive

Sutter Davis Hospital

530-756-6440

2000 Sutter Pl, Davis, CA 95616

24 min drive

Estimated evacuation time from the least-accessible location on trail(s) to trailhead(s) OR other emergency access points [describe and include on map]:

No point in the part is more than a 20 min walk to an exit for evacuation.

Based on the estimated evacuation time and time to the closest hospital the time to definitive care is:

Less than 1 hour

Trails and Features

Access points for emergency access or transport

End of McMurtry Ln off of Browns Valley Road.
End of Vacavally Parkway off Browns Valley Road.

Water refill and shelter locations

There is no water or shelter at this location

Maximum time to evacuate the trail due to weather (threshold from code yellow to orange at team practice)

25 min

Creeks/rivers or dry creek beds prone to flooding/flash flooding

The creek at the McMurty lane entrance may become unpassable in very heavy rain with saturated soils. This should not be an issue as we should not be riding this location if soils are saturated.

Trails that are exposed or on ridgelines or hill/mountain tops that would need to be avoided if caught in a thunderstorm

This area should be avoided during a thunderstorm as most of the area is exposed.

Note any shelters available onsite (specify if appropriate for lightning)

There are no shelters in this area. Avoid Browns Valley open space if a thunderstorm is possible.

Created By:

Nathan Pofahl

Created/Updated On:

27Mar2024