Equine evacuation readiness
Summary
The landslide area has no viable easterly exit for big five-horse trailers. The March 25 drill tests the York property route with a sheriff escort, and the May 2 equine readiness event will bring horse owners together with animal care and control.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 8
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Mass care and evacuation grant funding will support the planning effort.
Horse owners in and around the landslide area who need viable evacuation routes and refuge plans.
Horses and owners in the landslide zone face evacuation risk until routes and refuge areas are secured.
Mentions & discussions (8)
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - Aug 17, 2026
A community survey and obstacle-day event to gather the horse community's evacuation needs were postponed because partner cities couldn't join, though staff is pushing to coordinate a peninsula-wide event before mass care and evacuation plan work begins in 2027.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - Jul 16, 2026
The city wants to survey the horse community on evacuation needs but paused its planned event because the other peninsula cities couldn't attend. A subcommittee was formed to keep pushing this ahead of a peninsula-wide mass care and evacuation plan expected in early 2027.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - Jun 18, 2026
After a March drill, the city is surveying horse owners about trailers, safe refuge areas, and evacuation needs before finalizing the mass care and evacuation plan. Concerns include limited trailer capacity, poor roads behind the gate, and community distrust of the city.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - May 21, 2026
A community workshop is planned to answer the big question: never let horses loose in a wildfire — panicked horses run back into burning barns. Trailer-loading practice is essential.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - Apr 16, 2026
The equine evacuation drill went well, and the city wants to run workshops with all four peninsula cities to map out who has trailers, who has refuge space, and where the gaps are — feeding into a new mass care and evacuation plan.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - Mar 16, 2026
The landslide area has no viable easterly exit for big five-horse trailers. The March 25 drill tests the York property route with a sheriff escort, and the May 2 equine readiness event will bring horse owners together with animal care and control.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - Feb 13, 2026
The city's horse community — likely well over 200 animals in the landslide area alone — remains a major evacuation challenge. An internal evacuation drill simulating a five-horse trailer evacuation from Palos Verdes Drive South is planned for March, ahead of a public equine event May 3.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - Jan 15, 2026
With hundreds of horses in the city and chokepoint roads like Palos Verdes Drive South, getting trailers out during a disaster is a known problem. A drill is planned for March, and Member Robinson is building an evacuation and sheltering resource guide for horse owners. Safe refuge sites beyond the city are also being identified.
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