Evacuation Routes

Be assured the Cleburne County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), in partnership with the Alabama EMA, the United States Army, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), are ready to educate and inform you. Ready to alert you and respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But you need to do your part. Know your zones for home, work and school. Be prepared to follow protective action instructions from the Cleburne County EMA office. If a chemical accident occurs, your local EMA will give you instructions based on the zone you are in. You may be asked to shelter in place, evacuate, simply avoid travel, or you may be given other important instructions. Monitor your Emergency Alert Stations for further emergency instructions.

How to use this map

On the map of Cleburne, find your locations for home, work and school. Make note of the ZONE in which you are located. (The ZONES are defined by areas listed below, and are given a code. For example: if you live in the city of Heflin, your ZONE is A-12. )
Specific boundary details for each ZONE are listed below, to help determine your exact location.
If an evacuation is ordered for your ZONE, the directions below indicate the best evacuation destination for each ZONE.

		IRZ - Immediate Response Zone: The Emergency Planning Zone which is closest to the Anniston Army Depot and which has the greatest risk for the public. This zone encompasses an area requiring a less than one-hour response time when affected by a chemical release. It extends approximately 9 miles, the average distance a chemical vapor could travel in one hour under typical weather conditions.

		PAZ - Protective Action Zone: The Protective Action Zone is an area of lesser risk that extends beyond the IRZ to approximately 20 to 30 miles. This Emergency Planning Zone may require public protective actions, but more time is available for response.

		PZ - Precautionary Zone: The Precautionary Zone is the outermost Emergency Protective Zone and extends beyond the PAZ to a distance where protective actions would not be required. The PZ does not require additional effort beyond normal emergency management preparedness. This area has a minimal risk factor, and adequate time exists to warn the public and take protective actions prior to arrival of airborne chemical agents.

A-11
PAZ		Zone A-11 consists of the Talladega National Forest Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area which includes Coleman Lake, Highrock Lake and Sweetwater Lake.
		If this zone is evacuated, individuals will be instructed to evacuate eastward towards Fruithurst.

A-12
PAZ		Zone A-12 consists of the entire city limits of Heflin, as well as those areas west of Heflin along and proximal of Highway 78 to the Calhoun County Line.
		If this zone is evacuated, individuals will be instructed to evacuate eastward towards Georgia. If emergency housing is required or evacuated school children are to be picked up, travel east to Ranburne where you will receive further information.

B-6
PAZ		Zone B-6 consists of the area south of I-20, west of Highway 9 and east of Highway 431, including Belltown, Five Points, and Chulafinnee.
		If this zone is evacuated, individuals will be instructed to evacuate eastward towards Georgia. If emergency housing is required or evacuated school children are to be picked up, travel east to Ranburne where you will receive further information.

B-7
PAZ		Zone B-7 consists of the area south of Highway 431 including Abel, Camp Sequoyah and Lighthouse Church.
		If this zone is evacuated, individuals will be instructed to evacuate eastward towards Georgia. If emergency housing is required or evacuated school children are to be picked up, travel east to Ranburne where you will receive further information.

B-8
PAZ		Zone B-8 consists of areas along State Road 281 in southernmost Cleburne County including Cheaha State Park.
		If this zone is evacuated, individuals will be instructed to evacuate south on Alabama 49 towards Ashland.