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The Portola Valley School District and Woodside Fire Protection District will host an educational event on Tuesday, Dec. 10, to help community members prepare for wildfire threats.

The event begins at 6 p.m. at Corte Madera School in Portola Valley.

Discussion topics will include:

• The school district’s wildfire evacuation plan

• Facilities and wildfire risk reduction

• Emergency communications

• Wildfire evacuation: warnings and evacuation orders, shelter in place, and transportation

• The protocol for reuniting students and their family

• Considerations for closing schools due to a PG&E planned power shutoff

• Air quality recommendations

Portola Valley schools closed on Oct. 10 when PG&E cut off power due to a high fire risk in the area.

During the shutoff, officials held classes by lantern, according to an Oct. 28 district email to parents. Teachers engaged students in non-tech lessons: “reading, writing, playing.”

The event will be in the multi-use room at the school, 4575 Alpine Road in Portola Valley.

Cars drive through the powerless intersection of Highway 84 and Skyline Boulevard in Woodside on Oct. 28. Issues related to school closures due to power shutoffs and protocol in place to respond to a wildfire that threatens district schools will be discussed at a meeting hosted by the Portola Valley School District and Woodside Fire Protection District. Photo by Magali Gauthier/The Almanac.
Cars drive through the powerless intersection of Highway 84 and Skyline Boulevard in Woodside on Oct. 28. Issues related to school closures due to power shutoffs and protocol in place to respond to a wildfire that threatens district schools will be discussed at a meeting hosted by the Portola Valley School District and Woodside Fire Protection District. Photo by Magali Gauthier/The Almanac.

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Angela Swartz was The Almanac's editor from 2023 until 2025. She joined The Almanac as a reporter in 2018. She previously reported on youth and education, and the towns of Atherton, Portola Valley and...

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