Barton Creek West Homeowners Association

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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AGAINST A WILDFIRE AND HOW YOU CAN BE NOTIFIED OF AN EMERGENCY IN BCW

1)  Sign up for a Firewise Home Assessment:

 This is THE most important thing you can do to protect your home from a nearby wildfire. In 20 minutes we’ll give you a list of things that could save your home. If you saw the lone surviving house in an article about the LA fire, these are the things they did. Most fires caused by a wildfire are due to embers from a nearby fire, which are carried for miles and can get in your attic and gutters or under your deck. Embers can easily set your home on fire. The BCW Firewise Committee would be glad to come talk to you and survey the area around the outside of your home. You will be left with a checklist of simple things you can do to “harden” your home against a fire by protecting it from embers, and some important information about what to do in the event of a wildfire. Sign up today by emailing firewise@bcw.email

2)  Barton Creek West has our very own emergency text alert system which can be used to notify residents in the event of a true emergency. The message will include information about the situation and how to respond. 

To receive emergency texts, you will need to opt in. It’s fast and easy to sign up. (Please only sign up immediate family members who are BCW residents.)  

There are two different ways to sign up.  

  • Text from the device that you wish to enroll:  Text to 844-818-4843 and enter BCWtext in the message field.  Hit send. You will get a message in response and the system will capture your cell phone number. Please respond to the message and provide us with your name so we know who has signed up.

Or                                                     

To report an Emergency: Please call 512-410-0235. Please save this number in your contacts so you have the number in case you ever need it. If you see a fire or other emergency that needs to be communicated immediately to the HOA Board or the neighborhood, please call this number to report the emergency.

3)  Sign up for Warn Central Texas – This is an automated emergency notification tool which enables authorized emergency personnel in our local area to warn residents about dangerous conditions and situations as they unfold. They can quickly give specific instructions that affect our neighborhood such as evacuation orders and directions. These are sent via text, email and/or phone which you select when you register.

The system can be activated by the Travis County Sheriff’s office, by a local Fire Department, by EMS, or by any other emergency responders who deem it necessary for part or all of BCW to be notified of a situation or evacuation order. 

To register the cell, home number and/or email for you and additional family members go here: warncentraltexas.org