The American Red Cross says they helped a few families find discounted hotel rooms to stay at for the time being Sunday night.

On Monday a lot of people came through seeking for help, especially since many were left without power since Sunday.

"Today was busy," said Tiandra Rushing, executive director for American Red Cross. "We saw a lot of foot traffic in and out of the library here, not only clients of the library but seeking the cooling shelter as well. A lot of people were coming here to cool down, charge their phone, just get additional information throughout the evacuation center."

Rushing says they do have a few people that are spending the night at the evacuation center, and they will be serving breakfast tomorrow morning and continuing to offer resources for anyone who's still impacted by the fire and power outage.

In order to stay prepared for a possible evacuation, Washoe County Emergency Management is encouraging families to pack a 'go bag' with all the essentials.

"Make sure you have your cell phone charged because our cell phones are how we communicate with the world," said Jessica Adams-Lopes, Washoe County Emergency Management. "Make sure you have important documents, your title to or deed to your house, medications are also important."

They also recommend packing several changes of clean clothes.

A shelter for small animals has also been set up at the Northwest Reno Library. Washoe County Regional Animal Services helped evacuate at least two horses from the Gold Ranch Fire Sunday night, and they can evacuate more large animals if necessary.

The evacuation shelter plans to stay active until Tuesday afternoon but that could extend longer.

"As of right now we have been requested to stay active through tomorrow afternoon but things are constantly changing and it could happen any minute or any hour," Rushing explains.

Washoe County continues to notify people of evacuations via text and social media and also deputies going door to door.

"We try to hit it from all angles and reach as many people as possible to make sure they're getting those alerts no matter how they like to receive their information," says Adams-Lopes.

You can sign up for code red alerts by clicking here. However, you don't have to sign up to get emergency alerts since those are based off of cell towers.