EMERGENCY PREPAReDNESS
The more we are prepared for a variety of potential disasters (biological, chemical, earthquake, fire, flood, terrorism…), the better our chances for successful recovery.
EMERGENCY RESOURCES:
Preparation, Notification And Response Toolkits:
Government:
Los Angeles Emergency Management Department Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (Emergency Management Department, City of LA)
City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department's Ready Your LA Neighborhood (RYLAN) Program (Emergency Management Department, City of LA)
NotifyLA (City of LA)
Map Your Neighborhood (Neighborhood Councils Empower LA and Red Cross LA)
Ready LA County 5-Step Neighborhood Action Kit (County of LA)
County of Los Angeles Emergency Map (County of LA)
LA County Chief Executive Office Emergency Management (County of LA)
Certify Emergency Response Team (City of LA, Fire Department)
Happening Now (City of LA, Fire Department)
NGOs:
How to Prepare for Emergencies (American Red Cross)
Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, RAND, UCLA, Emergency Network of Los Angeles and Loma Linda University)
Emergency Network Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)
Tools And Locations For Convening And Education:
Los Angeles Hazard Awareness Survey (Emergency Management Department, City of LA)
Los Angeles Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (City of LA)
The American Red Cross in the Los Angeles Region (American Red Cross)
Community Resilience Centers (California Strategic Growth Council)
Shape Your L.A (LA Times Civic Navigation Tool)
More Potential Locations:
Los Angeles County Parks & Recreation (County of LA)
Los Angeles Public Libraries (City of LA)
El Nido Healing Communities (El Nido Family Centers)
Trust for Public Land (Trust for Public Land)
LA Neighborhood Land Trust (LA Neighborhood Land Trust)
Community Gardens (UC Publication)
Find a Garden (Los Angeles Community Garden Council)