Emergency Preparedness

Preparedness - An everyday task for everyday life. Being prepared for emergencies is crucial at home, school, work and in your community. Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood, workplace or school or can confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services – water, gas, electricity or telephones – were cut off?

Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away. The best way to make you and your family safer is to be prepared before disaster strikes. We encourage you to:

• Get a Kit
• Make a Plan
• Be Informed

Learn how to be prepared for emergencies at these websites

• American Red Cross - Preparing and Getting Trained

• Earthquake Country Alliance - Dare to Prepare

• Ready (FEMA) - Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed.

• CERT Los Angeles - You Can't Predict... But You Can Prepare

• California Emergency Management Agency - Be Smart, Be Responsible, Be Prepared. Get Ready!

• FEMA - Plan Ahead

• FEMA Emergency Management Institute - Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Los Angeles Fire Department - Emergency Preparedness Booklet

• County of Los Angeles, Dept. of Health Services - Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Just be Ready Prepare Together - On this site, you will find easy-to-use "Just Be Ready. Prepare Together" educational materials and ready-to-use planning tools that are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Khmer, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Armenian, Russian, Arabic, and Farsi.

• Earthquake Country Alliance - Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country

• Emergency Survival Program (ESP) - Your Key to Survival

• Emergency Survival Program (ESP) - Family Steps to Survival

• Emergency Survival Program (ESP) - Taking Responsibility for Your Safety - Tips for People with Disabilities and Activity Limitations

• Los Angeles Fire Department - Handy links to Emergency Preparation Materials (On front page drop down menu)

• City of Los Angeles Department on Disability - Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

Safety and security websites

• Los Angeles Police Department - Tips for your home, your business, your family and yourself

• California State Bar Publications (www.calbar.ca.gov)
  • Kids and the Law
  • When You Become 18
  • Seniors and the Law

• California Department of Insurance (www.insurance.ca.gov)
  • Consumer Information Guides
  • Home Inventory Guide
  • Residential Insurance (Homeowners and Renters)

• California Office of Privacy Protection  (www.privacyprotection.ca.gov)
  Assists individuals with identity theft and other privacy-related concerns. Provides consumer education and information on privacy issues. Coordinates with local, state and federal law enforcement on identity theft investigations. Recommends policies and practices that protect individual privacy rights.