CERT-LA - Preparedness

CERT Los Angeles

Preparedness

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Home/ Work/ Personal	Disaster Supplies Calendar Using this calendar, your family can assemble an emergency kit in small steps over a six-month period.
	Putting Down Roots In Earthquake Country This popular 32-page earthquake science and preparedness handbook was first published in 1995 by the Southern California Earthquake Center. SCEC and the Earthquake Country Alliance now update the handbook yearly, and it is now available in both English and Spanish. The handbook features current scientific understanding of when and where earthquakes will occur in Southern California, how the ground will shake as a result, and the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety. Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country can be read online, downloaded or you can request free copies. It is available in English and Spanish.	Earthquake County Alliance
	Disaster Barrel One suggested method for storing emergency supplies is to place them in a large, covered trash container. Also available in Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.	American Red Cross
	Your Guide to Public Health Emergency Planning Also available in Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.	Los Angeles County Bioterrorism Preparedness Program
	Emergency Contact Card	American Red Cross
	Emergency Preparedness Checklists - 10 Essential Items - also available in black and white	Emergency Survival Program
	Preparing Makes Sense: Get Ready Now	U.S. Department of Homeland Security
	Emergency Planning and Disaster Supplies Creating a disaster plan Emergency planning for people with special needs Disaster supply kits	FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
	Emergency Preparedness Checklist Also available in Spanish	American Red Cross
	Emergency Supplies Checklist Also available in Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.	California Office of Emergency Services
	Family Steps to Survival Also available in Spanish.	Emergency Survival Program
	Food and Water in an Emergency Also available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.	American Red Cross
	The LAFD Emergency Preparedness Booklet (formerly known as the Ostrich Book) is available.	Los Angeles Fire Department
	Personal Workplace Disaster Supplies Kit	American Red Cross
	United for a Stronger America: Citizens' Preparedness Guide	National Crime Prevention Council
	Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit Also available in Cambodian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.	American Red Cross
	Your Family Disaster Plan Also available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Tagalog.	American Red Cross
Neighborhood	Organize Your Neighborhood	California Office of Emergency Services
	Organizing Neighborhoods for Earthquake Preparedness (4.8 mb file size)	California Office of Emergency Services
	AWARE - Alert Well-prepared And Ready for Emergencies Also available in Spanish	Emergency Survival Program
	3 Steps for Family and Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness	Neighbors Uniting Neighbors
	Guide to Preparing Your Neighborhood for a Disaster	Volunteer Center of Marin
Business	Emergency Management Guide For Business and Industry	FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
	Preparing Your Business For The Unthinkable	American Red Cross

	updated: 13 February 2008