Preparedness
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Make sure your family has a plan for a disaster. Have it serve as a guide for each of your family members. Include in it how each will get in contact with the others, where each will go -
including backup plans - and what each will do in an emergency. Keep a copy of this plan in your disaster supply kit and another safe place where you can access it in the event of a disaster.
Click on one of the links below to begin. It will open a form in Adobe Acrobat. Keep the form open and type your and your family's information into the boxes on the form. When you are done, print at least two copies using Adobe Acrobat. Download Family Disaster Plan Only Fill out the information in the form about your family members, emergency contacts, family meeting place, etc. Download Family Disaster Plan and Customized Children's Book The information you entered into your family plan will automatically customize your children's book - another great tool to help your family and child become disaster prepared. |
California Volunteers |
| 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 Supplies Calendar
Using this calendar, your family can assemble an emergency kit in small steps over a six-month period. |
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| 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, Chinese, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. |
Los Angeles County Public Health | |
| Family Emergency Plan
Also available in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. |
Los Angeles County Public Health | |
| Family Emergency Supplies Kit
Also available in Armenian, Chinese, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. |
Los Angeles County Public Health | |
| Build Your Kit with 10 Items
Also available in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. |
Los Angeles County Public Health | |
| Emergency Contact Card | American Red Cross | |
| Emergency Preparedness Checklists - 10 Essential Items - | 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. Also available in Spanish |
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
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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 | 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
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Emergency Management Guide For Business and Industry | FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Preparing Your Business For The Unthinkable | American Red Cross |
