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Do A Door-To-Door Halloween Outreach Campaign For Your NC

Halloween is coming  - what better time for a door-to-door outreach campaign for your Neighborhood Council than a night when people are home waiting for their doorbell to ring? You’ll have fun, and seeing your board in costume will make meeting you fun and memorable for your stakeholders, too. You can split into teams to [...]

By |2017-09-20T16:35:08-07:00September 20th, 2017|Blog, Emergency Preparedness, How-To, Outreach, Outreach Tip Of The Week, Tool Box|Comments Off on Do A Door-To-Door Halloween Outreach Campaign For Your NC

Give the Gift of Life at the 9th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair

The Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair will host a bloodmobile from Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles. The bloodmobile will begin receiving donors at 9:00 am, which means that if you would like to give the gift of life at the Fair, you’ll be admitted to the Fair starting at 9:00 am (up to an hour early) so that [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:13:00-07:00September 1st, 2016|Blog, Emergency Preparedness, NCs Making a Difference, Regional/Citywide NC Orgs.|Comments Off on Give the Gift of Life at the 9th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair

Fantastic Speakers at the 9th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair

The Southern California Preparedness Foundation, sponsors of the 9th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair, is pleased to announce our Speaker Series line-up. Starting at 10:30 am on Saturday, October 1 in the Community Room at Fire Station 87, 10124 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills, we'll have a series of five 30-minute talks from five great speakers. [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:13:07-07:00July 22nd, 2016|Blog, Emergency Preparedness, Regional/Citywide NC Orgs.|Comments Off on Fantastic Speakers at the 9th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair

Connecting After a Disaster

We all know we should have an out-of-state emergency contact to be a focal point for our family members and friends, and that we should always carry that information on our person at all times. Bring your out-of-state emergency contact information (full name, address, and phone) and volunteer members of the National Traffic System (NTS) [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:13:19-07:00June 24th, 2016|Blog, Emergency Preparedness|Comments Off on Connecting After a Disaster

June EMD Bulletin – 5 Steps to Neighborhood Preparedness

This month’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) bulletin focuses on neighborhood disaster planning and the 5 Steps program, the City of Los Angeles official neighborhood disaster planning tool. Los Angeles is home to over 4 million residents. There are just under 10,000 police officers and nearly 4,000 firefighters. In the event of a large, catastrophic disaster, [...]

By |2016-06-03T13:18:03-07:00June 3rd, 2016|Blog, City Departments, Emergency Preparedness|Comments Off on June EMD Bulletin – 5 Steps to Neighborhood Preparedness

Thanks for Supporting the 8th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair

Sincere thanks to everyone who attended the Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair on Saturday, October 3, 2015! We had a great turnout! Many attendees told us they learned about the Fair from their Neighborhood Council, and 50 percent of attendees told us it was their first time at the Fair. We distributed a Family Emergency Preparedness [...]

By |2015-10-08T16:53:38-07:00October 8th, 2015|Blog, Events, NCs Making a Difference, Regional/Citywide NC Orgs.|Comments Off on Thanks for Supporting the 8th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair

West LA Community Safety & Preparedness Fair

Make a Plan, Build a Kit, Be Informed! Join the West LA Sawtelle Neighborhood Council and your West LA neighbors on September 27 for a preparedness fair at the Farmers’ Market. The event will feature giveaways and raffles, live music, a free CPR demonstration, and other disaster preparedness presentations. Exhibitors will include the American Red [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:15:04-07:00September 16th, 2015|Blog, Events|Comments Off on West LA Community Safety & Preparedness Fair

UNNC To hold Public Safety Summit

Not sure what to do during a home fire or when the “Big One” hits? Want to learn more about self-defense and cyber-security? Join United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council on Saturday, April 18 for a free Public Safety Summit that will answer these questions and more! Learn about CERT – LAFD’s free emergency training program and [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:15:40-07:00April 15th, 2015|Blog, Events|Comments Off on UNNC To hold Public Safety Summit

Emergency Preparedness on a Budget

Have you been holding off on putting together your emergency preparedness kit because you’re concerned about the cost? The Emergency Management Department (EMD) reminds you that disaster supply kits do not have to be expensive to be effective. In collaboration with Councilmen Tom LaBonge and Mitchell Englander, the EMD Earthquake Training Bulletin for the month [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:15:42-07:00April 8th, 2015|Blog, Education|Comments Off on Emergency Preparedness on a Budget

This is What a Full Scale Neighborhood Preparedness Exercise Looks Like!

Does your neighborhood have a Neighborhood Emergency Plan? Last year, the Emergency Management Department worked with the Tarzana Neighborhood Council to create their Neighborhood Emergency Plan and “rehearse” it with a full scale exercise. Tarzana was out in full force to experience the Great California ShakeOut, coming together as a community to prepare for a [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:16:15-07:00January 16th, 2015|Blog, Events|Comments Off on This is What a Full Scale Neighborhood Preparedness Exercise Looks Like!