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10 Mar

Mt. Washington Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness Meeting 3/14/19

Mt Washington is building Neighborhood Teams and developing Disaster Response Plans.

This meeting will summarize the CERT and Map Your Neighborhood programs, and explain how they can work effectively together.

If you participated in our CERT/MYN Combined Resources Drill in 2017, you probably saw that there can be a lot of benefit to working together (and that we had a lot to learn to make it go smoothly). Now we are fine tuning our plan for the entire Mt. Washington Neighborhood.

This meeting is for the community members of Mt. Washington to continue building their community disaster response plan. If you have ever taken a CERT class, or even if you’ve thought about doing so, please come. This meeting is also for people in Mt. Washington who have had a Map Your Neighborhood block meeting (or want to). Or if you’re just interested in learning about Community Disaster Preparedness.

“In a disaster, your most immediate sources of help are the neighbors living around you.” Come learn and be part of the plan to minimize the impact of a disaster.

Thursday, March 14

Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Coptic Church

4900 Cleland Ave.

LA, CA 90042

7:00-8:30pm

The Meeting is FREE but Please RSVP on Eventbrite.

Download the flyer

08 Aug

Great California Shakeout 10/20

Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:20 a.m. on October 20* during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, which began in California in 2008.

Sign up at http://shakeout.org/california/register/

Participating is a great way for your family or organization to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes– wherever you live, work, or travel. ShakeOut is also a major activity of America’s PrepareAthon!

There are many ways for individuals, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, community groups, scouts, and others to participate in the ShakeOut. The links below have customized ideas for what you or your organization can do. Additional resources for your drill are also below.

http://shakeout.org/california/howtoparticipate/

30 May

CERT Class in Lincoln Heights beginning 7/7

Thursday Evenings – July 7 – August 18, 2016 from 6:30 – 9:00 PM

BREWERY ARTS COLONY
620 Moulton St.
Community Room
Los Angeles, CA 90031

INSTRUCTOR: FIREFIGHTER MITCH MCKNIGHT – (213) 202-3119

Class 1 – July 7 Introduction, Disaster Awareness
Class 2 – July 14 Disaster Fire Suppression Techniques
Class 3 – July 21 Disaster Medical Operations 1
Class 4 – July 28 Disaster Medical Operations 2
Class 5 – Aug 4 Light Search & Rescue Operations)
Class 6 – Aug 11 Team Organization & Disaster Psychology
Class 7 – Aug 18 Terrorism & Homeland Defense

Register on Eventbrite

YOU MUST ATTEND ALL CLASSES TO RECEIVE A “CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION”.

Check out all CERT classes being offered in the LA area at Eventbrite.

For further information, you may contact the CERT Unit at (213) 893-9840.

12 Dec

Wildlife!

On December 1, 2015 a public symposium was conducted by Hoang Dinh of LA Animal Services and volunteers from CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. The event focused on co-existing with coyotes and emphasized the importance of not feeding (even fallen fruit can attract them) and “hazing” to keep them naturally afraid of humans. The event was sponsored by the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council Public Safety Committee.

LA Animal Services Coyote Pamphlet

CA Fish and Wildlife Coyote Info

Contact Info:

For any Human life threatening situations call 9-1-1.
For any urgent animal related EMERGENCY calls (injured, orphaned (alone >24 hours), distressed, or sick animals) call your local shelter at 888-452-7381 and follow the prompts.
If you experience unusual wildlife behaviors, contact the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

For more information regarding how to co-exist with our local Wildlife, search on or call our LA Animal Services NON EMERGENCY Wildlife phone line 323-225-WILD (9453).