disaster preparedness – Page 5 – Mt. Washington Jessica Neighborhood

12 Dec

CERT Classes starting January 2016

The Community Emergency Response Team Program’s concept was developed and implemented by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in 1985. The CERT course will benefit any citizen who takes it. This individual will be better prepared to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster.

1/4 – Silverlake – Evenings – 7 Mondays 6:30 -9 pm

1/6 – Hermon – Evenings – 7 Wednesdays 7:00 -9:30 pm

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.

08 Dec

El Nino Preparations

The National Weather Service is predicting a “godzilla” El Niño weather pattern of storms this winter. Fire Station 44 will be supplying free sandbags and sand. 1410 Cypress Avenue in Cypress Park – 213-485-6244. Call first – they already ran out of sand once! Also check the city’s El Nino site for other preparedness info: elninola.com. And if you see clogged storm drains/catch basins, you can report it with the address or intersection to the Sanitation Dept. – call 311 or direct dial 213-485-5392.

14 Jun

Dr. Lucy Jones reviews “San Andreas”

How real is it? For starters, we can only have a maximum of an 8.2 magnitude quake. But being prepared is good and “Drop, Cover and Hold” is the right thing to do. Check out earthquake expert, Dr. Lucy Jones’ live tweets from the audience premiere of the movie, “San Andreas”.

http://laist.com/2015/05/26/dr_lucy_earthquake_lady_jones_has_a.php

The Rock and Dr. Lucy Jones (from laist.com)

10 Jun

CERT Classes Starting Summer 2015

The Community Emergency Response Team Program’s concept was developed and implemented by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in 1985. The CERT course will benefit any citizen who takes it. This individual will be better prepared to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster.

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

6/27 LAFD Valley Refresher – One Day – Saturday 7:30 am – 5 pm

7/7 – Hollywood/Wilshire – Evenings – 7 Tuesdays 6:30 -9 pm

7/8 – Downtown LA – Daytime – 7 Wednesdays 1 – 3:30 pm

7/9 – Civic Center – Daytime – 7 Thursdays 9 – 11:30 am

7/10 – East LA – Daytime – 7 Fridays 9 – 11:30 am

7/21 – Downtown LA – Daytime – 7 Tuesdays 9 – 11:30 am

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