LuAn Johnson, PhD with Ben Park
In July, our Secretary/Treasurer, Ben Park got to meet Map Your Neighborhood founder, LuAn Johnson – while visiting Seattle. She was excited to hear how Mt. Washington Jessica has successfully implemented the program she started at the Washington State Emergency Management Department. LuAn’s current venture is Span Disaster, a nonprofit that that continues the principles of Map Your Neighborhood.
Disaster Preparedness Community Meeting on Tuesday, Feb 9th, from 7pm – 8:30pm
Fire Station 50 – 3036 Fletcher Dr. LA (in Glassell Park)
FREE and open to everyone, CERT trained or non-CERT trained
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During the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Community Meeting we’ll discuss Map Your Neighborhood (MYN).
MYN is a step-by-step process designed to help neighborhoods prepare for disasters and to know what to do immediately following one. Neighbors learn to work together as a team to evaluate their neighborhood following a disaster and to take action to mitigate risks that could require a 911 call if left unchecked. This program embraces all neighbors, CERT and non-CERT, and fits nicely into the 5 Steps.la Program.
CERT Battalion 2 has embraced the Map Your Neighborhood paradigm based in part on the success of the program in the Mt. Washington Jessica Neighborhood. Come to the meeting and see how your immediate neighbors have influenced the larger plans of LA preparedness.
There are already six MYN Block Teams in the battalion and we plan on many more.
If you want more out of your CERT experience join us and find out how.
Afterwards, ask questions about disaster preparedness and talk to other community members about emergency plans in our neighborhood.