Resources
FEMA
Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation.
http://www.ready.gov
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health protects health, prevents disease, and promotes the health and well-being for all persons in Los Angeles County.
http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/
Center for Disease Control
CDC′s Mission is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.
http://www.cdc.gov
Business & Industry Council for Emergency Planning & Preparedness
A forum for information exchange to enhance emergency preparedness and contingency planning within the business community.
http://www.bicepp.org
California Emergency Management Agency
Cal EMA is responsible for the coordination of overall state agency response to major disasters in support of local government. The Agency is responsible for assuring the state’s readiness to respond to and recover from all hazards – natural, manmade, war-caused emergencies and disasters – and for assisting local governments in their emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and hazard mitigation efforts.
https://w3.calema.ca.gov/WebPage/oeswebsite.nsf/NOIAPIDR1810?OpenForm
American Red Cross Los Angeles Region
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
http://redcrossla.org/
Earthquake Country Alliance
ECA is a statewide public-private partnership of people, organizations, and regional alliances that work together to improve preparedness, mitigation and resiliency.
http://earthquakecountry.info
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts. To share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.
http://www.noaa.gov
Emergency Survival Program
The Emergency Survival Program (ESP) is a large-scale community education outreach program.
http://www.espfocus.org