Partnering with your Neighbors to be Ready
A great way to stay ready for disasters is to create and participate in a neighborhood network for disaster response. The County of Los Angeles’ 5-Step Neighborhood Action Kit is a free resource that can help you and your neighbors get organized and ready to act after a disaster, when professional responders are not immediately available to help.
To learn more about how to help get your neighborhood disaster-ready, download the 5-Step Neighborhood Action Kit by clicking on the links below.
For more information, or to request for a speaker from Los Angeles County’s Office of Emergency Management to come speak to a neighborhood group, please email oem@ceooem.lacounty.gov or call (323) 980-2260.
Quick Tip: Thinking of Starting a Neighborhood Disaster Network? Make sure your planning steps include the following:
- Start with Personal Safety
- Embrace the Whole Community
- Assign responsibilities to everyone according to willingness and ability
- Designate common meeting places
- Include a way to care for children, the elderly, people with mobility challenges disabilities
- Keep household pets safe and calm
- Activate phone trees or other communication plans
- Include home-to-home hazard surveys