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COUNTY RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO PREPARE FOR NEXT DISASTER

2011-12-02T13:18:00.000-08:00

News Release

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Contact: David Sommers (213) 974-1363
Brian Lew, Public Affairs, (213) 974-1652
Dec. 1, 2011
COUNTY RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO
PREPARE FOR NEXT DISASTER

(Los Angeles, Dec. 1) – In light of today’s wind related damage and power outages
across Los Angeles County, residents are encouraged to review their emergency
survival procedures and make use of County resources available to seek help and
prepare for the next disaster:
Dept. of Public Works (http://dpw.lacounty.gov/contact/)
To report trees down, inoperable County-maintained traffic signals, damage to
roadways and County facilities, call 1-800-675-HELP (4375).
Alert LA County (http://portal.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/alertla)
Los Angeles County has implemented an emergency mass notification system to
contact County residents and businesses via recorded phone messages, text messages
and e-mail during emergencies. For more information and to register your cell phone
number, Voice over IP number, and e-mail address, please click the link above.
Specific Needs Assessment Planning (S.N.A.P.)
(http://lacoa.org/PDF/EmergencySurvivalGuide-LowRes.pdf)
To better prepare County residents for these and other types of disasters, the Los
Angeles County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announces the launch of the
Specific Needs Awareness Planning (S.N.A.P.) voluntary disaster registry.
Emergency Survival Guide (http://lacoa.org/PDF/EmergencySurvivalGuide-LowRes.pdf)
This Guide will help you to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters
that face Los Angeles County. Our goal is to provide tips that assist you to be selfsufficient after a disaster. In addition to this Guide, we recommend that you increase
your awareness of emergency situations and the skills you need to prepare your family,
neighbors and your community. Become Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) qualified and join a local CERT Disaster Response Team. CERT Teams
strengthen the ability of our communities to quickly recover after major disasters. This guide is a starting point.
-more-
Preparedness 2-2-2
Los Angeles County Emergency Survival Program (ESP) (http://www.espfocus.org/)
This web site was developed by the Emergency Survival Program (ESP) and the Los
Angeles County Office of Emergency Management. The web site contains a calendar
style collection of easy to print disaster information sheets that include topics on:
1. Understanding terrorism
2. Actions for threat levels
3. Tuning into the media
4. Weapons of mass destruction
5. Taking cover
6. Planning for a trip
7. Staying or going in a disaster
8. Being safe at work
9. School preparedness
10. What to do if you are in a public place
11. Volunteering
12. Preparing an emergency kit as a gift
There is also a description of disasters that have occurred in Los Angeles County. Most
of the web site contains disaster planning resources for local government officials and
an overview of the Office of Emergency Management's role in a disaster. The
information is available in English only.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health - Emergency Preparedness
Hotline
1-866-999-LABT (5228)
This hotline is staffed by multi-lingual operators available between 8:30 am and 5 pm
Monday through Friday to provide information on disaster preparedness. The
information provided by the operators is similar to the information that is included in this
labt.org web site. Callers are connected directly with hotline operators who speak
Spanish, English, Korean, Armenian, Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese, Vietnamese and Russian. Callers who speak other languages will be assisted by a tele-interpreting
service.
Preparedness 3-3-3
211- Los Angeles County Info Line (dial 2-1-1)
TTY: 1-800-660-4026
Live operators at this line are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provide free,
confidential information and referral services to individuals for such critical issues like
health care and substance abuse, domestic violence, shelter, food, legal and financial
assistance, children and senior programs and mental health services. Services are
available in English, Spanish and over 140 languages via a tele-interpreting service.
Note:
Use 211 not 911 if you need information about the above topics that 211 operators have
available. You should call 911 only if you have a life-threatening emergency.
-lacounty.gov-

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