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As a residet o oe o the may uicorporated areas

o Los Ageles Couty, you are a importat part

o emergecy plaig ad preparedess.

Uicorporated areas are ot part o ay city ad are

govered by the ve-member Board o Supervisors

o the Couty o Los Ageles. The Board acts as

your city coucil ad is resposible or establishigpolicies ad regulatios that aect you ad your

eighborhood. The Board also govers the Couty

Departmets that provide services i your area icludi

recreatio, solid waste, plaig, law eorcemet,

re ghtig, ad social programs. The Couty is

your rst respoder to disasters such as food, re,

earthquake, civil urest, tsuami, ad terrorist attacks

This Guide will help you to better prepare or, respod

to ad recover rom disasters that ace Los Ageles

Couty. Our goal is to provide tips that assist you to be

sel-suciet ater a disaster. I additio to this Guide

we recommed that you icrease your awareess o

emergecy situatios ad the skills you eed to prepa

your amily, eighbors ad your commuity. Become

Commuity Emergecy Respose Team (CERT) quali

ad joi a local CERT Disaster Respose Team. CERT

Teams stregthe the ability o our commuities

to quickly recover ater major disasters.

This guide is a startig poit. For more iormatio

o preparig or disasters, please visit the website

or the Coutys Emergecy Survival Program (ESP)

at www.ss.g or call the ESP Hotlie

at (213) 974-1166 to receive ree iormatio ohow to be prepared or emergecies ad disasters.

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Field OFFices

el MOnte

3400 Aerojet Aveue, Suite 240

El Mote, Calioria 91731

Phoe: (626) 350-4500

Fax: (626) 448-1573

east lOs angeles

4801 East Third Street

Los Ageles, Calioria 90022

Phoe: (323) 881-4601

Fax: (323) 887-7286

Gloria MolinaFIRST DISTRICT

856 Keeth Hah Hall o Admiistratio

500 West Temple Street


Phoe: (213) 974-4111

Fax: (213) 613-1739

Email: [email protected]


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Mark ridley-ThoMaSSECOnD DISTRICT




Phoe: (213) 974-2222

Fax: (213) 680-3283


Field OFFices

expOsitiOn park

Admiistrative Oces East

700 Expositio Park Drive

Los Ageles, CA 90037

FlOrence-FirestOne7901 South Compto Aveue


Phoe: (323) 586-6523

Fax: (323) 277-9824

ingleWOOd cOUrtHOUse

1 Reget Street, Room 620

Iglewood, CA 90301

Phoe: (213) 974-1028

Fax: (310) 674-6134

WillOWBrOOk

12915 S. Jarvis Aveue


Phoe: (310) 217-7339

Fax: (310) 808-1184


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Zev yaroSlavSkyTHIRD DISTRICT




Phoe: (213) 974-3333

Fax: (213) 625-7360


Field OFFices

Van nUys district OFFice

14340 Sylva Street

Va nuys, CA 91401

Phoe: (818) 901-3831

Fax: (818) 997-8196

calaBasas district OFFice

26600 Agoura Road, #100

Calabasas, CA 91302

Phoe: (818) 880-9416

Fax: (818) 880-9346


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don knabeFOURTH DISTRICT




Phoe: (213) 974-4444

Fax: (213) 626-6941


Field OFFices

BellFlOWer

100205 E. Flower Street

Bellfower 90706

Phoe: (562) 804-8208

Fax: (562) 804-2746

signal Hill

1401 E. Willow Street

Sigal Hill 90755

Phoe: (562) 256-1920

Fax: (562) 490-0549

rOWland HeigHts

1199 S. Fairway Dr., Suite 111

Walut, CA 91789

Phoe: (909) 594-6561

Fax: (909) 594-1621

tOrrance

825 Maple Aveue, Room 150

Torrace, CA 90503

Phoe: (310) 222-3015

Fax: (310) 300-4058

dOWney

7500 E.Imperial Hwy., Rm 105

Dowey, CA 90242Phoe: (562) 803-7087

Fax: (562) 803-0613

nOrWalk

12720 norwalk Blvd., 7th Flr

norwalk, CA 90650

Phoe: (562) 806-7350

Fax: (562) 929-9051

san pedrO

505 S. Cetre StreetSa Pedro, CA 90731

Phoe: (310) 519-6021

Fax: (310) 732-7927


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Michael d. anTonovichFIFTH DISTRICT




Phoe: (213) 974-5555

Fax: (213) 974-1010


Field OFFices

antelOpe Valley

1113 W. Aveue M-4 Suite A

Palmdale, CA 93551

Phoe: (661) 726-3600

Fax: (661) 942-5069

san gaBriel Valley

615 East Foothill Blvd. Suite A

Sa Dimas, CA 91773

Phoe: (909) 394-2264

Fax: (909) 592-0751

san FernandO Valley

21943 Plummer Street

Chatsworth, CA 91311

Phoe: (818) 993-5170Fax: (818) 993-5764

pasadena

215 n. Marego Ave. Suite 120

Pasadea, CA 91101

Phoe: (626) 356-5407

Fax: (626) 568-0159

santa clarita Valley

23920 Valecia Blvd. Suite 265

Sata Clarita, CA 91355

Phoe: (661) 287-3657

Fax: (661) 254-4453


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The Los Ageles regio is subject to variousdestructive emergecies icludig earthquakes,

food, ladslides, wild res, toradoes, urba res,

tsuamis, hazardous material releases, terrorism,

ad civil urest. Major earthquakes have occurred

i Souther Calioria causig damage to the Couty

i 1933, 1971, 1987 ad 1994. A recet report by

a workig group o respected scietists estimates a

86% probability o a magitude 7.0 or greater

earthquake i souther Calioria over the ext 30 years

Emergecy situatios become disasters whe

they overwhelm the resources here to protect our

commuity. I a disaster, Couty departmets

will do everythig possible to provide assistace

to residets. However, large disasters may completely

overwhelm our respoders with multiple icidets

ad competig public saety eeds. First respoders

will eed to ocus their eorts i the areas where they

ca do the most good - helpig severely edageredpeople ad heavily impacted areas rst. It is possible,

eve likely, that some areas may ot get proessioal

assistace or days ater a disaster has occurred.

A major disaster ca leave hudreds, possibly

thousads, o people homeless ad strai ood,

water ad shelter resources or all emergecy

respose ad support agecies.

This Guide is iteded to help you ad your amily

survive ad recover ater a major disaster. Become

amiliar with the tips ad the resources provided

i this Guide ad take steps to keep your amily sae.

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Survival Guide ....................................................................................1

Respodig to Disasters i Los Ageles Couty ..................................7

Table o Cotets ...............................................................................8

Four STepS To preparedneSS ..................................................11

1. have a plan..............................................................................12

Family Emergecy Pla .................................................................... 12

Te Essetial Actios ................................................................... 12

Household Commuicatio Pla ....................................................... 13

Household Emergecy Cotact Iormatio................................... 13

Emergecy Iormatio ................................................................ 14

Out-o-State Emergecy Cotact Iormatio ...............................14

Fire Escape Pla ..............................................................................15

Idividuals i need o Special Assistace .........................................18

Evacuatios .....................................................................................19

Shelter-i-Place . .............................................................................19

Evacuatio Checklist .....................................................................20

Te Essetial Items .......................................................................20

School Saety...................................................................................21

School Closures ...............................................................................22

Busiess Preparedess ....................................................................23

Preparig Your Cogregatio or Disaster .........................................24

Plaig or Water ...........................................................................25

Utilities ............................................................................................26

Gas Shut O ....................................................................................26

Electricity Shut O ...........................................................................27

Water Shut O .................................................................................27

Aimal Preparedess ....................................................................... 30

Dogs, Cats ad Other Small Aimals ................................................30

Horses ad Large Aimals................................................................31

Aimal Evacuatio Pla .................................................................... 31

Large Aimal Shelter-i-Place ..........................................................33

2. keep SupplieS ..........................................................................36

Disaster Supply Kits .........................................................................36

Te Essetial Emergecy Supplies ....................................................37

Food Supplies ..................................................................................39

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keep SupplieS (COnTInUED)

Basic First Aid Kit .............................................................................39

Sources o Drikig Water ................................................................40

Ratios or Puriyig Water with Bleach ..............................................40

Pet Disaster Supply Kit Checklist ......................................................41

Horse ad Large Aimal Disaster Supply Kit Checklist ......................42

3. STay inForMed.........................................................................43

4. GeT involved............................................................................46

neighborhood networks ..................................................................46

Commuity Emergecy Respose Teams - CERT .............................47

! When diSaSTer STrikeS ........................................................49

Assess ........................................................................................50

Fid Shelter ................................................................................51

Be Sae .......................................................................................52

Get Help ......................................................................................55

Begi Recovery ...........................................................................58

! haZardS...................................................................................61

Wildlad Fire ...............................................................................61

Storms, Floods & Mudslides ........................................................66

Hazardous & Chemical Materials .................................................70

Earthquakes ...............................................................................73

Pademic Flu ..............................................................................77

Terrorism ....................................................................................80

Extreme Weather ........................................................................82

Tsuamis ....................................................................................83

! baSic FirST aid........................................................................86

Chokig ......................................................................................87

Head, Back ad/or neck Ijuries .................................................87

Shock & Cotrollig Bleedig ......................................................88

Applyig a Slig to a Arm or Shoulder ........................................89

GloSSary......................................................................................90

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You may be the rst perso to spot a emergecy

ad be i a positio to otiy authorities. This is

best doe through the 911 system, preerably usig

a ladlie (such as a home or oce telephoe)

so your locatio is accurately recorded.

never assume that someoe else has called 911

whe you see a emergecy. I act, the morepeople who call 911 to report a emergecy,

the better. Each call received may provide

more iormatio tha the previous call.

I a emergecy large umbers o 911 calls

rom cellular telephoes may cause sigicat

delays whe tryig to reach a 911 operator.

Cellular calls do ot always capture your locatio.

Whe reportig a emergecy o a cellular telephoe:

Give your cellular telephoe umber

to the 911 operator immediately

i case the call is dropped or lost.

Whe asked or your locatio, report

the locatio where the icidet occurred.

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four sTeps To preparedness

2. keep SupplieS

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3. STay

inForMedbgg pg 434. GeT

involvedbgg pg 46

1. have a

planbgg pg 12

Are you prepared to survive a major earthquake,

tsuami, re, food, act o terrorism or other disasters?

The time to start thikig about what to do i aemergecy is beore it happes. By ollowig some

simple guidelies you ca help prepare your amily,

eighborhood, busiess or school to be better

prepared ad sel-suciet ater the ext disaster.

The Couty o Los Ageles ad each City i the Couty

maitai ormal disaster plas desiged to coordiate

emergecy services provided by couty, state, ederalad voluteer agecies. Every eort will be made

to preserve basic services to uicorporated area

residets o the Couty, but survival durig a disaster

depeds o idividual ad amily preparedess.


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FaMily eMerGency plan

A good place to begi emergecy preparedess

is by writig a Family Emergecy Pla.

Your Pla should iclude every member

o your household icludig pets!

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Lear the threats i your area

Idetiy meetig places Outside your home

Outside your eighborhood

Select your out-o-state cotact

Kow your evacuatio routes Exits ad alterate ways to leave home

Kow the locatio o utility shut-os Water

Gas

Electricity

Kow the emergecy policies o schoolsad adult-care ceters Emergecy shelter/supplies

Trasportatio

Idetiy sae spots i each room to takecover, i eeded Uder sturdy tables ad desks

Agaist iterior walls

Extra medicatios

Make special provisios or Childre

Seiors

Pets

People with disabilities

no-Eglish speakig

Schedule aual disaster drills


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houSehold coMMunicaTion plan

Take time to record importat cotact

iormatio or members o your household

ad your out-o-state cotacts.

houSehold eMerGency conTacT inForMaTion

name Locatio Phoe Email

TipTo use a web-based tool for creating

an emergency plan for your family.

Go to www.Ready.gov

and go toMake a plan


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eMerGency inForMaTion

Cotacts name Phoe number

Local persoal emergecy cotact

Hospitals ear: Work

School

Home

Family physicia(s)

Employer cotact ad emergecy iormatio

School cotact ad emergecy iormatio

Religious/spiritual orgaizatio

ouT-oF-STaTe eMerGency conTacT inForMaTion

Primary Cotact Secodary Cotact

name name

Address Address

Busiess Phoe Busiess Phoe

Home Phoe Home Phoe

Cell Phoe Cell Phoe

Email Address Email Address


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fire esCape

plan1. Sit dow with your amily ad make a step-by-step

pla or escapig rom your home durig a re.Draw a diagram o your home.

2. Pla two ways out o every room,

especially the bedrooms.

3. Make sure everyoe ca ulock all locks

ad ope all widows ad doors quickly.

4. Esure that saety bars cotai the proper device so

that i a emergecy, they may be easily ulocked.

5. I you must escape rom a secod-story widow,

be sure you have a sae way to reach the groud.

Make special arragemets or small childre ad

people with disabilities.

LFor more iormatio o buildig emergecy plas

visit www..t.g/Stpss


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individualS in need oF SpecialaSSiSTance

Be sure that your Family Emergecy Pla

icludes the eeds o all members o your

household. Cosider ormig a eighborhood

etwork to assist i times o emergecy.

Idividuals i eed o special support may iclude:

Elderly

Casual workers

Pregat wome or parets with ewbors

Homeboud idividuals

no-Eglish-speakig idividuals

Post-surgery patiets

People with physical or emotioal hadicaps

Idividuals with o access to trasport

People with special dietary eeds

All idividuals i eed o special support should iterpret

a Evacuatio Warig as a Evacuatio Order ad make

arragemets to leave the impacted area immediately.

For more iormatio o buildig emergecy

plas visit www.ss.g to see the

ESP publicatio Ts p wt

dsts Mt lmtts.

Whe cosiderig how to prepare

or emergecies, thik about the

people i your eighborhood ad how

you ca work together. The rst people

to assist i a emergecy are ote your

eighbors, rieds ad co-workers.

nEIGHBORS,ot proessioal rst respoders,

typically perorm 70% o all

rescues i major disasters.

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FlaSh FloodS

A fash food WaTch meas fash

foodig is possible i your area.

A fash food WarninG meas afash food is occurrig or will occur

very soo.

evacuaTionS

A et Wgor Volutary Evacuatio, meas that it is time to

prepare to leave your home ad the area. Gather your

amily, pets, basic eeds ad importat paperwork

ad liste or istructios rom emergecy respoders.I you have special medical eeds or have limited

mobility, you should prepare to leave the area whe

a Evacuatio Warig is issued. Those with horses

or large aimals should also begi to evacuate.

A et oor Madatory Evacuatio, is a directive rom

the Departmets o Sheri or Fire to leave your

home or busiess immediately. Failure to ollow

a Evacuatio Order may result i edagermet

to the lives o others, persoal ijury, or death.

Oce you have let the area you will ot be able

to retur util the Order has bee lited.

A et Stmay be set up by the Red Cross at the request o the

Couty i a area must be evacuated or a exteded

amout o time. The locatio or a evacuatio

shelter will be aouced by local ocials, oce

a saety assessmet is complete ad the shelter

is ready to accept those aected by the evacuatio.

St--pmeas the best place to be sae is idoors.

I authorities advise you to shelter-i-place you

should tur o air-coditioer ad a uits, seal

the gaps aroud widows ad doors ad liste

to the radio or authorities to aouce the threat

has passed. Do ot veture out o your shelter area

util you are istructed that it is sae to do so.

I you evacuate, remember to leave iormatio

iside your home so others kow where

you are plaig to go. Be sure to iclude

your out-o-area cotact iormatio.


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evacuaTion checkliST

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Shampoo & Soap

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Carrier or Cage

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Medical card ad records

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YES nO

q q Will my child be sheltered i place durig

a wildlad re or other emergecy?

q q I so, do I kow what precautios

my school has take to esure

my childs saety?

q q Does the school maitai a paret-provided disaster supply kit or my child?

q q I so, have I recetly updated

it so it is curret?

q q Does the school have adequate emergec

supplies o had to care or my child?

q q Will I be able to pick up my child, or sed

someoe else to pick up my child?

q q Will my child be evacuated?q q I so, do I kow to what locatio

my child might be evacuated?

q q I my child eeds special medicatios,

ca a short-term supply o these

medicatios be kept at the school urses

oce or use durig ay emergecy?

q q Is your childs emergecy cotact

school iormatio up-to-date?

sChoolsafeTy

I you have childre attedig school i Los Ageles

Couty it is importat or you to obtai a copy othe schools disaster pla ad iclude it i your

Family Emergecy Pla. The schools disaster

pla should aswer the ollowig questios:

Who Should i callTo keep updaTed on

The STaTuS oFMy child?

name ___________________________________

Phoe ___________________________________


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public School cloSureS

b S hs bg t dI oe or all schools caot ope due to usae

road coditios or other reasos, district

superitedets will declare a school closure

ad the school will otiy local radio statios to

aouce plaed closures. I coditios allow,district persoel icludig custodias, maiteace,

ad oce sta will report to work as usual.

o S hs bgOce school has started or the day, studets will

remai util the regular dismissal hour or util

studets are checked-out by a adult listed o their

emergecy card. Durig bad weather, pricipals or

other school represetatives will remai o campus

util all studets have bee picked up rom school.

Trasport coordiators or the school will otiy

the pricipal ad superitedet i road coditios

i the area mea that studets caot saely leave.

I a earthquake or other disaster prevets parets

or guardias rom pickig up studets whe school

is over, studets will be sheltered at the school.

Schools pla or exteded stays by keepig ood

ad other supplies or studets ad sta osite.

S etI a idividual school must be evacuated due

to foodig, re, or destructio o acilities,

studets will be evacuated by school bus or other

meas to aother district school site. Parets

ad guardias will be otied through local radio

statio aoucemets about evacuatios ad

traser sites where they ca pick up studets.

Tip

I a emergecy, do ot call the school directly.

School lies are used by sta call or emergecy help

ad coordiate evacuatios. Visit the Los Ageles

Couty Oce o Educatios website at www.lacoe.edu

ad liste to KAVL 610 AM, FM, KFI 640 AM OR

KHTS 1220 AM or iormatio o public schools.


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sTeps for a

WorkplaCe examplesRecogize potetial hazards

ad how they ca impact

your busiess operatios.

Earthquake

Fire

Power Outage

Flood

Water Damage Thet

Security Risk

Begi to prepare a disaster

ad cotiuity pla.

Emergecy Cotact list

Key Cotacts

Vital Records Critical equipmet

Idetiy alterate work locatios

Stockpile supplies, ecourageemployees to keep emergecy

supplies at work.

First Aid Food

Water Lightig

Commuicatios Tools

Hygiee & Saitatio

Idetiy steps you ca

take to mitigate potetial

buildig damage.

Talk to buildig ower Request saety ispectios

Cosult Fire Marshal

Practice Drop, Cover

ad Hold O!

Uder desk

Uder a table

Away rom widows

Stay low Cover eck ad head

Oce the dager has passed

rst check or ijured

people the look or serious

damages to your buildig.

Address lie saety issues Address outer buildig saety

Address iteral buildig saety

Perorm more detailed buildig assessmet

Have a meetig place

Use your pla to resume

busiess operatios.

Complete a detailed assessmet o your vulerability to hazards Commuicate with employees ad customers about your pla

Fid the resources you eed to recover i your commuity

Ree your Disaster Pla with Best Practices7

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Esure your place o worship has a updated emergecy

pla. Decide how your place o worship will respod

i a major disaster ad provide traiig to your

worship commuity to help you carry out your plas.

Idetiy potetial hazards ad threats

Prepare your buildigs or a disaster

Pla or buildig evacuatios

Trai sta i disaster readiess ad respose

Prepare to help your cogregatio ater a disaster

Prepare to help other members o your commuity

Set up telephoe callig trees

Appoit leaders to groups o members to keep

the place o worship iormed o eeds

preparing your CongregaTion for disasTer

For more iormatio o preparedess ad a

template disaster pla or aith-based orgaizatios,please visit the website or Emergecy

network Los Ageles: www..g.F


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planninG For WaTer

To prepare saest ad most reliable emergecy supply

o water, it is recommeded you purchase commercially

bottled water. Keep bottled water i its origial

cotaier ad do ot ope it util you eed to use it.

Be sure to otice the expiratio or use by date.

A ormally active perso eeds to drik at least

two quarts o water each day. Childre, ursig

mothers, ad others may eed more.

Very hot temperatures ca double the amout

o water eeded.

Store at least oe gallo per perso per day,

or drikig ad cookig.

Store water i thoroughly washed plastic, glass,

or eamel-lied metal cotaiers.

Recycle sel-stored water every six moths.

Recycle commercially bottled water every 12 moths.

W A R n I n GThe water stored i water

heaters isVERY HOT. Take

precautios to avoid ijury!

More iormatio o storig water

ad ood is available ree o charge

i the ESP publicatio Family Steps

to Survival at www.ss.g

or by callig (213) 974-1166.X

TipYour hot water heater ca be a source o water.

Tur o the power that heats the tak ad let it cool.Whe you wat water, place a cotaier udereath

ad ope the drai valve o the bottom o the tak.


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T SaFeTy t t ss.Walk careully aroud your property; look ordowed power wires, water ad gas leaks

ad damage to the structure(s). Do ot

eter severely damaged buildigs, especially

aloe. Wait or help ad use saety gear.

GaS ShuT oFFLear the locatio o your gas meter ad how to

shut o the supply valve. Do ot shut o the gas

supply valve uless you smell or hear gas leakig.I you have natural Gas (a lie rom the street)

the mai shut-o valve is located ext to your meter

o the ilet pipe. Use a wrech ad careully give

it a quarter tur i either directio so that the bar

rus crosswise o the pipe. The lie is ow closed.

Shut o valves covered with pait should be tapped

getly to break the seal; orcig the valve ca

break it. I you have propae (gas i a tak), tur

o the mai gas supply valve i it is sae to do so.

To close the valve tur it to the right (clockwise).

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Remember - do ot operate ay electrical switches i a

gas leak is suspected. To shut o the electricity to your

home, tur o idividual breakers rst, the the mai

switch. To tur back o, tur o the mai switch rst,

the idividual breakers.

elecTriciTy ShuT oFFEvery resposible member o your household should

kow where your electrical switch box is ad which

switch cotrols power to your home. This switch may be

oud o the circuit breaker pael or it may be separately

located ear the meter.

WaTer ShuT oFFThe water shut o valve is oud where the water supply

eters the house. Check with your water compay

to determie i a special tool is eeded to tur the valve.

Cosider istallig a tur o valve ear your home to

help with leaks or burst pipes iside. Water is essetial

or survival but i a emergecy, may be limited or

uavailable. Properly stored water is the most importatpart o your emergecy pla.


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Be sure all dogs ad cats are wearig collars

with securely asteed curret ideticatio.

Attach the telephoe phoe umber ad

address o your temporary shelter to their collar.

I you have ot idetied a temporary shelter,

iclude the ame ad umbers o a ried

or relative well outside the impacted area.

Ideticatio microchips are highly

recommeded or all pets - ad required or

dogs i uicorporated areas o Los Ageles

Couty. Cotact Aimal Care & Cotrol at

(562) 728-4882 or your vet or more iormatio.

animalpreparednessdgs, cts ot Sm ams

Whether you are away rom home or a day or aweek, youll eed essetial supplies or your pets.

Keep items i a accessible place ad store them i

sturdy cotaiers that ca be carried easily (duel

bags, covered trash cotaiers, etc.). Keep o-

expired medicatios ad ood ready at all times.

Be Sure All Your Pets are Clearly Idetied

Tip

Register your pets microchip ad keep

the phoe umber o the data carrier

with your importat evacuatio papers.0


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horSeS and larGe aniMalS

Emergecy preparedess is importat or all aimals,

but preparedess or horses ad large aimals is

especially importat because o their size ad special

trasportatio eeds.

Horses should be evacuated as soo as a EVACUATIOn

WARnInG is issued. Do ot wait or the EVACUATIOn

ORDER. I you are uprepared or wait util the last

miute, you may eed to leave your aimals behid.

Cosider these tips as you prepare your evacuatio pla:

aniMal evacuaTion plan Beore the emergecy, make arragemets to shelter

your aimals at two dieret locatios ar apart

rom each other.

I you have large aimals, evacuate whe you hear

the EVACUATIOn WARnInG.

Trai horses to lead ad trailer so that they become

comortable with the process.

Keep your truck ad trailer i sae, workig coditio

(gas tak ull). I you dot have a truck ad trailer,make arragemets i advace to have someoe

evacuate your aimals.

Kow who is evacuatig your aimals. Be sure to

exchage phoe umbers, Calioria Drivers Licese

umbers ad other relevat iormatio with the

perso evacuatig your horse. Kow where your

aimals will be take.

network with your eighbors prior to a emergecy.Work together to help horse/pet owers o your

street who do ot have horse trailers or who

are ot home durig a emergecy.

The Couty o Los Ageles

Departmet o Aimal Care

& Cotrol has a Emergecy

Respose Program that icludes

aimal cotrol ocers ad

voluteers traied to deal with

small ad large aimals durig

a emergecy. The Emergecy

Respose Program has specially

traied ad equipped teams

icludig the Aimal Rescue

Field Support, Equie Respose

Team (ERT), ad Departmet

Aimal Rescue Team (DART).

For more iormatio

visit their website:

www.aimalcare.lacouty.gov

Tip

Mout re extiguishers ear bar etraces

ad aroud stables or easy access i the

evet o a bar re. Store hay outside

the bar i a dry covered area whe possible.


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riSkS To aniMalS aFTer ThediSaSTer

Risks to aimals ater a re iclude bured or cut paws,

eatig or ihalig toxic substaces or residues, escapig

because o dowed eces or other damage, loss o

shelter ad shade, ad a lack o water supply, powersupply, ad other services. Similar risks will be preset

ater a earthquake or other disaster.

Ater the crisis has passed, it may be some time beore

you ca retur to your home. Eve i your house is itact

ad you are allowed to retur, the area may ot be

sae or your pets. Aticipate visits rom ispectors ad

workers ad make arragemets to provide your pet

with a secure place where they will be sae ad out

o harms way.

Keep i mid that whe aimals retur to a chaged

ladscape, they will be upset, disorieted, ad easily

stressed. Try to be calm ad ollow ormal routies

wheever possible.

The ESP Bulleti oPET PREPAREDnESSis available ree olie at

www.ss.g


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larGe aniMal ShelTer-in-place

Shelter-i-place meas providig optimum shelter o

your property or your horses/livestock i you caot

evacuate. We do ot edorse the Shelter-i-Place

strategy or large aimals.

I you MUST shelter i place:

DO nOT TURn HORSES LOOSE they may retur

home to a burig bar. Loose horses also cause

serious problems or rst respoders.

Maitai adequate clearace the Couty Fire

Departmet ow recommeds 200 t. clearace

aroud your property. Tur horses ito area with suciet brush

ad tree clearace Your horse corral should

be made with metal pipes, ot PVC or wood.

Cosider havig the ollowig items ear

the horse corral:

Fire hose(s)

Geerator

Multiple shovels placed strategically aroud propert

axe, hoe, rake, broom, etc.

Multiple ladders exteded ad placed at both eds

o house ad ready or use ear the bar

Portable AM/FM radio with spare batteries

Had-held FRS radios (walkie-talkies)

ad had held scaer with spare batteries

Masks, goggles, heavy workig gloves ad badaa

Use leather halters ot ylo

Tip

Post importat addresses & telephoe

umbers by your telephoes i

the house ad i the bar.


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uSe TheSe paGeS To plan rouTeS aWay FroMhaZardS and ouT oF your neiGhborhood.


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disasTersupply k iTs

A Disaster Supply Kit is ay pre-assembled group o

items that will improve the health ad saety o youramily durig a disaster. Kits ca be purchased or be

homemade i a variety o styles ad sizes. They ca

be as small as a shavig kit or your glove compartmet

or as big as a 50-gallo drum or your busiess.

I geeral, kits should be easy to carry ad as

lightweight as possible. You ca have may kits,

each suited to a dieret purpose.

Home

Work

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Cr

Purchase a nOAA Weather Radio or All Hazards, set it

up ad lear how to use it. Determie i advace how

you will stay iormed about the latest food ad fash

food watches, warigs, ad weather advisories.


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Whe purchasig a re extiguisher the

best type is ABC, which covers combustible,

liquids ad electrical res. Be sure to check

the expiratio date o your extiguisher.


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perSonaliZe iT!

Iclude items i your disaster kit that will help your

amily be comortable ad sel-suciet ater a disaster,

cosider addig:

Campig stove, uel, pots ad pas, alumium oil,

paper cups, plates & plastic utesils

Emergecy blakets or sleepig bags

Pet carriers ad supplies

Extra set o car, home, ad sae deposit box keys

List o emergecy telephoe umbers

Portable toilet, toilet paper ad plastic bags

or huma waste

Compass

Pes, pecils, paper tablet

Toys, crayos ad books to keep childre busy


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foodsupplies

basiCfirsT aid kiT

Select oods that require o rerigeratio

ad ca be prepared with little

or o water. Select ood items that

are compact ad lightweight icludig

a selectio o the ollowig oods:

Ready-to-eat caed meats,

ruits ad vegetables

Caed juices, milk, soup

(i powdered, store extra water)

Staples-sugar, salt, pepper

High-eergy oods such as peaut butter,

jelly, crackers, graola bars, trail mix

Food or iats, elderly persos,

or persos o special diets

Comort/stress oods i small amouts

such as cookies, hard cady, sweeteedcereals, lollipops, istat coee, tea bags

Maual ca opeer

All-purpose kie

Household liquid bleach to treat drikig water

Plastic wrap

Re-sealig plastic bags

Be sure to iclude persoal items

that you rely o daily. A basic

frst aid kit should iclude:

Disposable/sterile bur blakets

Adhesive tapes

Hydroge peroxide, Betadie

4x4 gauze pads (sterile ad

o sterile), roller gauze

Bad-Aids (assortmet)

Ice packs

Triagular badages, ace badages

Eye pads

Scissors

Cotto balls/Q-tips/cotto applicators

(12 cout)

Tweezers

Pelight

Thermometer

Saety pis ad sewig eedles/thread

Optioal: over-the-couter pai

medicatio ad digestive aid

Ati-bacterial towelettes

Blood-stopper compresses

Bur oitmet

CPR shield

Tri-biotic oitmet

Earplugs

Over the couter medicatios


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raTioS For puriFyinG WaTer

WiTh bleach

Most utilities are oly resposible or repairs to their

meters. They will ot be able to repair damages

to your pipes or electrical wirig. However, repairs

may be required beore utility coectio ca be

restored. Be patiet ad wait or the proper clearaces

rom utility compaies ad health ocials.

sourCes of

drinking WaTerI a emergecy you ca use water already i your

water heater tak, plumbig, ad i ice cubes.

Do ot use water rom the reservoir tak o your toilet.

Access reserves i the water heater by opeig

the spigot at the bottom o the tak, attach a garde

hose ad strai the water through a coee lter

or clea cloth.

Beore you access the water i your plumbig, locate

the water ilet/shuto valve or house, codomiium

or apartmet ad tur o the water.

Pools, spas, waterbeds ad similar sources o water

ca be used or saitary purposes oly. Do ot drik

the water rom these sources.

WaTer QuanTiTy bleach added

1 Quart

1 Gallo

5 Gallos

4 Drops

16 Drops

1 Teaspoo

Ater addig bleach, shake or stir the water

cotaier. Let stad 30 miutes beore drikig.

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peT diSaSTer Supply kiT checkliST

qname tags ad phoe umbers

or collars ad haresses

qLeashes, haresses, gloves ad carriers

to trasport pets saely ad securely

qWater ad ood or 3-10 days.

qSupplies like bowls, cat litter ad pas, maual

ca opeer, oil or plastic lids or cas

q3-10 day supply o medicatios. Medical

records stored i a waterproo cotaier

qCurret photos o your pets i case they get lost

qIormatio o eedig schedules, medical

coditios, behavior problems, ad the ame adumber o your veteriaria i case you have to

board your pets. Dot orget pet beds ad toys!

qFirst Aid kit ( icludig large/small badages with

elastic tape, scissors, tweezers, Q-tips, atibiotic

oitmet, salie eyewash, & hydroge peroxide)

Dot orget to iclude

idetiicatio tags ocarriers, haresses

ad leashes

Tip

Whe you get a Evacuatio Warig

gather up small aimals ad coe

them so they ca be crated quickly.

Trasport cats i a plastic or wire carrier

oly; do ot carry i your arms. Cover

the carrier with a light cloth, which will

help keep cats quiet. Remember that

aimals may be axious i a emergecy

ad be sure to iclude saety items like

sturdy gloves i your emergecy kit.


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horSe and larGe aniMaldiSaSTer Supply kiT checkliST

qHalters with ideticatio tags ad

lead ropes or each horse.

qVacciatio ad ideticatio

orms with curret photos.

qFood, eed buckets, ad ay

medicatios or 710 days.

qIormatio o eedig schedules, medical

coditios, behavior problems, ad the

ame ad umber o your veteriariai case you have to board your horse(s) .

qFirst Aid Kit with wraps.

qDuct tape to write ideticatio o horse halters.

qHeadlamp light (much better tha fashlight

whe workig with large aimals).

TipHave your horsesmicro-chipped.


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TipRemember that your car radio

might be the easiest way to liste

to emergecy broadcasts.

LA County

Alert.lacounty.gov

3. coMMercial MediaListe to emergecy broadcast statios or regioal

emergecy alert iormatio i the Los Ageles Couty

area. Because power ailures are likely i a emergecy,

keep at least oe battery-powered radio

i your household.

4. aMaTeur radioLos Ageles Couty Disaster Commuicatios Service

(DCS) works with ham operators throughout the Couty

to provide reliable emergecy commuicatios. To d

out more about DCS, cotact your local Sheri Statio.

5. WebSiTeSWebsites like the natioal Weather Service,

www.ws..g, allow you to sig up or web

eeds that are set directly to your computer. For Couty

updates ater a disaster, go to www.t..

The LA Couty website will list shelter locatios

ad other essetial survival iormatio.

1. eaS (eMerGency alerT SySTeM)Emergecy iormatio is broadcasted directly

by the Los Ageles Couty Sheris Departmet.

For emergecy evets ad coditios o widespread

cocer, a broadcast message will be dissemiated

to the public via radio ad televisio statios. You may

have already see these messages which are voice

messages with text scrollig o the televisio scree.

2. alerT la counTyAlert LA Couty is a Commuity Mass noticatio

System that will be used i emergecies to cotact

Couty residets ad busiesses by recorded phoe

messages, text messages ad e-mail. To register your

cell phoe, voice over IP phoe umber ad e-mail

address go to www.lacouty.gov ad click o the lik

to Alert LA Couty.


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Broadcasters, icludig televisio, radio, cable operators,satellite televisio ad satellite broadcast radio will

trasmit emergecy alert messages.

Area radio statios moitor emergecy broadcasts rom

a variety o sources icludig the L.A. Couty Emergecy

Alert System, nOAA Weather Radio, Calioria Law

Eorcemet Radio ad Federal Emergecy Maagemet

Agecy (FEMA) Radio.

kFi 640 AM Los Ageles

knX 1070 AM Los Ageles

kFWb 980 AM Los Ageles

kroQ 106.7 FM Los Ageles

khTS 1220 AM Sata Clarita

krla 870 AM Los Ageles

kcbS 93.1 FM Los Ageles

kabc 790 AM Los Ageles

kavl 610 AM Atelope Valley

Go to commuity meetigs.Talk to your eighbors about

their plas ad ecourage

them to pla with you. Agree

to help each other prepare

to leave whe authorities

aouce plas to evacuate

edagered residets.


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uSe ThiS paGe To record The locaTionS oF coMMuniTyinForMaTion in your neiGhborhood. be Sure To includeThe locaTion oF The neareST counTy public librarieS.


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Tip

neighborhood networks should meet

at least oce a year to update rosters,

iclude ew residets ad update plas

or workig with those with mobility issues.

neighborhood

neTWorksSettig up eighborhood etworks like neighborhood

Watch beore a disaster ca help you get good adreliable iormatio ater a disaster. Orgaize ad

prepare your eighborhood to:

Care or childre ad the elderly.

Care or people with mobility problems or disabilities.

Rescue household pets.

Activate phoe trees.

Tur o utilities whe a eighbor is abset.

Take Commuity Emergecy Respose Team (CERT)

traiig.

Lear First Aid ad CPR.

Become a HAM Radio Operator

Lear about the resources already i your

eighborhood.

For more iormatio o eighborhood

preparedess dowload the ESP

AWARE Pla or Commuities at

www.ss.g.A


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it cts:Artesia, Agoura Hills, Bell Gardes, Bradbury, Calabasas,

Carso, Cerritos, Claremot, Commerce, Diamod Bar,

El Mote, Gardea, Hawthore, Hidde Hills, Iglewood,

La Caada/Flitridge, La Habra, Lakewood, La Mirada,

Lacaster, La Puete, Lawdale, Lomita, Lywood,

Malibu, Maywood, norwalk, Palmdale, Palos VerdesEstates, Paramout, Pico Rivera, Pomoa, Racho Palos

Verdes, Rollig Hills, Rollig Hills Estates, Sata Clarita,

Sigal Hill, So. El Mote, South Gate, Temple City,

West Hollywood, Westlake Village.

CERT traiig is oered ree o charge ad participats

have o obligatio or commitmet to respod or act

i the evet o a disaster. I the Los Ageles Couty Fire

Departmet service area, CERT traiig parterships

have delivered traiig to the ollowig parts

o Los Ageles Couty.

ut as:Acto, Baldwi Hills, Castaic, City Terrace,

E. Los Ageles, Florece-Firestoe, Hacieda

Heights, Harbor City, Kagel Cayo, Ladera

Heights, La Cresceta/Motrose, Leoa Valley,

Rowlad Heights, Topaga, Whittier.

local cerT TeaMS

Locatio Cotact name Phoe/Email Address

NFor more iormatio o CERT traiig

ad a schedule o classes please visit

www..t.g or (888) cerT-939.


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WhendisasTer

sTrikesWhe disaster strikes you ad your amily maybe aected i several ways. This may rage

rom ijuries, physical or emotioal, to damage

or the loss o property. Remember ot to paic

ad help those who eed extra assistace.

aSSeSSLocate ad otiy amily members

o your circumstaces.

Find ShelTerFid a sae have i your home,

with amily or at a shelter.

be SaFeProceed cautiously ad ollow

local saety istructios.

GeT helpGet local service availability iormatio

or call 2-1-1 or services.

beGin recoveryCotact isurace providers, FEMA

ad secure documetatio.


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TipProgram your local Sheri Statio

ad Fire Statio umbers ito your

cellular phoe so you are able to call

umbers directly whe ecessary.

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find

shelTerFid a sae have i your home,

with amily or at a shelter.

W et o

s ss

Gather your amily, pets, ad disaster

supply kit ito your car ad prepare to leave

your home or busiess immediately.

Follow the istructios ad directios rom

Sheri ad Fire Departmets persoel.

Drive careully ad at a ormal speed

with your headlights o.

Keep your car widows rolled up ad

tur air vets to re-circulate.

etg y pts

Choose evacuatio locatios ahead o time;

you should have at least two optios.

Prepare a list o boardig acilities

ad veteriarias who ca shelter your pets

i a emergecy (iclude 24-hour umbers).

Cotact hotels ad motels outside your immediate

area to check policies o acceptig pets ad

restrictios o umber, size, ad species.

Ask rieds, relatives ad others outside the aected

area i they ca shelter your aimals.The Red Cross does ot house pets iside shelters.

I you have more tha oe pet they may

be more comortable i kept together,

but be prepared to house them separately.

TipEveryoe who eeds additioal or special assistac

should iterpret a Evacuatio Warig as a

Evacuatio Order ad make arragemets to leave

their residece or place o busiess immediately.


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be safeIspectig your home ater a disaster

nt I you smell gas or hear a hissig or blowig soud,

ope a widow ad leave immediately. Tur o the

mai gas valve rom the outside, i you ca. Call the

gas compay rom a eighbors residece. I you shut

o the gas supply at the mai valve, you will eed

a proessioal to tur it back o. Do ot smoke or

use oil, gas laters, cadles, or torches or lightig

iside a damaged home util you are sure there is o

leakig gas or other fammable materials preset.

s, wCheck the electrical system, do ot check it i you

are wet, stadig i water, or usure o your saety.

I possible, tur o the electricity at the mai use

box or circuit breaker. I the situatio is usae, leave

the buildig ad call or help. Do ot tur o the

lights util you are sure theyre sae to use. You maywat to have a electricia ispect your wirig.

r, t, c ccI it looks like the buildig may

collapse, leave immediately.

Tip

Ater a earthquake,

be prepared or atershocks.


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y bsmtI your basemet has fooded, pump it out gradually

(about oe third o the water per day) to avoid

damage. The walls may collapse ad the foor

may buckle i the basemet is pumped out while

the surroudig groud is still waterlogged. asI appliaces are wet, tur o the electricity at

the mai use box or circuit breaker. The, uplug

appliaces ad let them dry out. Have appliaces

checked by a proessioal beore usig them agai.

Also, have the electrical system checked by a

electricia beore turig the power back o.

Wt Swg SstmsI pipes are damaged, tur o the mai water valve.

Check with local authorities beore usig ay water; thewater could be cotamiated. Pump out wells ad have

the water tested by authorities beore drikig. Do ot

fush toilets util you kow that sewage lies are itact.

F ot SsThrow out all ood ad other supplies that

you suspect may have become cotamiated

or come i to cotact with foodwater.

o ctsBe alert or objects that may all.

c hs cm Ss

Disiect items that may have beecotamiated by raw sewage, bacteria, or

chemicals. Also clea salvageable items.

c y is agtTake pictures o damages. Keep good

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Talk with someoe about your eeligs

- ager, sorrow, ad other emotios

- eve though it may be dicult.

Seek help rom proessioal couselors

who deal with post-disaster stress.

Do ot hold yoursel resposible or the disastrous

evet or be rustrated because you eel you

caot help directly i the rescue work.

Take steps to promote your ow physical ad

emotioal healig by healthy eatig, rest,

exercise, relaxatio, ad meditatio.

Maitai a ormal amily ad daily routie,

limitig demadig resposibilities

o yoursel ad your amily.

Sped time with amily ad rieds.

Use existig support groups o amily,

rieds, ad religious istitutios.

Esure you are ready or uture evets by

restockig your disaster supplies kits ad

updatig your amily disaster pla. Doig

these positive actios ca be comortig.

Coping WiThdisasTer-relaTed

sTresscoMMon reacTionS To diSaSTerS

Irritability ad ager Fatigue

Loss o appetite Iability to sleep

nightmares Sadess

Headaches nausea

Hyperactivity Lack o cocetratio

Hyper-alertess Icrease i alcohol or drug cosumptio


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Food ad Shelter

People ad petreuifcatios

Public ad private

services Collectio

Esure trasportatio

routes are operatioal

Implemet public saety

measures

Dial 9-1-1 or

emergecies

Use CERT skills

st T

C & st

Restoratio o Utilities

Crisis couselig

Temporary housig

Rebuildig irastructure

Loose or wild aimals

Issue iormatio o

available resources ad

service locatios

Issue health alerts &

warigs

Mitigate secodary

damages ad eects

Coordiate provisio o

basic services

Some residets i shelters

May busiesses re-

opeig o limited basis

Commuicatios limited

but uctioal

Trasportatio difcult i

may locatios

Assistace rom huma

services orgaizatios

Red Cross, Salvatio Army,

etc. may be available.

ln Trt& r

Job losses ad

uemploymet

Displaced households

Loss o housig stock

Trasportatio issues

Log-term ecoomic

impacts

Commuity idetity

Copig with physical ad

emotioal loss

Issue permits or

rebuildig

Issue iormatio o

available emotioal,

facial, ad physical

assistace

Streamlie permit ad

licesig processes

to accommodate high

volume requests

Covee public orums

ad task orces targetig

specifc areas o eed

Re-establishig with

suppliers ad customer

base

Restoratio o pre-disaster

employmet umbers

Rebuildig homes ad

busiesses

Potetial assistace rom

govermet agecies

icludig Small Busiess

Admiistratio ad the

Federal Emergecy

Maagemet Agecy

(FEMA)


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geT help

Here are some o the agecies that ca make

a dierece i your emergecy plas ad

preparedess i Los Ageles Couty. Please take

the time to add iormatio or orgaizatios that

serve i your eighborhood ad commuity.

W i mt t ag ctt imt

em omo o lo a cou?

LA Couty Chie Executive Oce, Oceo Emergecy Maagemet - Emergecy

Survival Program (ESP)

213-974-1166www.espocus.org

commu em rotm (cert) ?

LA Couty Fire Departmet CommuityEmergecy Respose Teams (CERT)

1-323-890-4132www.re.lacouty.gov

F dm qumo m uu?

LA Couty Fire Departmet1-323-881-2481

www.re.lacouty.gov

commu ooo u?

LA Couty Sheri DepartmetEmergecy 911

Geeral Iormatio 1-323-526-5541www.lasd.org

ro ou oo lo a cou?

LA Couty Departmet o Public Works1-800-675 HELP (4357)

www.ladpw.org

c o coum o b?

LA Couty Departmet o Public WorksRoad Maiteace

1-800-675 HELP (4357)www.ladpw.org

Bu o m?LA Couty Departmet o Public Works

Buildig & Saety Divisio1-800-675 HELP (4357)

www.ladpw.org

Foo oo u?LA Couty Departmet o Public Works

Flood Cotrol1-800-675 HELP (4357)

www.ladpw.org

ro ou oo

o s Hhw?

Caltras213-897-0383

www.dot.ca.gov

cou-ov m ov u cWOrk, Foo sm,M-c, g r om?

LA Couty Departmet o Public SocialServices

1-866-613-3777www.ladpss.org

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LA Couty Departmet o Metal Health1-800-854-7771

www.dmh.lacouty.gov

commub oo, vvhh mu, omooo hh o.

LA Couty Departmet o Public Health800-427-8700www.labt.org


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LA Couty Aimal Care ad Cotrol1-562-940-6898

www.aimalcare.lacouty.gov

shoo hoo h cou?

LA Couty Oce o Educatio www.lacoe.edu

su o lo a Ushoo d hoo?

Los Ageles Uied School District213 241-4500

www.lausd.k12.ca.us

Ozo h ovo ov h v o ?

211 LA Couty211

www.211lacouty.org

Quo o o bou ou?Souther Calioria Ediso

800-684-8123www.sce.com

Souther Calioria Gas Compay800-655-4555

www.socalgas.com

iomo o ouo o ub?

Poiso Cotrol Ceter1-800-222-1222

www.aapcc.org/Dnn

em F F a k? Operatio Hope www.operatiohope.org

d o omo? U.S. Small Busiess Admiistratio800-659-2955www.sba.gov

p o ? U.S. Departmet o Homelad Security www.ready.gov

iomo v o vu,m bu

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U.S. Departmet o Homelad Security www.disasterhelp.gov

l hqu omo? U.S. Geological Survey www.quake.usgs.gov/recet

l wh omo?natioal Oceaic Atmospheric

Admiistratiowww.oaa.gov

iomo o vom ? U.S. Evirometal Protectio Agecy www.epa.gov/ebtpages/emergecies.html


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I LA Couty you ca dial 2-1-1 or visit the website

www.211lact.g or iormatio ad reerrals

to over 28,000 agecies ad orgaizatios that

provide assistace such as ood, water ad shelter

ater disasters. This service is available 24 hours

a day, 7 days a week ad is TTY accessible.

begin reCoveryThe emotioal toll o a disaster rom loss o a

busiess, home, school, job, persoal property

or loved oes ca be devastatig. You may

eed help rom oe o the may huma service

agecies such as the Departmet o Public Social

Services ad the Departmet o Metal Health.

am r cssThe America Red Cross has ie chapters that provide services to LA Couty

nt Wstwww.redcross.org

Red Cross Atelope Valley Chapter Red Cross Arcadia Chapter

(661) 267-0650

http://atelopevalley.redcross.org/

(626) 447-2193

http://www.arcadia-redcross.org/

Red Cross Claremot Chapter Red Cross Gledale Cresceta Valley Chapter

(909) 624-0074

http://www.claremotredcross.org/

(818) 243-3121

http://www.arcgledale.org/

Red Cross Greater Log Beach Chapter Red Cross Greater Los Ageles Chapter

(562) 595-6341

http://www.redcrosslb.org/

(888) 864-3575

http://redcrossla.org/

Red Cross Sa Gabriel Pomoa Valley Chapter Red Cross Rio Hodo Chapter

(626) 799-0841

https://www.sgpvarc.org/

(562) 945-3944

http://www.arcriohodo.org/

Red Cross Sata Moica Chapter

(310) 394-3773

http://www.redcrossosatamoica.org/


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diSaSTer aSSiSTance inForMaTion

Wt s FeMa dsst assst?

Disaster assistace is moey or direct assistace to

idividuals, amilies ad busiesses i a area whose

property has bee damaged or destroyed ad whose

losses are ot covered by isurace. It is meat to

help with critical expeses that caot be covered iother ways. This assistace is ot iteded to restore

your damaged property to its coditio beore the

disaster. While some housig assistace uds are

available through the FEMA Idividuals ad Households

Program, most disaster assistace rom the Federal

govermet is i the orm o loas admiistered by

the Uited States Small Busiess Admiistratio.

FEMA Disaster Assistace is oly available i

the Presidet sigs a declaratio o disaster

hw i dsst assst?

There are various services ad special programs

that may be available whe the Presidet sigs a

Disaster Declaratio. The phoe umber to apply or

assistace will be advertised widely ollowig the

disaster; otices will be listed o Couty websites,

posted at Couty Libraries ad reported by the ews

media. Special oe-stop ceters may also be set up

to help residets d the assistace they eed.

hw i gt t wt m m?

The America Red Cross maitais a database to help

you d displaced amily members. Phoe umber ad

website iormatio will be widely publicized durig

ad ater a disaster. Cotact the local America Red Cross

chapter where you are stayig or iormatio. Because

Red Cross chapters earest the disaster site will be

copig with emergecy respose operatios, do otcotact the chapter i the disaster area. Also, FEMA has

established the natioal Emergecy Family Registry ad

Locator System (nEFRLS), which has bee developed

to help reuite amilies who are separated durig a

disaster. The nEFRLS system will eable displaced

idividuals the ability to eter persoal iormatio ito a

website database so that they ca be located by others.

You should also have a out-o-area cotact that

your amily kows to call i case o disaster.


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FEMA assistace does ot make you whole agai,

but it ca give you a helpig had to recover.

W i gt wt

wg sst?

Ater a disaster, the America Red Cross ad other

voluteer agecies will provide ood, water ad

clothig to the best o their ability. Liste to yourradio or watch local media or distributio locatios.

Wt i st m t w

s sst?

People who lose their jobs because o a disaster may

apply or Disaster Uemploymet Assistace (DUA).

DUA provides weekly beets to idividuals who are

uemployed ad ot eligible or regular uemploymet

isurace compesatio. Apply by registerig with

FEMA or cotactig your local uemploymet oce.

Wt i t i g ?

Local o-prot orgaizatios ote provide

legal assistace to idividuals who have bee

impacted by disasters. Also, local members o

the America Bar Associatio oer ree legal

couselig to low-icome idividuals. You ca get

more iormatio at a Local Assistace Ceter

or Disaster Recovery Ceter that may be set upater the Presidet declares a major disaster.

disasTer assisTanCeinformaTion

Wt m m s st?

For immediate housig eeds, the America Red

Cross ad other voluteer agecies set up shelters

or people who caot retur to their homes.Liste to your radio or watch local media or the

locatio o the earest voluteer agecy acility.

For health ad space reasos, pets are ot

permitted i public emergecy shelters. Cotact

the emergecy maagemet oce or your local

aimal shelter or humae society to see i there

is a shelter set-up to take pets i a emergecy.

For those who have loger-term housig eeds,

FEMA oers several types o assistace, icludig

services ad grats to help people repair their

homes ad d replacemet housig.

The America Red Cross ca help you d

immediate shelter. For log-term assistace ater

a Presidetially Declared Disaster, call the FEMA

registratio umber ad apply or FEMA ad Small

Busiess Admiistratio (SBA) assistace programs.

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Wildland fire

b t FRed Flag weather coditios mea that humidity is

very low (usually below 15%) ad wids exceed

25 mph. Whe a Red Flag Warig or Alert has bee

issued there is a greater possibility or brushres

to spread rapidly. I you live i a urba-iterace

area subject to Red Flag Alerts here are a ew tips:

Park your car headig out

ad keep your car keys hady

Discoect automatic garage door

opeers i case o power ailure

Place your importat records

ad documets iside your car

Keep pet carriers hady

Whe you leave your home:

- Keep drapes ad widow coverigs ope

- Close all iterior doors i your home

- Close all widows

- Keep iterior lights o

- Move combustible uriture away rom widowsad towards the ceter o the room

Los Ageles Couty is well kow as

oe o the worlds great urba ceters,

but the couty is also home to the

650,000-acre Ageles natioal Forest

ad a large portio o the Sata Moica

Moutais natioal Recreatioal

Area. Thousads o homes are

located i oothill commuities ear

these atural areas, creatig uique

challeges or local re agecies.

gFor more iormatio o buildig emergec

plas visit www..t.g.


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qWithi 200 eet o structures cosider removig

commo garde plats that have prove particularly

fammable due to high brush buildup ad oliage

oils such as Cypress, Foutai Grass, large Juiper,

Eucalyptus, Pies, ad other Coiers. May trees

are distributed to the public by the Couty o

Los Ageles Fire Departmet each year. These

trees are solely iteded or erosio cotrol

ad widbreaks, ad ot or ladscape purposes.

It is recommeded that these trees be plated a

miimum o 200 eet rom ay structure ad o

the bottom two-thirds o ay slope below a structure.

qGive special cosideratio to problem trees such

as Eucalyptus, Palms ad Pies. Remove deadlimbs, litter, dead rods ad loose bark rom

the groud as well as rom the truk o these trees.

qRemove eedles, leaves, or other vegetative

material rom the roo o ay structure.

qRemove or trim all vegetatio a miimum

o te eet rom chimeys or stovepipes.

qKeep ladscape clea, remove litter udertrees ad shrubs, prue out all dead wood.

qRemove dead ad dried portios

o groud covers ad succulets.

qLeave space betwee shrubs ad trees to prevet

re spread. Avoid cotiuous tree or brush caopies.

qSeparate ative shrubs by removig adjacet plats.

qLimit the umber o specime trees ad

shrubs withi 30 eet o ay structure.

qTree crows should ot overhag the

roo ad should be prued high eough

to avoid igitio by a groud re.

Fire haZard reducTion checkliST


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Wildland Fire

bs c p ow l

Brush clearace requiremets vary or govermet-

owed lads, ad are ot eorced by the

Los Ageles Couty Fire Departmet. For

additioal iormatio o re saety, call the

Fire Departmets Commuity Relatios Oce

at (323) 881-2411 or your local re statio.

bs c pt ow l

Brush ispectios usually begi by the

Los Ageles Couty Fire Departmet o May 1st.

The miimum requiremet or brush

clearace is 200 eet rom a structure.

I ot cleared, the local re statio will issue

a otice o o-compliace, ad the property

ower will be give 30 days i which to

brig the property ito compliace.

I still o-compliat, the local re statio

will orward to the Departmets Brush

Clearace Uit or eorcemet. (The local

re statio may, at its discretio, issue the

property ower a additioal 14-day extesio

to brig the property ito compliace.)

I property is tured over to the Brush Clearace

Uit or eorcemet, Couty Agriculture Weed

Abatemet Services will clear the property ad

iclude this service cost i the property owers

tax bill.QuiCk faCTs abouT

souThern California

Wildfires A total o 23 res bured rom Oct. 20

to nov. 9, 2007

10 cormed re-related atalities

139 ijured

517,267 acres bured 3,204 structures destroyed

(2,233 homes, 5 busiesses,

966 outbuildigs)

The res resulted i the largest evacuatio

i Caliorias history

There was a high o more tha

321,500 madatory evacuees


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dg t F Follow your evacuatio pla istructios

ad the directios rom Sheri

ad Fire Departmet persoel.

Gather your amily, pets ad disaster

supply kit ad immediately leave

your home or busiess. Drive careully at a ormal speed

with your headlights o.

never park your vehicle i a

trac lae or saety area.

Keep pets i carriers or o leashes.

Tip

Pre-wettig your home ad surroudig

areas will ot improve the saety o

your homead it wastes valuable

time ad water resources.

I case o a house re, dot stop

or aythigjust get out.Call the Fire Departmet rom

a eighbors telephoe ater

you are out o the house.


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Wildland Fire

at t F Dot retur to your home beore the area is declared

to be sae by local ocials. Returig home ca be

both physically ad metally challegig.

Assess damage; check that your home is saeto occupy.

Beore returig home, be sure that utilities

are operatioal.

Check with the Departmet o Public Works at

1-800-675 HELP (4357) or at www.ladpw.org

to d out what roads are damaged.

Remember, bured hillsides may have trouble

absorbig water ater a re. Moitor bur areas

ad be prepared to evacuate i ecessary.

if you live near

a reCenTly

burned areaFlash foods ad debris fows may ow be a

dager. Oce the smoke clears rom a wildre,

the dager is ot over! Other hazards, such as

fash foods ad debris fows, ow become the

ocus. Steep moutaisides ad hillsides recetlybured by wildres are particularly susceptible to

fash foods ad debris fows durig raistorms.

Just a short period o moderate raiall o a bur

scar ca lead to fash foods ad debris fows.

Raiall that is ormally absorbed by vegetatio

ca ru o almost istatly. This causes creeks

ad draiage areas to food much sooer durig

a storm, ad with more water tha ormal.

Additioally, the soils i a bur scar are

highly erodible so food waters ca cotai

sigicat amouts o mud, boulders, ad

vegetatio. The powerul orce o rushig

water, soil, ad rock, both withi the bured

area ad dowstream, ca destroy culverts,

bridges, roadways, ad structures, ad ca

cause ijury or death i care is ot take.

For more iormatio o Fire Saety please

visit the Los Ageles Couty Fire Departmet

website at www..t.g. T


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I 1914, whe the populatio

o the Los Ageles Basi was

about 700,000, a our-day

storm produced more tha

19 iches o rai i the Sa Gabriel

Moutais, resultig i foodscausig $10 millio i damage.

Floods i 1938 caused $70 millio

i damage i Souther Calioria,

ad i 1969, foods caused $400

millio i damage ad 60 deaths.

Los Ageles Couty cotais some o the steepest ad

most erosive moutais i the world, the Sa Gabriels,

with elevatios reachig 10,000 eet above sea level.

Below steeply walled cayos lie large coastal plais

with a high populatio desity. Whe heavy rais come,there is a sigicat potetial or foods ad mudslides.

b t F1. Assess the saety o your house ad

belogigs i case o a food or mudslide.

Are you ear a creek?

Do you live above or below a steep hillside?

Do you have to drive over a creek orbridge to get to a mai road?

2. Clea drais ad gutters aroud the house i the

all beore the witer rais come. Check drais o

earby streets. I blocked, otiy the Departmet

o Public Works at 1-800-675 HELP (4357).

3. I diversio o water or mud is ecessary, pla to

ll sadbags well beore the rai starts; sadbags

are available at your local re statios. Take timeow to d out what re statio serves your

area ad lear proper placemet o sadbags.

4. I you live i a hilly area, maitai all slopes i

a sae maer. Use appropriate platigs, slope

coverage, ad draiage chaels. For iormatio

o drought ad re-resistat plats, the Fire

Departmet has a guide to ative plats o its

website at www..t.g/Fst orcotact the Fire Departmet at (213) 456-7891.

sTorms, floods &mudslides


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STorMS, FloodS & MudSlideS

dg t F Do ot cross rapidly fowig streams. Stay o oe

side util the water recedes. Most streams will go

dow i a couple o hours, oce it stops raiig.

Durig a storm, check draiage systemsat your home ad driveways to maitai

a sae situatio ad limit damage.

Watch or mudslides ad adjust

draiage to reduce mudslides.

I you otice a major mud slippage

either above or below your house, move

your amily to a sae locatio, otiy your

eighbors ad call the Departmet oPublic Works at 1-800-675-help (4357).

When iTs rainingPla to arrive at your locatio i a sae eighborhood

beore it starts raiig ad remai there util well

ater the storm. Bured logs, boulders, mud ad

other debris ca create temporary dams which burst

days ater the rai has stopped. This could be hours

or sometimes eve days ater the rai has stopped.

Be particularly alert whe drivig. Watch the road

or collapsed pavemet, mud, alle rocks, ad other

hazards. Bridges may be washed out, ad culverts

overtopped. Whe you see water across a roadway,

there is o way to see whether the road uder the

water has bee washed away. The water may bemuch more deep ad powerul tha you expect.


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STorMS, FloodS & MudSlideS

at t F Dot retur to your food-damaged home

beore the area is declared to be sae by

law eorcemet ad health ocials.

Assess damage; check hillsides, houses, etc.or slope movemet, settlig, ad water damage.

Followig a storm, drive slowly ad

careully as may roads may have mud,

debris, holes, ad washed-out areas.

Check with the Departmet o Public Works

at 1-800-675 help (4357) or at www.w.g

to d out what roads are damaged.

Remember, may mudslides occur as the soil dries

ater a exteded wet period, so a mudslide may

take place several days ater the rai stops.

Witer is ote the best time to plat

slopes, so make plas ad x ay problems

areas beore the raiy seaso begis.

Sadbags ad other barriers

ca help divert small mudfows.

Remember, however, that these

small measures may be meaigless

to a huge debris fow. The hillsides

will gradually stabilize durig the

ext three to seve years.


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hazardous& ChemiCal maTerials

Chemicals are oud everywhere. They puriy

drikig water, icrease crop productio, ad

simpliy household chores. But chemicals also ca

be hazardous to humas or the eviromet, i usedor released improperly. Hazards ca occur durig

productio, storage, trasportatio, use, or disposal.

You ad your commuity are at risk i a chemical is

used usaely or released i harmul amouts ito

the eviromet where you live, work, or play.

Hazardous materials come i the orm o explosives,

fammable ad combustible substaces, poisos,

ad radioactive materials. These substaces aremost ote released as a result o trasportatio

accidets or because o chemical accidets i plats.

iF you are: Then:

as

t t

Do so immediately.

Stay tued to a radio or televisio or iormatio o evacuatio

routes, temporary shelters, ad procedures.

Follow the routes recommeded by the authoritiesshortcuts may ot be sae.

Leave at oce.

I you have time, miimize cotamiatio i the house by closig

all widows, shuttig all vets, ad turig o attic as.

Take pre-assembled disaster supplies.

Remember to help your eighbors who may require special

assistaceiats, elderly people ad people with disabilities.

cgt

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Stay upstream, uphill, ad upwid! I geeral, try to go at least

oe-hal mile (usually 8-10 city blocks) rom the dager area.

Move away rom the accidet scee ad help keep others away.

Do ot walk ito or touch ay spilled liquids, airbore mists, or codesed

solid chemical deposits. Try ot to ihale gases, umes ad smoke.

I possible, cover mouth with a cloth while leavig the area.

Stay away rom accidet victims util the hazardous material has bee idetifed.

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iF you are: Then:

i mt

Stop ad seek shelter i a permaet buildig. I you must remai i your car,

keep car widows ad vets closed ad shut o the air coditioer ad heater.

rqst

t sts

Brig pets iside.

Close ad lock all exterior doors ad widows. Close vets,

replace dampers, ad as may iterior doors as possible.

Tur o air coditioers ad vetilatio systems. I large buildigs, set vetilatio

systems to 100 percet recirculatio so that o outside air is draw ito the

buildig. I this is ot possible, vetilatio systems should be tured o.

Go ito the pre-selected shelter room. This room should be above

groud ad have the ewest opeigs to the outside.

Seal gaps uder doorways ad widows with wettowels or plastic sheetig ad duct tape.

Seal gaps aroud widow ad air coditioig uits, bathroom

ad kitche exhaust as, ad stove ad dryer vets with duct

tape ad plastic sheetig, wax paper or alumium wrap.

Use material to ll cracks ad holes i the room, such as those aroud pipes.

I gas or vapors may have etered the buildig, take shallow

breaths through a cloth or a towel. Avoid eatig or drikig

ay ood or water that may be cotamiated.


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haZardouS MaTerialS

I you suspect a problem with hazardous materials

ollow these importat steps ad remember rain:

recogize the dager.

avoid the area.

isolate the area ad keep others away.notiy authoritiesCall 911.

Remember to stay , w, ad stm

rom suspected hazardous materials.

Wt s s st?There is o oe aswer to this questio. Follow

the rule o thumb: look toward the icidet,

hold your thumb out i rot o you at arms

legth. I you ca still see the icidet (such as

a overtured taker truck) o either side o your

thumb, the you are too close. Back away rom the

icidet util your thumb covers the etire scee.

Smoke rom res icludes small particles ad

gases that ca have adverse health eects,

particularly or sesitive idividuals. Exercise

cautio ad avoid uecessary outdoor activities,

prologed exertio i smoke impacted areas.

The elderly are more susceptible to the

eects o smoke ad dust. Idividuals withasthma should keep their "as eeded"

ihalers with them at all times.

Stayig idoors ca somewhat reduce exposure

to smoke ad dust, keep doors ad widows

closed ad ru the air coditioer. Idoor air

ltratio devices with HEPA lters ca reduce

the level o particles that circulate idoors.

For more detailed iormatio about air quality,

visit www.qm.g or call

1-800-cuT-SMoG (288-7664).


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Lear First Aid ad CPR ad put together

a First Aid Kit.

Lear how to shut o gas, water ad electricity;it may be ecessary durig a earthquake.

Check chimeys, roos, walls, ad oudatios

or stability make sure your house is bolted

to its oudatio.

Secure your water heater ad major

appliaces as well as tall, heavy uriture,

hagig plats, mirrors, ad picture rames.

Visit www.t.g olie

or ways to secure your home.

Keep breakables, heavy objects, ad fammable

or hazardous liquids such as paits, pest sprays,

ad cleaig products i secured cabiets

or o lower shelves.

Participate i orgaizig your eighborhood

to be sel-suciet ater a earthquake.

The time to prepare or a earthquake is nOWot

ext week or ater the shock. Protect your amily

by takig the actios o the beFore cst as

soo as you ca. Its a good idea to make copies

o the durinG cst ad post them by your

house ad garage exits ad i all your amily cars.

b t etq Idetiy sae spots i each room o your home. note

sturdy tables, desks, ad iterior walls. Kow your

dager spots: widows, mirrors, hagig objects,

replaces, ad tall, usecured uriture.

Coduct practice drills with your amily ad kow

the saest locatios i your home.

Decide how ad where your amily will reuite,

i separated durig a earthquake.

Choose a out-o-state ried or relative to cotact

so amily ad rieds kow your status.

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earThQuakeS

dg t etq I idoors, stay there. Get uder a desk or table

or stad i a corer. Stay away rom widows,

bookcases, le cabiets, heavy mirrors, hagig

plats ad other heavy objects that could all.

Watch out or allig plaster ad ceilig tiles.

Stay uder cover util the shakig stops. Hold

o to your cover i it moves, move with it.

I outdoors, get ito a ope area away rom

trees, buildigs, walls, ad power lies.

I drivig, pull over to the side o the road

ad stop. Avoid areas aroud power lies.

Stay i your car util the shakig is over. I i a crowded public place, do ot rush

or the doors. Crouch ad cover your head

ad eck with your hads ad arms.

O March 10, 1933 at

5:54 p.m., a magitude 6.4

earthquake hit the newport-

Iglewood Fault, causig

serious damage i Log Beach

ad other commuities.

The earthquake resulted i

120 deaths ad more tha

$50 millio i property damage.


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norThridGe earThQuake

Damage was wide-spread, sectios o major

reeways collapsed, parkig structures ad oce

buildigs collapsed, ad umerous apartmet

buildigs suered irreparable damage. Damage to

wood-rame apartmet houses was very widespread

i the Sa Ferado Valley ad Sata Moica areas,

especially to structures with sot rst foor or

lower-level parkig garages. The high acceleratios,

both vertical ad horizotal, lited structures o

o their oudatios ad/or shited walls laterally.

The Sata Clarita area was cut o rom

Los Ageles, as bridges i the newhall Pass

were brought dow by a earthquake or thesecod time i 23 years. I the Sa Ferado

Valley, geysers o water rom broke mais swirled

aroud geysers o fame

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