Emergency Preparedness

I attended a wonderful meeting on getting ready for a disaster in LA. This blog will be updated later this month with resources.

General Resources
Listos California Website to download resource booklets, hazard-specific guides, and other information
Sign up for Free CERT Classes and take your emergency preparedness training to the next level
Take the Home Hardening Self Assessment from CalFire to become more resilient against wildfires
County Recovery Website for the status of disaster grants, important deadlines, damage maps, and more
More Resources for Survivors of the Recent 2025 Fires

Earthquake Retrofitting
Read more about the codes for Earthquake Soft Stories Retrofitting and Earthquake Non-Ductile Concrete Retrofitting(Contact information for LADBS is at the bottom of the website.)
LADBS Inspection Report where you can see any eligible retrofitting for your properties, as well as the Parcel Report
(Parcel Reports show if your property zone includes an earthquake fault line, methane hazard zone, fire area, high wind area, and other hazards. If there was a gas shut-off valve installed, that is also typically recorded at the bottom of the report under "other parcel related information". Please feel free to contact LADBS about your property or defer to any local plumbers or private retrofitting companies whom you trust.)

Emergency Alerts and Hazard Statuses
Listos California Website to sign up for location-specific emergency alerts
Air Now Website to check your air quality status
My Shake App for Earthquake Warnings (same technology as Android EAs)
LADWP Outage Alerts or SCE Outage Alerts for Planned and Unplanned Power Outages (If you do not use LADWP or SCE, go to your provider's website to sign up for outage alerts.)
Apps that I personally recommend: FEMA App, Watch Duty, and the free version of the Citizen App (There is a for-profit version of Citizen too, so make sure you pick the one you want to subscribe.)

Warming & Cooling Shelters
Shelter Map
Los Angeles County Cooling Shelters and Other Counties Cooling Shelters
L.A. Homeless Services Warming Shelters

Reminders for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities
Red Cross Checklist for the Elderly
NIA Steps for the Elderly
Electricity Discount for Life Support and application for Aid for Medical Electric Devices (You can also contact your power provider and ask about their "Medical Baseline Program" and any generator or battery donation services.)

Stay safe!

Nadia (Wiggins) Weitzel (she/her)
Emergency Preparedness Educator

Listos California Program at CCLA

(747) 270-8672, (310) 488-3363

nwiggins@ccharities.org