Would you be ready if there were an emergency?
Be prepared:
assemble an emergency supply kit,
make your emergency plans,
stay informed,
and get involved in helping your family, your business, and your community be ready for emergencies.
National Preparedness Month is designed to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities.
Whether it's September or any other month of the year, disaster can strike at any time without warning. Be prepared for when - not if - the next emergency will occur.
How prepared are you? Preparedness is a responsibility we all share. Let's do our part.
10 Ways YOU Can be Disaster Prepared:
California Emergency Management Agency
http://www.calema.ca.gov/NewsandMedia/Pages/Preparedness-Month.aspx
More Great Preparedness Information:
Safety Preparedness – Los Angeles County Fire Department
http://fire.lacounty.gov/safetypreparedness/SafetyPreparedness.asp
Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan
http://www.fema.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/BeReady/
Emergency and Routine Messages from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department:
1. ALERT LA COUNTY emergency telephone notification system. Register your cell phone and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) (home computer) phones for emergency messages from police agencies in Los Angeles County:
http://portal.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/alertla
2. Website of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (translates into over 60 languages):
www.lasd.org
3. LASD EMAILS and/or TEXT messages (via NIXLE) from the NEWSROOM of Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Visit www.Nixle.com
and register for "Nixle" alerts from "LASD – HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff" PLUS your local sheriff's station area. Or, text your zip code to 888777 to receive text alerts only. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan. View NEWSROOM (Nixle) EMAIL / TEXT messages here, even if not subscribed from the Newsroom of Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: http://nixle.com/lasd----hq-newsroom-shb-los-angeles-county-sheriff/
4. FACEBOOK of the NEWSROOM of Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department:
http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment
5. TWITTER of the NEWSROOM of Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department:
@LASD_News
View LASD Twitter here, even if you are not subscribed Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/lasd_news
6. YOUTUBE of the NEWSROOM of Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department:
http://www.youtube.com/LACountySheriff
7. Specific Needs Disaster Voluntary Registry
http://snap.lacounty.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.registryLogin&CFID=231331&CFTOKEN=55341881
8. LA Crimestoppers - confidential/anonymous email/ text/ phone call crime reporting to police agencies in Los Angeles County:
http://lacrimestoppers.com/
Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
Captain Mike Parker
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
323-267-4800
http://www.lasd.org
[email protected]
www.Nixle.com
http://nixle.com/lasd----hq-newsroom-shb-los-angeles-county-sheriff/
Twitter @LASD_News http://twitter.com/#!/LASD_News
http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment
Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
To receive more detailed, up-to-date information directly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) via e-mail, register for "Nixle" alerts at www.Nixle.com or more directly at https://local.nixle.com/register/ and register for "LASD – Headquarters Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff" and your local LASD station area. Or, text your zip code to 888777 to receive text alerts only. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan.
