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Thursday, August 09, 2007 | 
An earthquake near Chatsworth, California felt across a widely populated area this morning thankfully caused no loss of life, serious injury or signficant damage.
While Mother Nature tells us (in a not so subtle way) that we live in Earthquake Country, the men and women of your Los Angeles Fire Department remind you:
You Can't Predict... But You Can Prepare!
Mother Nature doesn't always give a warning. Now that we agree on that, here are your keys to survival:
- Allstate Foundation & LAFD: You Can Prepare! (PDF)
- American Red Cross - Get Prepared
- California - Be Ready!
- CDC - Emergency Preparedness and Response
- CERT - Community Emergency Response Teams
- CERT - LA
- Citizen Guide To Disaster Preparedness
- City of Los Angeles - Emergency Preparedness Department
- Dare To Prepare
- DisasterHelp.gov
- Earthquake Country
- Emergency Preparedness for People With Disabilities (PDF)
- FEMA For Kids
- LAFD - Emergency Preparedness Booklet (PDF)
- Preparedness Today - What You Need To Do!
- Ready.gov
- ReadyLA.org
- ReallyReady.org
Kindly share this disaster preparedness message with your friends and family, before... the ground... starts... shaking!
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
5 comments:
For those people interested in seeing recent activity, there is a very good website you can visit:
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/
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Thank you for the links. Thankfully the earthquake wasn't a large one at all, but it certainly reminded everyone that they live in Earthquake Country. The Big One could always be around the corner.
Butterfly (Vanessa),
We took the liberty of moving your comments over to this thread, which is being followed more closely by the tech crowd. We appreciate your kind words.
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey
Firefighter/Specialist
Public Service Officer
Los Angeles Fire Department
Mr. Barrett,
Thanks for the link. When it comes to preparedness 'knowledge is power'.
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey
Firefighter/Specialist
Public Service Officer
Los Angeles Fire Department
Assistive Technology,
Thanks for the note. You wrote...
The Big One could always be around the corner.
Truer words were never spoken.
Stay Safe - Be Prepared!!
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey
Firefighter/Specialist
Public Service Officer
Los Angeles Fire Department
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