During National Preparedness Month, the Los Angeles Fire Department reminds you...

A community working together during an emergency makes sense.

• Talk to your neighbors about how you can work together during an emergency.
• Find out if anyone has specialized equipment like a power generator, or expertise such as medical knowledge, that might help in a crisis.
• Decide who will check on elderly or disabled neighbors.
• Make back-up plans for children in case you can't get home in an emergency.
• Sharing plans and communicating in advance is the best strategy for surviving a disaster!

Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department