County offers online emergency preparedness guide

In coordination with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the CEO's Office of Emergency Management has just completed a comprehensive guide to emergency preparedness intended to help the residents of Los Angeles County better prepare for, respond to and recover from the disasters that affect our region. 

The Emergency Survival Guide has information and tips to prepare for fires, floods, earthquakes, pandemic flu, terrorism, extreme weather and tsunamis.  

The Emergency Survival Guide includes pages where residents can record their household emergency plans including out-of-state contacts, evacuation gathering points, and the location of utility shut-offs.

The Emergency Survival Guide includes checklists for gathering emergency supplies that will help you, your family and your pets survive and recover after a major disaster.

The Emergency Survival Guide is 100-full color pages and is available only online at this time.  A Spanish language version of the Guide will be available later this year.  

Download your copy of the Emergency Survival Guide at www.lacoa.org (http://www.lacoa.org/ ). 

If you have any questions about the Emergency Survival Guide, contact
Jeanne O' Donnell at (323) 980-2227.

Jeanne O'Donnell
Los Angeles County
Office of Emergency Management
Office (323) 980-2227