Emergency Preparedness

The Los Altos Police Department in conjunction with the City of Los Altos has established a Citizen Corps Council. They have also created a Los Altos Emergency Preparedness Manual for your convenience.

Citizen Corps Council

The mission of Citizen Corps is to harness the power of every individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues and disasters of all kinds.

Everyone can do something to help make our families and our communities safer through:

Personal responsibility: Developing a household preparedness plan and disaster supplies kits, observing home health and safety practices, implementing disaster mitigation measures, and participating in crime prevention and reporting.

Training: Taking classes in emergency preparedness, response capabilities, first aid, CPR, fire suppression and search and rescue procedures.

Volunteer service: Engaging individuals in volunteer activities that support first responders, disaster relief groups, and community safety organizations.

For more information on Citizen Corps Council go to: www.citizencorps.gov

You should be prepared to be on your own for at least 72 hours after a major disaster!

The American Red Cross also has excellent information on Disaster Services

Association of Bay Area Governments homepage ABAG

Association of Bay Area Governments Earthquake and Harazrds information

PrepareNow.org information and resources

Santa Clara County of Emergency Services - Stardardized Emergency Management Systems (SEMS)