Community Emergency Preparedness

Empowering Individuals, Families, Neighborhoods, & Businesses… To Prepare for the Worst Case Disaster in La Quinta…

Why do we need to Prepare?

5 Good Reasons…

1.Earthquake La Quinta San Andreas Fault San Jacinto Fault Elsinore Fault Imperial Fault

1.Earthquake La Quinta San Andreas Fault

We Have Our Faults! Together We Can Learn to Survive Them and Help the Community Recover! Community Emergency Preparedness

City of La Quinta Earthquake Risks Road Damage from 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake May 2 nd, 1983 Coalinga, California Magnitude 6.5

City of La Quinta Earthquake Risks Business Damage from 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake

City of La Quinta Earthquake Risks Home Damage from 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake

City of La Quinta Earthquake Risks Interior Damage from 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake

Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Shaking What to expect

Loma Prieta Volunteers Helping Rescue October 17, 1989 Oakland, California Magnitude 7.1

Northridge Rescue Efforts January 17, 1994 Northridge, California Magnitude 6.9

2. Desert Floods

3. Wildland Fire Riverside County

4. I-10 Crashes December 2010 I-10 Crashes

Reason #5 Your FAMILY & Neighbors

3)Plan Together To Prepare To Respond To Recover La Quinta Emergency Preparedness 1)Organize Your Family Emergency Plan 2) Develop a Neighborhood Emergency Plan Hold a Block Preparedness Party Grill Out - Pot Luck - Wine & Cheese La Quinta PREP Program

1)Identify Vulnerable in Neighborhood 2)Make a Neighborhood Diagram & Response Plan 3)Select Meeting Place for all Families to Gather 4)Treat Injuries if necessary 5)Shut off Gas if necessary (must be turned back on by Gas Company only) 6)Stabilize the Neighborhood 7)Check on others nearby (schools, nursing homes, day care, etc.) La Quinta PREP Program (People Responding with Emergency Preparedness)

1)Hold Initial PREP Neighborhood “Preparedness Party” 2)Select Your PREP Leaders 3)Fill out & turn in your PREP survey forms 4)Leaders will develop Neighborhood PREP Plan 5)Hold 2 nd PREP “Preparedness Party” to explain Plan 6)Help each other with supplies, kits, water, and training 7)Conduct PREP exercises and hazard mitigation days La Quinta PREP Program (People Responding with Emergency Preparedness) Sample PREP Neighborhood Plan

Develop Emergency Preparedness Kits 1. Water – 4 cases home 2. Bandaging Supplies 3. Tools Top 3 Items to have: La Quinta PREP Program

Disaster Medical Bleeding 2. Broken Bones 3. Shock Top 3 Injuries: La Quinta PREP Program

Paper Towels Toilet Tissue Sanitary Napkins Facial Tissue First Aid Kit Bandaging Cloth Medicines Extra Glasses Extra Cash Pencils Paper Important Documents Books Toothpaste Toothbrush Bar Soap Shampoo Liquid Cleaner Liquid Bleach Other Hygiene Scissors Plastic Utensils Can Opener AM/FM Radio Tools Flashlights Batteries Matches Candles Duct Tape Whistle Work Gloves Blankets Extra Shoes/Clothes Towels Sweaters Non-Perishable Food: Canned Foods Nutrition Bars Boxed Juices Vitamins Peanut Butter Boxed Foods Candy, Nuts, Dried Fruits & Crackers Sterno Stove Canned Sterno Cooking Pot String, wire Aluminum Foil Plastic Dishes Bags Food & Trash Emergency Water Filter Bottled Water - at least a gallon per person/day Sample Home Preparedness Kit in Large Plastic Trash Can City of La Quinta Emergency Services PO Box Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness Kits

. La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Emergency Drinking Water Hidden Water Sources in Home Water Boiling, Chlorination, Filtration

. La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Emergency Drinking Water Hidden Water Sources in Home Water Boiling, Chlorination, Filtration

. La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Emergency Drinking Water Hidden Water Sources in Home Water Boiling, Chlorination, Filtration

. La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Office Emergency Kit and Supplies

. La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Vehicle Emergency Kit and Supplies

. La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Consider Volunteering…

Become a Neighborhood or Business PREP Leader Throw a Neighborhood PREP Preparedness PARTY! Get your Family, Neighborhood, or HOA ready to respond to an earthquake or other community hazard. La Quinta PREP Program (People Responding with Emergency Preparedness)

La Quinta PREP …It’s the most FUN you can have getting prepared for an Earthquake !!! La Quinta PREP Program (People Responding with Emergency Preparedness)

City of La Quinta 20 Hour Class First Aid Rescue Techniques Fire Extinguisher Usage Organizing Response

City of La Quinta Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services Provide Volunteer Emergency Radio to Communities Requires FCC License

City of La Quinta Register to Receive Notification of Emergency Events Get Public Protective Actions Protect Your Family Keeping Citizens Informed

YOU Can Make A Difference… Our Goal is to become THE Best Prepared City in America ! To Volunteer Contact: Paul Hess Emergency Services Coordinator La Quinta Emergency Preparedness