1. Community Emergency Preparedness

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

3. Why do we need to Prepare?

4. 5 Good Reasons…

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

6. 1.Earthquake La Quinta San Andreas Fault

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

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

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

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

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

12. Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Shaking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7qngjS38NA What to expect

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

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

15. 2. Desert Floods

16. 3. Wildland Fire Riverside County

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

18. Reason #5 Your FAMILY & Neighbors

19. 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

20. 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)

21. 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 www.la-quinta.org

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

23. Disaster Medical 101 1. Bleeding 2. Broken Bones 3. Shock Top 3 Injuries: La Quinta PREP Program

24. 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 1504 78-495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA 92247 760-777-7061. La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness Kits www.la-quinta.org

25. . La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Emergency Drinking Water Hidden Water Sources in Home Water Boiling, Chlorination, Filtration www.la-quinta.org

26. . La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Emergency Drinking Water Hidden Water Sources in Home Water Boiling, Chlorination, Filtration www.la-quinta.org

27. . La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Emergency Drinking Water Hidden Water Sources in Home Water Boiling, Chlorination, Filtration www.la-quinta.org

28. . La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Office Emergency Kit and Supplies www.la-quinta.org

29. . La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Vehicle Emergency Kit and Supplies www.la-quinta.org

30. . La Quinta Emergency Preparedness Consider Volunteering… www.la-quinta.org

31. 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. www.la-quinta.org La Quinta PREP Program (People Responding with Emergency Preparedness)

32. La Quinta PREP …It’s the most FUN you can have getting prepared for an Earthquake !!! www.la-quinta.org La Quinta PREP Program (People Responding with Emergency Preparedness)

33. City of La Quinta 20 Hour Class First Aid Rescue Techniques Fire Extinguisher Usage Organizing Response www.laquintacert.org

34. City of La Quinta Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services Provide Volunteer Emergency Radio to Communities Requires FCC License www.la-quinta.org

35. City of La Quinta Register to Receive Notification of Emergency Events Get Public Protective Actions Protect Your Family www.la-quinta.org Keeping Citizens Informed

36. YOU Can Make A Difference… Our Goal is to become THE Best Prepared City in America ! To Volunteer Contact: Paul Hess Emergency Services Coordinator 760-777-7061 phess@la-quinta.org La Quinta Emergency Preparedness