September is National Preparedness Month

Submitted by the Laguna Beach Police Dept.:

The City of Laguna Beach encourages its residents to be informed, make a plan, build a kit, and get involved.

Be informed by self-registering your cell phone numbers, text numbers, and email addresses with AlertOC, Orange County’s regional mass notification system. In fact, on September 24th, two million Orange County residents will receive a call at 10 am, register today and make yourself two million and one! Register at www.alertoc.com.

Make a plan, prepare yourself and your family for a disaster by making an emergency plan. Visit www.ready.gov for more information.

Build a kit, you may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water and other supplies in sufficient quantity to last for at least 72 hours. Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster but they cannot reach everyone immediately. You could get help in hours or it might take days. Visit www.readyoc.gov for a list of what should be in your emergency kit.

Get involved, by taking a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class where you will learn information about emergency preparedness, disaster medical operations, fire suppression, and more! Visit www.lagunabeachcity.net for more information on CERT. Or sign up for NextDoor.com which is a secured social networking site already established for your neighborhood. Here you can organize your neighborhood to become more resilient to a disaster!