City of La Mirada
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Emergency preparedness is a priority in the City of La Mirada. The City's emergency preparedness program promotes disaster planning and coordination in advance of natural or man-made disasters.

To facilitate ongoing emergency preparedness efforts in the community, the City developed a coordinated emergency preparedness network, the Disaster Preparedness Steering Committee (DPSC), in 1987. The DPSC promotes awareness of safety and preparedness techniques and enhances emergency preparedness and planning efforts by providing education and training to members of the residential and business communities.

Since 1985, the City has conducted annual disaster response exercises to increase emergency preparedness in neighborhoods, schools, businesses, community organizations and public safety agencies. This year, the exercise was conducted on Thursday, November 16, 2006. The scenario involved a prolonged heat wave causing power disruptions and mass casualties throughout La Mirada. Over 20 organizations and 7,500 participants were involved in this year’s drill. Previous drills have included earthquakes, train derailments, terrorism, chemical spills, a plan crash, and floods.

For additional preparedness information, click on the following links:

• Emergency Preparedness Tips
• Earthquake Preparedness Information
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program

Additional emergency information may be obtained at the following sites:

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): www.fema.gov
• Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES): www.oes.ca.gov
• LA County Emergency Operations Center (OEC): http://lacoa.org/
• American Red Cross: www.arcriohondo.org
• United States Geological Survey: http://www.usgs.gov/
• Southern California Earthquake Center: www.scec.org
• U.S. Government Pandemic Flu Information: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
• World Health Organization Avian Flu Information: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/

For more information regarding emergency preparedness efforts, contact the City’s Public Safety Team at (562) 902-2960.