Los Angeles is prone to 13 of 16 possible federally-identified natural and man-made threats. Los Angeles is particularly vulnerable to the destructive affects wildfires, flooding, mudslides and earthquakes. Here in the Los Angeles area (particularly our Devonshire Area), wildfires and earthquakes can be part of our everyday lives. Unpredictable wind conditions in Los Angeles can […]
LAFD Requests Input on “COMMUNITY-BASED” Strategic Plan
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is developing a new, community-driven strategic plan and is teaming up with EmpowerLA to get the word out to members of the community. The partnership between the two city departments is the first of its kind and assists in connecting us to Los Angeles residents, to engage them in the process of charting our organization’s […]
Which buildings will survive the Big One? LA Times found 1,000+ that may not
L.A.’s hidden earthquake dangers http://www.latimes.com/… Thousands of Southern Californians live and work in a type of building vulnerable to collapse in an earthquake. To assess the danger, a team of Times reporters combed through thousands of city and county records to identify these buildings — concrete structures built before 1976. We found more than 1,000. Experts say we’re […]
L.A. City Free Street Tree Program
The City of Los Angeles currently has a federally grant funded program in which free street trees are being planted along the parkway. The only requirements are that participants must agree to water their tree(s) and they must live within the City. For more information please go to www.environmentla.org or call (213) 485-3954. Can you please share this […]
Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair Video and Photos
The 6th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair was held October 8th, 2013 at Fire Station 87 in Granada Hills. It was another great turn out by our stakeholders and community members and an amazing showing from all participating Neighborhood Councils. We’d like to give huge thanks and acknowledgement to Mark Hovater for the video and Adam […]
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