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Parochial Armenian schools develop and implement an earthquake preparedness program

Source Agency: 
University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health
,
California

Four Armenian schools in the Los Angeles area created earthquake response training and held exercises with students in grades 1-8. Training covered Incident Command System roles, search and rescue, and general school preparedness issues.

Online mapping site allows residents to search and prepare for local natural hazards

Source Agency: 
California Emergency Management Agency
,
California

The "My Hazards" Web site empowers California residents to search and plan for natural hazards specific to their locality.

The "My Hazards" Web site empowers California residents to search and plan for natural hazards specific to their locality.

Disaster Planning in San Francisco’s Chinatown Trains, Empowers Community Members as Responders During First 72 Hours

Source Agency: 
NICOS Chinese Health Coalition
,
California

To prepare for earthquakes and other emergencies, the Chinatown Disaster Preparedness Committee developed a bilingual disaster response plan in 2007 that enlists community member participation.

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