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Mid City Disaster Risk Profile

• Earthquake (High)

  • Shelter best available spot till shaking stops

  • Be aware of hazards

  • Shut off gas, water, electricity (fire prevention)

• Riot/Civil Unrest (Moderate)

  • Shelter in place

• Public Health (Moderate)

  • Communicate via radio

  • In the event of a pandemic, shelter in place.

  • Isolate/Quarantine as directed

• Flood (Moderate)

  • Serveyl Ballona Creek

  • Relocate at risk residents, for example those near Ballona Creek, to higher ground, e.g. Nate Holden, Alta Loma, Washington Irving Library (UNNC), First Presbyterian, Smyrna etc.

• Extreme Heat (Moderate)

  • All stakeholders advised to check on our neighbors especially young, elderly and infirm.

  • Cooling centers needed

• Chemical or Nuclear Emergencies

  • Heed any warnings

  • Listen to public communications

• Cyber Attack 

  • The threat of cyber attack is constant

    • Encourage board and stakeholders to be mindful (e.g. password vulnerability, phishing etc.)

  • In the event of a large scale cyber attack critical infrastructure including communications infrastructure could be disabled or compromised (e.g. LADWP, Socal Gas, hospitals, etc)

    • Deploy radio communications

• Fire, Extreme Cold or Tsunami (Lower Risk)

After a disaster monitor transistor radio KFI AM 640 and KNX AM 1070 for updates and public information

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Resources

See Los Angeles's excellent Resilience Plan here.

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