Los Angeles Fire Department
Disaster Preparedness Unit
What We Can Do For You!
We are pleased to provide disaster preparedness programs and services focused on meeting your dynamic needs. Some of our offerings include:
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
- Basic Earthquake Preparedness Class (timed to fit your needs)
- Basic Fire Extinguisher Training (2½ hours)
- Flood Preparedness and Sandbagging (2 hours)
- Information Booth for Community Events
- Speakers Bureau
- ...and many others
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Who Do You Contact?
What Is The Process?
- Advanced planning is required.
- Contact the Disaster Preparedness Unit via the information provided below.
- Classes and events are scheduled on an equitable basis by City Council District, and prioritized by initial contact date.
Are There Key Points To Remember?
- Preparedness training classes and services are offered free of charge within the jurisdiction served by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- Presentations can often be arranged or modified to meet special needs.
- These offerings are very popular. To assure a specific time, date and location, please provide as much advance notice as possible.
- To host a class or event, you need only provide a suitable location and an audience.
- The site you choose must be open to all citizens who wish to attend.
- For classes, we welcome you to consider
neighborhood public schools, public auditoriums, community buildings, houses of worship or any other facility that will accommodate the anticipated participants in a classroom setting.
- The minimum class size requirement varies by program.