Super CPR Day
The American Red Cross of Orange County will host its Sixth Annual Super CPR Day on 4/17 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Sign up for CPR (Adult/Child) and/or First Aid classes ($10 per person per course).
Learn more...
reposted 03/10/10

Business Disaster Plan
FEMA encourages businesses to prepare for disasters with a plan
Read all about it...
posted 03/10/10

New SONGS Site
Southern California Edison launched a new Web site for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) to provide the community with the latest information and updates.
See the new site...
posted 02/24/10

Great California Shake Out
Sign up today for the Great California Shake Out, which will be held on 10/21 at 10:21 AM. In 2009, there were 6.9 million participants and 1.5 million are signed up so far for the 2010 event.
www.shakeout.org/

Animal Evacuation Info
OC Animal Care has provided information on how to safely evacuate your pets if you are under voluntary evacuation orders
Learn more...
posted 02/17/10

Are You Earthquake Prepared?
FEMA urges residents to become “Earthquake Prepared” by exercising a few safety measures to help prepare themselves for earthquakes and disasters of all types.
Get tips here...
posted 02/17/10

Congressional Webcast
In February, the U.S. House of Representatives conducted a hearing on FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Program in Haiti. Check out the video and summary here.
http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/hearingDetail.aspx?NewsID=1096
posted 02/17/10

Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
DHS delivered the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) Report to Congress on 2/1. The QHSR outlines the strategic framework to guide the activities of participants in homeland security toward a common end.
Read the report and executive summary here...
posted 02/17/10

H1N1 Flu Shots
H1N1 flu shots are now widely available. Protect yourself in case there is a third flu wave this winter. Click here for a Flu Vaccine Locator to learn where to get vaccinated. Visit flu.gov...
posted 02/08/10

Orange County Mudslides
OC Register’s Sciencedude reports on the dangers of mudslides in Orange County.
Read the Sciencedude's report...
posted 02/07/10

ARkStorm Scenario
The USGS Multi Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) is preparing a new emergency-preparedness scenario, called ARkStorm, to address massive U.S. West Coast storms analogous to those that devastated California in 1861–62. Learn more...
posted 02/07/10

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