COPE Preparedness

Thank you to all of our #FirstResponders. Your courage, selflessness, and dedication to #CA is honored today, and every day! #NationalFirstRespondersDay #ThankYou

In case you missed the Virtual Prepared Peninsula Expo last weekend, you can watch a recording online at bit.ly/3ozCHxB. Residents are encouraged to take time t...o watch the recording to learn how to best prepare themselves and their family for the event of an earthquake, wildfire or other disaster. Speakers included: Frank Forman, battalion chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department; James Powers, captain of the Lomita Sheriff’s Station; and Soraya Sutherlin, regional emergency communications manager for Alert SouthBay. The sixth annual Prepared Peninsula Expo took place virtually on October 25. The expo is a local resource to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and is sponsored by the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates.

Day 2 of the LAFD-CERT AlertWildfire Camera deployment at the DOC proved to be a huge success. Janet, Emanuele, May and Yours Truly worked from approximately 1...000hrs until 1600hrs monitoring the AlertWildfire Cameras. All these cameras are open to the public, but by using a designated LAFD-CERT team member sitting at the DOC with a Chief or a Captain and Metro Fire right across the hall the ability to get an experienced eye quickly on the fire has proven to be very powerful asset. They immediately can determine what and how many resources to send to the incident. After a brush fire has been reported, we can dial into the correct camera and put their eyes on the fire and the lume up so they can start their projections for resources. What a great tool. See more

Keppel families.. They are having a Halloween Trunk-n-Treat at ANTELOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this friday!! Bring the kiddos to get a Halloween treat. The staff w...ould love to see the students!! They have 2 times available: 10:30am - 12:30pm (During food distribution) 3:00pm - 4:30pm Bring your family and tell your friends!! Decorate your car and come on out!!!

Tomorrow 10/28 at 10:30 AM PST. Addressing issues LAUSD Schools related to the Covid-19 Pandemic. https://www.lacity.org//follow-meeti/city-council-meetings or call in 213-621-2489!

When it is windy and dry, be prepared with the 6 P's in case rapid evacuation is required.

The Ontario Fire Department has a rare opportunity to join our fire family as our next Emergency Manager! The Ontario Fire Department is a well-known leader in ...the fire service and in emergency management. Did you know that the City of Ontario has had an Emergency Manager position since the 1980s? We are looking for an innovative, hardworking, energetic and politically savvy individual to join the Fire Department Management Team and to continue to progress our emergency management program. The City of Ontario has a remodeled dedicated EOC which is co-located with our Fire Dispatch Center and utilizes independent EOC technology such as WebEOC, Everbridge, and ArcGIS software products. Do you enjoy leading emergency management working committees, writing plans and grants, training city staff on the best practices of emergency management? How about designing exercises and navigating the complexities of the FEMA reimbursement process? If this excites you, I would encourage you to apply. Top Step: $127,500/year plus additional perks and great benefits. Classic PERS members 2.5% @ 55 retirement. For more info or to apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com//2891075/emergency-manager

Helping People The info graphic below shows what has taken place at Hope of the Valley in the past 11 years. With your support we now have 9 shelter/residentia...l facilities, 3 Access/Emergency Services Centers and 5 Thrift Stores. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, all of our fundraising events have been cancelled for 2020! Uggh! We rely upon the generosity of the community. We need your support. Please consider giving a monetary donation, a gift in kind donation or shop at our Thrift Stores! It takes TEAMWORK to make the DREAMWORK. Thank you for being part of Team Hope! www.hopeofthevalley.org or 818.392.0020 for a donation pick up! Eternally grateful for our amazing community! See more

Did you know you can check wait times at LA County vote centers before you go? Go to locator.lavote.net. (Hey neighbors Wait time is 15 mins or less at the DoubleTree in San Pedro.)