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Long Beach relaunches Ready Long Beach neighborhood program and schedules preparedness events for October
Summary
City disaster preparedness director highlighted recent emergencies, cooling center use and announced Ready Long Beach expo Oct. 12 at Veterans Stadium and a citywide Great ShakeOut earthquake drill Oct. 16.
Reggie Harrison, director of disaster preparedness and emergency communications for the City of Long Beach, told the City Council on Sept. 16 that the city is reinforcing household and neighborhood readiness during National Preparedness Month.
"Preparedness begins at home," Harrison said, urging residents to prepare for natural and man-made emergencies after the city responded this year to fires in the region, tsunami advisories and prolonged extreme heat that prompted openings of city cooling centers.
Harrison said the city has relaunched its Ready Long Beach neighborhood program to teach neighbors to help each other in the immediate hours after a disaster, and he announced a Ready Long Beach preparedness expo at Veterans Stadium on Oct. 12. He also urged residents to participate in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill on Oct. 16.
Mayor Rex Richardson and council members thanked the emergency management team for their work and noted that staff from the health department and 9-1-1 communications were present. Council members cited distribution of emergency-preparedness kits last year and ongoing efforts to operate cooling centers during heat events.
Ending: Harrison said staff will share additional information with the public about the expo and neighborhood program, and the city encouraged residents to practice earthquake drills and check cooling-center availability in extreme heat.
