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First Responders Say in a Big Disaster: “We’re Not Coming”

November 29, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

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You’re on your own in a big disaster, according to Cristina Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department. Angelenos, and everyone else should take those words to heart.

In the event of a really epic disaster like the potential “Big One” earthquake, or Hurricane Irma which hit Puerto Rico, if emergency response personnel even make it to you, it’s likely going to take a while. Gabriel Cortez reports on Gonzelez’s statement in LAist:

The two huge Ridgecrest earthquakes that rocked Southern California earlier this month shook a lot of people out of their earthquake apathy.

For the city of Los Angeles, the quakes presented an opportunity to promote greater readiness through a program that brings emergency management officials into people’s living rooms.

The city launched its Ready Your L.A. Neighborhood program last year to teach Angelinos a simple truth: When the big one hits, the government probably isn’t going to come save you.

“We don’t have enough police officers and firemen” to help everyone affected by a huge quake, said Crisanta Gonzalez of the city’s Emergency Management Department. “We’re not coming.”

As severe weather has become more common, this “you’re on your own” approach to disaster preparation has become the industry standard. Today, cities across the country are embracing the idea that the best first responders in any natural disaster are your neighbors, Gonzalez said.

Ready Your L.A. Neighborhood workshops teach people what they need to have on hand when an earthquake hits and provides them with a checklist of things that need to get done in the first hour after disaster strikes.

Following the Ridgecrest quakes, the city started promoting the program more intensely. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said in the weeks following the Ridgecrest quakes the city had double the number of requests for workshops that it had in the program’s entire first year of operation.

You really must be prepared to take care of yourself for an extended time, or you could find yourself at the mercy of emergency responders’ to-do list.

In the video below, LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas tells residents it could be days before they’re reached. In the video, officials encourage residents to develop the type of community preparedness I’ve suggested to readers.

Working with your neighbors is a great way to build a resilient plan for disaster recovery, but it all starts with you. Get prepared today.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.

 

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris.

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