Personal Emergency Preparedness
The Los Altos Hills County Fire District offers classes in
Personal Emergency Preparedness (PEP) and Senior + Personal Emergency Preparedness (Senior + PEP).
In these classes you will learn about:
- Disaster Impact on the Infrastructure: The potential effect of disasters on transportation,
electrical service, telephone communication, food, water, and shelter, fuel and emergency services.
- Home and Workplace Preparedness: Create a disaster supplies kit and how to prepare in
advance to manage a disaster.
- Structural and Nonstructural Hazards: Identify and mitigate possible hazards; including
utility shut-off.
- Life-threatening Conditions: Recognize and treat an airway obstruction, how to control
bleeding and treat for shock.
- Fire Safety: Develop a home escape plan, maintain smoke alarms and operate a
fire extinguisher.
- Hazardous Materials: Identification of household hazardous materials, proper storing
and disposal, and hazardous materials decontamination.
- CERT Overview: Community Emergency Response Team training includes; neighborhood
preparedness, fire safety, hazardous materials, disaster medicine, light search & rescue,
C.E.R.T. organization, disaster psychology and terrorism awareness.
Course Schedules and Information
For location information and to register, click
here.
Please do NOT call County Fire Headquarters to register.
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