Neighborhood Network
The Neighborhood Network offers nine colorful fliers on various emergency preparedness topics. Designed by San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist Don Asmussen, these handouts present important info in an entertaining way. They are available by contacting Councilwoman Terry Nagel at terrynagel@gmail.com or (650) 347-3576.
Download a sample here (note these are 5Mb+ PDF files)
City of Burlingame
The city offers a variety of fliers about emergency preparedness and crime prevention. One flyer, Are You Ready, is availble here for download.
You can download the emergency preparedness fliers here or contact the city’s disaster preparedness coordinator, John Parkin, at jparkin@centralcountyfd.org, (650) 558-7600. For crime prevention and Neighborhood Watch fliers, contact Sergeant Jim Ford at (650) 777-4140.
Emergency Contacts and Other Helpful Information
This flier offers basic emergency preparedness information and includes contacts to answer frequently asked questions about city services. We suggest that residents print out a copy and keep it by the phone. It’s available at http://www.burlingame.org/citycontacts
National Fire Protection Association
This link offers materials in English and Spanish for the “Get Ready” emergency preparedness program. Included are a presenter’s guide, a PowerPoint presentation and numerous, nicely designed fliers. Go to this link:
FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Authority has posted planners and checklists for you to create your own family plans Ready.gov
Emergency Survival Program (ESP), County of Los Angeles
You’ll find a variety of “focus sheets” – one-page fliers – available here:
http://www.espfocus.org/
Community Help
Learn about the importance of community during and after disasters in this NPR article.
Other Links
Check out Totally Unprepared for some great videos and other useful information