By Philipp Sander | Email the author | June 13, 2011 At least since the devastating tsunami and earthquake in Japan in March, emergency preparedness has been on the minds of community organizations—and the politicians and non-governmental groups they routinely liaise with—like seldom before.And so it was that TERA (The …

County Fire Department Battalion Chief Anthony Williams discusses wildfire preparedness and details wildfire action plans Saturday at the Malibu Emergency Preparedness Expo at City Hall. Photo by Meg Boberg / TMT Published: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 11:21 AM PDT Representatives from fire, sheriff’s, CHP and other emergency management departments discuss wildfire and tsunami [...]

WHITTIER – A coalition of Whittier-area churches joined emergency preparedness officials Saturday to help church members and local residents ready themselves for the inevitable eventuality of a major disaster. The Whittier Area Evangelical Alliance’s “Shake Up Whittier Disaster Awareness Day” provided information, entertainment and resources during a fair at Regency Christian …

An earthquake preparedness exercise was planned Wednesday to test L.A. County’s readiness for a major quake, officials said. The drill was scheduled for 9 a.m. at the L.A. County Office of Emergency Management in East Los Angeles, where various county departments will simulate responses to a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on the San Andreas …

Release Date: April 25, 2011 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary LOS ANGELES—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LA County Sheriff Baca, Chief of Los Angeles Port Police Ronald Boyd and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck at the Los Angeles Port of Entry …