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City Emergency Communications Presentation

Success in saving lives and property is dependent upon timely dissemination of warning and  emergency information to citizens in threatened areas. With the potential threat of earthquakes, wildfires, storms, landslides, and hazardous materials spills, it is important for residents to know how the City of Calabasas and the Los Angeles County Operational Area would notify the community before, during, or after an emergency.

It is essential that information be provided timely. Listed are the various ways emergency information- alerts and warnings, may be disseminated in the City of Calabasas:

 

Calabasas City-to-Resident Notification System FinalSite Connect is our city-to-resident communications service. With FinalSite Connect, our administrators can send periodic and personalized voice messages to residents within minutes. The FinalSite Connect service will be used to complement our emergency preparedness procedures and to inform residents of pressing and important issues such as emergencies.
Los Angeles County Mass Notification System Los Angeles County has implemented an emergency mass notification system that will be used to contact County residents and businesses via recorded phone messages, text messages or e-mail messages in case of emergency.  The system, called Alert LA County, will be used by the County’s Emergency Operations Center to notify residents and businesses of emergencies or critical situations and provide information regarding necessary actions, such as evacuations.
CTV - The Calabasas Channel  The City's cable channel 3 (CTV)
Know Your Zone A collaborative effort that aims to prepare residents and businesses for emergencies or evacuations.
Communication by Radio Calabasas Radio 1630am - local radio news

Tune in to 1630 AM on your car radio for City of Calabasas emergency broadcast information.

Listen to KNX News 97.1 FM radio station for regional emergency alert information for the Los Angeles County area.

NOAA Weather Radio -
Sign up here for your NOAA weather radio 

CERT Radio Team "CERT Communications"
The City of Calabasas has an amateur radio station "CalHam" and the team is called “CERT Communications”, which community members who are CERT-trained & FCC licensed, test the system on a weekly basis.  During an emergency, neighborhood information/status reports would be forwarded to the City's Emergency Operations Center. Ham radios are often the primary method of communication following a disaster. Please contact info@cityofcalabasas.com if interested in joining. 
Other warning notification systems:

 a. Nextdoor

b. Nixle
c. Instagram
d. Twitter
e. Facebook
f. Sheriff notifications
          i.   Mobile emergency vehicle sirens and loud speakers
          ii.  Helicopters using public address systems
          iii. Door-to-door notification

 

 

Additional emergency numbers

Emergency (Fire, Sheriff, Medical)
NOTE: The 911 Emergency Telephone System should be used to report life threatening emergencies only. These calls would include, but are not limited to, medical emergencies, fires and serious crimes in progress.

 911
Agoura Hills Animal Shelter (818) 991-0071
American Red Cross Disaster Services Request/Activation (800) 675-5799
Calabasas City Hall (818) 224-1600
California Highway Patrol (800) 835-5247
Caltrans (800) 427-7623
Kaiser Permanente - Woodland Hills (818) 719-2000
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (818) 251-2100
Las Virgenes Unified School District (818) 880-4000
Los Angeles County Fire Department Station #67 (818) 222-1099
Los Angeles County Fire Department Station #68 (818) 222-1107
Los Angeles County Fire Department Station #125 (818) 880-4411
Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (800) 427-8700 or 211
Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Works (800) 675-HELP
Los Robles Regional Medical Center (805) 497-2727
Lost Hills Sheriff's Station (818) 878-1808
Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222
Southern California Edison Company (800) 655-4555
Southern California Gas Company (800) 427-2200
West Hills Hospital (818) 676-4000