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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, 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:
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EAS
(Emergency Alert System)
Emergency information is broadcast directly via the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department frequency. For emergency events and conditions of
concern a broadcast message is disseminated to the public via radio and
television stations. The message is a voice message only, with text test
messages scrolling on the television on the screen.
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City Website
Recent emergency information may also be accessed via
Emergency
Information
on the City of
Calabasas website.
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Cable
Television
The
City's cable channel 3 (CTV)
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Radio
Listen to KNX 1070 AM and KFWB 980 AM radio stations for regional
emergency alert information for the Los Angeles County area.
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Other
warning notification systems used in the City of Calabasas include:
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Mobile
emergency vehicles sirens and loud speakers
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Helicopters using public address systems
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Door to
door notification by Sheriff's Department
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American Emergency Notification (AEN) can
deliver a recorded message to residents' home phone
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Amateur
Radio
The City of Calabasas is linked via amateur radio to the local Los Angeles
County Disaster Communication Service (DCS). The Lost Hills Emergency
Communications Team is the local chapter of DCS and is registered to as a
civil defense organization under the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
(RACES). The team's primary purpose is to supply emergency communications
for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the City of Calabasas.
Members are volunteer amateur radio operators that supply their talent and
equipment in times of crisis.
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