Emergency Preparedness Archives - North Hills West Neighborhood Council

Wet Weather Preparation

Aaron DeVandry February 16, 2026 No Comments

Stay safe and stay alert. The Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Water and Power, Fire Department, Police Department, and Department of Transportation have activated wet weather and emergency…

Council Advances Flood Preparedness for Flood-Prone Streets

Aaron DeVandry February 6, 2026 No Comments

Los Angeles City Council has approved a motion directing key City departments to develop a coordinated flood preparedness plan for low-lying streets that repeatedly flood during heavy rain. What The…

Advisory: 2026 New Year Storm

Aaron DeVandry December 31, 2025 No Comments

City of Los Angeles Emergency Alert: The National Weather Service has forecast that a moderate storm will impact the City of Los Angeles beginning Wednesday, December 31st, through Saturday, January…

North Hills West Resiliency Plan Complete

Aaron DeVandry June 6, 2024 No Comments

This plan is going to be important to our community going forward because it contains many ideas and recommendations for specific ACTIONS that we can take both as an NC…

Free Emergency Notifications

Aaron DeVandry June 1, 2024 No Comments

NotifyLA is a free emergency alert system that sends you life-saving safety information during emergencies and disasters.

Get CERT Trained in 2023!

Aaron DeVandry December 1, 2023 No Comments

You can get disaster ready in 2023 and NHWNC is here to help! FREE Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes are readily available.

Nationwide test alert held on Wednesday, October 4

Aaron DeVandry September 21, 2023 No Comments

The Federal Communications Commission and FEMA successfully conducted a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Wednesday, October 4.

Celebrating CERT Graduates

Aaron DeVandry April 1, 2023 No Comments

Congratulations to the 33 graduates of the Community Emergency Response Team class that finished April 6, 2023.

North Hills West Resiliency Plan

Aaron DeVandry April 1, 2023 No Comments

CSUN Department of Urban Studies and Planning students have been working on a resiliency plan for North Hills West during the 2021-2022 academic year. They are about to finalize their…

Take the Resiliency Plan Survey

Aaron DeVandry April 10, 2022 No Comments

As part of the North Hills West Resiliency Study, researchers are asking you to complete the Resiliency Survey. The 2nd survey window is open from Saturday, April 2nd to Wednesday,…

Resilience – the Smartest Path to Community Improvement

Aaron DeVandry March 20, 2022 No Comments

Resilience is the ability to quickly adapt to changing circumstances. You might ask, “What’s that mean for me and my household?” If you’d like to know how to bounce back more easily in…

Speak Into Our Resiliency Plan

Aaron DeVandry February 23, 2022 No Comments

This Town Hall is not only for students to present their findings to us, it’s also OUR opportunity as stakeholders to weigh in on what concerns us most as a…

Emergency Preparedness & Public Safety Outreach Event

Aaron DeVandry February 7, 2022 No Comments

NHWNC members were on hand February 5 at the Mid Valley Regional Library distributing free PPE, Personal Protection Equipment and providing information on how to get involved in our community.

How Resilient is North Hills West?

Aaron DeVandry October 15, 2021 No Comments

That is the question CSUN Professor of Urban Studies and Planning Henrik Minassians hopes to address in the coming year. We are excited to have his students develop a resiliency…

NHWNC to Consider Supporting 100% Renewable Energy

Aaron DeVandry August 20, 2021 No Comments

NHWNC is considering submitting a Community Impact Statement in support of Council File 21-0352 which instructs the DWP to prepare a Long Term Resource Plan to achieve 100% renewable energy…

Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair Registration Now Open

Aaron DeVandry October 2, 2020 No Comments

The 13th annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair will be October 10th from 9am to 1pm, as a virtual event this year. This means it will be readily accessible by all…

Remembering Bill Hopkins

Aaron DeVandry July 3, 2020 No Comments

Sharing a tribute to Bill Hopkins, co-founder of the Southern California Preparedness Foundation which holds the Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair. He has been a dear friend to this council and…

Dr. Lucy Jones on Preparing for Increasing Risk from Natural Disasters!

Aaron DeVandry July 9, 2019 No Comments

Fri, August 16, Dr. Jones will show and tell us how to be a better prepared community for the coming 8+ magnitude earthquake, with shaking lasting MINUTES! Date And Time…

2018 Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair Serves 5,000

Aaron DeVandry October 1, 2018 No Comments

The Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair Team received overwhelming positive responses from the many exhibitors, Neighborhood Councils, and especially the visitors at this year's Fair.

NHWNC Partners for Spanish CERT Class

Aaron DeVandry August 27, 2018 No Comments

The North Hills West Neighborhood Council is proud to report that there are now 30 more Spanish speakers in our community that are disaster ready, having completed the 7 week…

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