ECA SoCal's Spring 2022 workshop featured a presentation about the importance of retrofitting older apartment buildings with large openings on the ground floor; 2022 ECA Mini Award recipients shared updates about their projects; ECA resources and activities were highlighted; and there was an open discussion for attendees to ask questions and make suggestions.

Our fifth webinar in this series featured the Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network, (CVDPN), an NGO non-profit with a mission to train, educate and network all persons of the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs and nearby cities) on individual and community preparedness.

This workshop provided basic understanding and skills for how to mitigate damage or injuries by securing your space (at home or work), and to help neighbors, friends, and family secure their space too!

This webinar provided an overview of the HGMP program (who is eligible, how to apply, etc.), along with an example of the process based on the successful application by the Los Angeles Foodbank. Experts discussed strategies for completing the process for nonprofit organizations of all sizes.

This webinar, coordinated together by SCEC and the USGS, included presentations about the 1992 magnitude 7.3 Landers Earthquake and its lessons and legacies for earthquake science over the past 30 years; an overview of the emergency management response; and perspectives shared by local residents who experienced the earthquake and its impacts.

How to Host a High Magnitude ShakeOut Event in Your Community - Public education and drills are important to increasing procedural knowledge (e.g. muscle memory). FCLEs allow for cross generational learning, as these organizations educate people outside of traditional educational institutions. This critical learning can help caregivers and parents support children take the correct protective actions. This seminar covered the ShakeOut Toolkit, full of off-the-shelf resources, experiences from colleagues at other institutions who participate in ShakeOut, tips for networking with other FCLEs to promote earthquake readiness by being a part of the EPIcenter Network, and much more!

This webinar presented and described the Access and Functional Needs Guidebook, developed by Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center with the intent of assisting hospital emergency preparedness managers in developing their disaster programs to meet the needs of Access and Functional Needs populations, as required by new CMS regulations.

This webinar provided an overview of earthquake hazards, including a likely earthquake on the Rose Canyon Fault, along with safety resources & activities from several organizations.

For the first time, all 4 ECA regions coordinated a Summer Online Workshop to share recent accomplishments and upcoming plans, along with similar reports from ECA's statewide committees. Updates on mitigation funding opportunities and resources and strategies for successful ShakeOut drills were shared, and breakout groups allowed statewide networking.

This free webinar, co-hosted by the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills and Connect Consulting Services, shared how healthcare providers such as hospitals, community clinics, and dialysis centers can use ShakeOut drills to meet their CMS exercise requirements.

This year's International ShakeOut Day is October 20, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home! Join more than 9.5 million Californians by registering at ShakeOut.org/california