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What
is LASD DCS-22?
Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service (DCS) is a volunteer organization administered by the Sheriff's Department for the County Board of Supervisors. The responsibility of DCS, as authorized under County Ordinance, is to provide volunteer disaster relief communications for the citizens of the County of Los Angeles. Over 300 Amateur Radio operators, operating our personally owned two-way radios, in conformance with the Regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, donate our time and equipment at no cost to the citizens of the County of Los Angeles. Amateur Radio equipment installed at each Sheriff's Station is owned by the County. Additional equipment at Lost Hills Sheriff's Station is owned by the local DCS-22 Team in a 501(3)(c) non-profit corporation, and includes a communications van, a mobile command trailer, a lighting trailer with generator, and two mountain top repeater stations. All other equipment used by our volunteers is owned by those individual members.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Station 22
Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station 22
provides service to 187 square miles, including the City of Agoura
Hills, City of Calabasas, City of Hidden Hils, City of Malibu, and City
of Westlake Village, unincorporated communities of Chatsworth Lake
Manor, Malibou Lake, Topanga, parts of West Hills and other nearby
communities, and unincorporated areas ranging from the Ventura County
Line to Pacific Palisades, from Chatsworth to the beach.
Over the years, it has been our pleasure and our honor to staff a booth at the Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair every year, and provide information for the general public, on many preparedness topics. Additionally, we provide information on how to become an Amateur Radio operator, for those who are interested.
Would you like to be a 'Ham'?
At the bottom of this page are links to help you get started in this exciting hobby and vital emergency communications activity.
Below you will find links to articles, checklists, and resources from FEMA, Homeland Security, California Office of Emergency Services, County and City publications and sites, all geared to preparedness for any disaster you may face. These links are organized by topic, and are ready for you to download. Most of these, such as the emergency kits, are applicable to any type of disaster: earthquake, fire, flooding, being stuck on the freeway for hours, zombie apocalypse, or whatever may come our way. Enjoy, and don't forget to visit the rest of the fair, featuring some amazing speakers!
Remember: STAY prepared so you don't have to GET prepared!
Animals,
Large
Animals,
Large and Small
Animals, Small
Disaster Preparedness for Pets - ASPCA - English.pdf
FEMA Information for Pet Owners English
LA Animal Services - Be a Foster - Save a Life.pdf
LA Animal Services - Emergency Plan for Pets
LA Animal Services - License Registration
LA Animal Services - Low-Cost Spay and Neuter
LA Animal Services - Microchip Your Pet
LA Animal Services - Shelter Locations
LAC Public Health Pet Emergency Preparedness
Red Cross Pets and Disaster Safety Checklist
Things to Keep in Your Car In Case of Emergency -
English and Spanish
Fires
NFPA - Be Halloween Safe - Sparky.pdf
Wildfires and Other Disasters - English.pdf
First Aid
Home Safety
LAFD and MySafeLA - How to Install Smoke and CO2
Alarms.pdf
LAFD
Community Risk Reduction.pdf
MySafeLA - Family Escape Plan.pdf
Refrigerated Food and Power Outages.pdf
Residential Security Survey - English.pdf
Kids
FEMA_Are_You_Ready_child_English.pdf
FEMA_Are_You_Ready_parent_English.pdf
NFPA - Be Halloween Safe - Sparky.pdf
Trifold - Kids Emergency Backpack - English
Mass Shootings and Terrorism
Neighborhood Preparedness
Ready your LA Neighborhood.pdf
Preparedness Articles
Are You Prepared For Basic Survival - English.pdf
Preparedness Guides - Longer
Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen
Preparedness
A Comprehensive Guide to Family and Home
Preparedness
Preparedness
Kits
Be Red Cross Ready - Bilingual.pdf
EDC BAG CHECKLIST - English.pdf
FEMA_Are_You_Ready_(child)_English.pdf
FEMA_Are_You_Ready_(parent)_English.pdf
FEMA_Emergency_Supply_List_English.pdf
Get Ready - Emergency Supplies Kit.pdf
Red Cross - Emergency Go Kit.pdf
Sign Up For Alerts
LA City - Emergency Notification System.pdf
Special Needs
Department of Aging - Protecting Oneself and Loved
Ones.pdf
FEMA-Preparing Makes Sense For People With Special
Needs
LAFD
Community Risk Reduction.pdf
Older
Americans - quadfold new.pdf
Workplace Preparedness
7_Steps_to_a_Disaster_Resilient_Workplace.pdf
7_Steps_to_an_Earthquake_Resilient_Business2008.pdf
How to become a 'Ham'
An easy way to become an Amateur Radio
Operator who can help in a disaster is to take a one-day license class offered on-line (at present) by
DCS-22 members Norm and Naomi Goodkin through
www.qualitymatrix.com/hamclass.
The Goodkins have helped administer over
2000 remote exams and 2400 exam elements. Their next online class will
be starting soon. The link provides more information, including the
opportunity to register, and what to do to prepare for the class. Class
participants will have the opportunity to attend 2 follow-on classes;
one to address what's next and one to help new hams set up and operate a
dual-band radio.
More information
about licensing, operations, activities and how to help in emergencies
can be found at the American Radio Relay League website: http://www.arrl.org/
To join our
group, visit the Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service
Website, https://lacdcs.org/membership-pkg/ for a
membership application package.
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