HELP ANAHEIM BE MORE RESILIENT IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER
Public participation is encouraged as part of the City’s Hazard Mitigation Plan
ANAHEIM, CA – (May 12, 2015) Every five years, the City of Anaheim prepares a Hazard Mitigation Plan to identify all elements of the City that could be affected by a disaster such as an earthquake, flood or wildfire. Anaheim Fire & Rescue together with the City of Anaheim invites you to share your opinions on natural disaster threats and participate in the mitigation planning process.
“Similar to an itemized list that a homeowner prepares for their residence, we are seeking the public’s input on elements within our City that concern them in the event of a disaster,” said Anaheim Fire Chief Randy R. Bruegman. “The public’s participation is extremely important and vital to the success of the Plan.”
The Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies and assesses our community’s risks for natural disasters and how to best minimize or manage those risks. Public participation is encouraged by taking a brief survey available online at www.anaheim.net/fire.
This Plan will contain a comprehensive review of the natural disasters that are most likely to occur in Anaheim and projects that the City can undertake to mitigate those risks. The public will have an opportunity to review and comment on a draft of the Plan later this fall. Once completed, a final draft of the Plan will be forwarded to the Anaheim City Council for consideration.
If you have any questions regarding the City’s Hazard Mitigation Plan or questions related to public participation, please contact Cindy Owens, Anaheim Fire & Rescue Emergency Manager at cowens@anaheim.net or (714) 765-4051.
For more information on the City of Anaheim, please visit www.anaheim.net.
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ABOUT ANAHEIM –The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation’s premier municipalities and is one of California’s most populous cities. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 348,000 residents and more than 2,900 City employees. The municipal corporation’s annual budget is $1.6 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as: Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc.; L-3 Communications; Pacific Sunwear; and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including: Angels Baseball; Anaheim Ducks; the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team, and the 2012 Olympic Games Silver Medal winning U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with: The Anaheim Convention Center, LEED-certified and the largest on the west coast; Honda Center; City National Grove of Anaheim; Anaheim GardenWalk; Angel Stadium of Anaheim; and ARTIC (Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center). In addition, Anaheim embraces its vibrant cultural arts community, including the world-renowned Anaheim Ballet. Annually, Anaheim welcomes more than 20 million visitors to the City, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net.
Is anyone “concerned” about Federally -Over militarized POLICE, and what THAT will mean in an “Emergency” ? For example, Anaheim BANS “Red-Light Cameras”, but WHAT about the 73 LICENSE PLATE CAMERAS (THIS Tuesdays Agenda, Item 13 !) ????