Emergency Preparedness

Please read this important communication for all Sleepy Hollow parents regarding the parental role in event of any lockdown or hostile intruder lockdown with law enforcement and other emergency and/or protective agency present on campus: Parental Role In the Event of Lockdown.pdf
 

• Be Informed: Get first hand emergency notifications directly from your city.
  • City of Lafayette follow on twitter “@LafayettePD”
  • City of Orinda E-mail system
  • Town of Moraga notifications subscribe to the Nixle System
  • Add your family’s cell phones the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Community Warning System by city
  • You can receive Text headlines via the free Twitter service by following "CoCoCWS"
  • Get a Weather Alert Radio for your home

• Make a Plan:
  • Use this template to start creating your family’s emergency plan
  • Get more information about planning for a disaster here-
    • Ready.gov
    • San Francisco Department of Emergency Management

 

• Build an Emergency Kit:
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    • From Ready.gov checklist, emergency kit
    • From the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management supplies

 

• Organize your neighborhood: Each of the Lamorinda communities has a volunteer Citizen Corps Council whose function is to help organize and prepare residents for emergencies. If you’d like help getting started organizing your neighborhood with anything from Neighborhood Watch to Disaster Preparedness.

 

• Still want more?
  • Join the Lamorinda Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and learn more about emergency preparedness, first aid, fire prevention, search and rescue and more. . .