Prepare for emergencies in many languages

By staff on November 13, 2024

Listos California has free materials in many languages that you can use and share to promote disaster preparedness in your home and community. https://www.listoscalifornia.org/resources/

Doing small things today can make sure you, your family, friends, neighbors and loved ones are safe and cared for when disaster strikes.

SIGN UP FOR ALERTS

Sign up for free emergency alerts with your county or local officials because wildfires can move quickly.
You can choose how to get alerts sent to you when you sign up, including cell phone, home phone, email, text messages, and in some cases, TTY devices.

Emergency alerts are important messages you receive to help keep you safe during a disaster.

In an emergency, you need to know what is going on. You need to know what to do and when to do it.

You should sign up for emergency alerts in the places where you live, work, or regularly spend time. Sign up to get free emergency alerts and other important information.

Here are other resources.

Metro Cities Fire Authority, also known as Metro Net Fire Dispatch, is an emergency communications center located in Orange County, California. Metro Net Fire Dispatch provides 9-1-1 Fire and EMS dispatch services to more than one million people in an area of approximately 200 square miles.

Under a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) agreement, Metro Net Fire Dispatch serves the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, and Orange.

For more information visit: https://www.metronetfire.org/

Getting emergency information could be as simple as visiting:

https://www.cityoffullerton.com/government/departments/fire/operations/emergency-dispatch/pulsepoint

WHAT IS PULSEPOINT?

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What is PulsePoint? PulsePoint, a potentially lifesaving mobile application (“app”) for both iOS and Android smartphones that alerts nearby citizens when there is a need for critical lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the location of a nearby public access automated external defibrillator (AED) in response to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

HOW DOES IT WORK?

How does it work? PulsePoint is activated by Metro Net’s computer-aided dispatch at the same time as fire and paramedic resources are dispatched. It then notifies CPR-trained individuals of a cardiac incident occurring within a quarter mile of their current location. Users receive the location of the incident with a map, the closest automated external defibrillator (AED), and a link to CPR instructions.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

A citizen responder reacting quickly to a PulsePoint alert can greatly improve the chances of a victim’s survival. SCA is a leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for an estimated 1,000 deaths per day. The American Heart Association estimates that effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person’s chance of survival.