Glendale (PDF) - Hazard Mitigation Web Portal - State of California

Natural Hazards Mitigation PlanCity of Glendale, CaliforniaSection 6 – EarthquakesIdeas for Implementation:♦ Provide information to government building and school facility managers and teacherson securing bookcases, filing cabinets, light fixtures, and other objects that can causeinjuries and block exits.♦ Encourage facility managers, business owners, and teachers to refer to FEMA'spractical guidebook: “Reducing the Risks Nonstructural Earthquake Damage.”♦ Encourage homeowners and renters to use “Is Your Home Protected from EarthquakeDisaster? A Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Retrofit” (IBHS) for economic andefficient mitigation techniques.♦ Explore partnerships to provide retrofitting classes for homeowners, renters, buildingprofessionals, and contractors.♦Target development located in potential fault zones or in unstable soils for intensiveeducation and retrofitting resources.Coordinating Organization:Timeline:Plan Goals Addressed:Constraints:Hazard Mitigation Advisory CommitteeOngoingProtect Life and Property, Public AwarenessPending funding and available personnelEarthquake Resource DirectoryLocal and Regional ResourcesLos Angeles County Public Works DepartmentLevel: County Hazard: Multi http://ladpw.org900 S. Fremont Ave.Glendale, CA 91803 Ph: 626-458-5100 Fx:Notes: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works protects property and promotespublic safety through Flood Control, Water Conservation, Road Maintenance, Bridges, Busesand Bicycle Trails, Building and Safety, Land Development, Waterworks, Sewers,Engineering, Capital Projects and AirportsSouthern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)Level: Regional Hazard: Earthquake www.scec.org3651 Trousdale Parkway Suite 169Los Angeles, CA 90089-0742 Ph: 213-740-5843 Fx: 213-740-0011Notes: The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) gathers new information aboutearthquakes in Southern California, integrates this information into a comprehensive andpredictive understanding of earthquake phenomena, and communicates this understanding toend-users and the general public in order to increase earthquake awareness, reduce economiclosses, and save lives.2006 PAGE 6 - 61