Disaster Preparedness

CAP Riverside is doing its part to make sure that Riverside County, and in particular its vulnerable populations (elderly, disabled, homeless, and families with young children) are prepared for disaster when it strikes. We all know a major earthquake is inevitable, and the danger from wildfires, heat and high winds occur every year.

 

CAP Riverside has prepared and published a Disaster Plan. A copy is available upon request.

 

One of the centerpieces of CAP Riverside’s disaster preparedness efforts are the COOL CENTERS. CAP Riverside and its partners responded to the scorching temperatures by opening 42 Cool Centers county-wide this past summer. Over 12,000 individuals visited a cool center to escape high temperatures and to reduce monthly utility bills.   

 

Cool Center activities included:

· Tips on how to be prepared during a Heat Wave

· Utility Assistance Clinics

· Presentations on Disaster Preparedness

· Health check-ups by County Public Nursing 

· Transportation provided to and from cool centers