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Planning/Practice - Every school and office site has an emergency plan in place - Regular emergency drills are held in schools - Two District-wide earthquake drills each year - Monthly Updates to schools regarding emergency issues and topics Training - Every school had a team trained in emergency procedures - Team shared information with staff members at their schools - Staff developed and refined their school emergency plan - Key support staff trained in crisis intervention - Classes in first aid being offered personnel - We collaborate with the Los Angeles Fire Department in CERT and HART programs Supplies - Schools have a 3 day supply of water for students and staff - Schools have search and rescue equipment - Schools have storage containers for emergency supplies - Schools/Offices have emergency first aid kits to serve children and staff - Schools/offices have emergency guidelines and reference guides Emergency Communications - District has an emergency communications system designed to allow schools to report status during an emergency    period - Schools have hand-held radios for on campus communication - District has a Ham Radio Club capable of communication throughout the District - District is hooked directly into the City of Los Angeles' Emergency Operations Center - School buses and School Police have a wide communication system for emergency use - District-wide pager system in place Back to Top of Page