Parents, teens invited to sign up for emergency preparedness training
Registration is now available for the City’s next Community Emergency Preparedness Academy (CEPA), an award-winning program designed to prepare adults and teens for disasters. The free training will take place each Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. July 9 through August 8 at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 [...]
Students respond to mock earthquake in final drill of emergency preparedness program
Imagine if a large earthquake struck, pandemonium was rampant and emergency responders were not readily available. What would you do? That’s the scenario that was posed to 24 students of the City’s Community Emergency Preparedness Academy (CEPA) Thursday in a mock disaster drill. The drill at the Mission Viejo Civic Center tested the skills the [...]
Register now for free Community Emergency Preparedness Academy
Residents are encouraged to sign up today for the city’s Community Emergency Preparedness Academy that kicks off next month. The free academy for adults is on Tuesday and Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 10 through Aug. 9. Led by emergency personnel from collaborative agencies, the academy is a 32-hour certified program that [...]
Mock disaster drill tests the skills teens learned in City emergency preparedness course
It was like a scene from a disaster film – blood-covered victims, shattered buildings and panic everywhere. Fortunately, this scene was only an exercise, but a large-scale earthquake is something that could easily happen here. “This program was very visual and influential,” said Shivani Tailor, during Friday’s final drill of the City’s Teen Emergency Preparedness [...]
Teens learning how to be prepared in free City program
They are learning things like storing water in emergencies, how to use a fire extinguisher and how the City, fire department and police respond during a disaster. Wearing self-contained breathing apparatuses, they are experiencing what emergency responders do when entering tight spaces full of hazardous materials or gasses. In this first week of the City’s [...]
Free teen preparedness program available for residents
The City is taking reservations for its free Teen Preparedness 2011 Academy that takes place July 13-22. The academy provides community outreach to educate teens in emergency preparedness. The academy, which is similar to the City’s Community Emergency Preparedness Academy, is designed to teach 14 to 18-year-old residents the basic skills necessary to save lives [...]
Free emergency preparedness program available for residents
The City is accepting applications for its free Community Emergency Preparedness Academy (CEPA) that begins March 17. The academy provides community outreach to educate residents in emergency preparedness. In the aftermath of a major disaster, residents learn basic skills to save lives and protect property when emergency services are not immediately available. The nine-week session [...]
Disaster preparedness drill Thursday will test students’ emergency skills
The City of Mission Viejo and Ladera Ranch community are teaming up to host a disaster preparedness drill Thursday, as part of the Community Emergency Preparedness Academy (CEPA) program. The drill, which takes place at Mission Viejo’s City Hall, will test 60 students on the knowledge they gained during the nine-week course, which is designed [...]
