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Reports, Studies, & Resources

Trial by Fire: The Community Brigade Pilot Program

Natural Hazards Center, 2026

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Living with Recurring Fire: The Community Brigade

IBM Future Shocks Challenge, 2025

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A Roadmap to Resilience Incentivization

A Roadmap to Resilience Incentivization

Multihazard Mitigation Council, August 2020

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The 2018 Woolsey Fire: A Catalyst for Change (Revised)

LAEPF, December 2019

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Collective Action in Communities Exposed to Recurring Hazards: Camp Fire, Butte County, CA

LAEPF, November 2019

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2019 Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Foundation Overview Report

LAEPF, October 2019

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LAEPF Board of Directors Meeting Report 2019

2019 Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Report

LAEPF, 2019

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LA County Emergency Survival Guide

County of Los Angeles
Emergency Survival Guide

LA County Office of Emergency Management, 2019

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Podcasts

Videos

Malibu City Council Meeting February 10, 2020: Woolsey Fire Roadmap to Recovery

Brent Woodworth
LAEPF Chairman & President

With Dr. Steven Jensen and Dr. Shirley Jensen

5 Emergency Management Tips for Government Disaster Response

Brent Woodworth
LAEPF Chairman & President

Humanitarians on Disaster Response Operations

Lars Gustavsson
LAEPF Board Member

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti hosted Secretary Hillary Clinton for a roundtable on homeland security at the University of Southern California. As executive director of the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, Brie Loskota shared the assets and challenges of faith communities in building resiliency and responding to disasters and crises.

Hillary Clinton Roundtable on Homeland Security

Brie Loskota
LAEPF Secretary & Board Member

Join Dean Jack Knott for a conversation with USC Professor and President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Raphael Bostic, as they talk about the state and direction of the economy; organizational governance, management, and leadership; and how opportunity and mobility, both economic and social, can become a reality for all citizens.

Conversation with Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta CEO Raphael Bostic

Jack Knotts
LAEPF Board Member

Dr. Mileti's PrepTalk showcases the latest research and provides practical guidance on how to write alert messages and the importance of using multiple delivery method to promote public action more effectively. Dr. Mileti is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder.

FEMA PrepTalks: Modernizing Public Warning Messaging

Dr. Dennis Mileti

Integrating Disaster Recovery: Brent Woodworth

Brent Woodworth
LAEPF Chairman & President

Links

  • FEMA
    Government agency helping people before, during, and after disasters.

  • Ready.gov
    Disaster planning resource for families and businesses.

  • 211 LA
    Central source for providing information and referrals for emergencies, health and human services, and shelter in LA County.

  • Los Angeles Region Community Recovery Organization
    Partners with survivors of the Woolsey Fire on their journey to recovery.