In response to the recent disasters in the U.S. and around the world, the County of San Diego Office of Emergency Services is promoting its Family Disaster Plan and Personal Survival Guide.

The Family Disaster Plan encourages preparedness and self-reliance in the event that a major disaster should occur in Southern California. The guide provides simple, potentially life-saving information and is available in English and Spanish. The plan can be found online at http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/oes/community/families/.

In addition, the Office of Emergency Services is working in collaboration with Team Safe-T which, together with the American Red Cross, has created an entire emergency preparedness curriculum for grades K-12. The integrated lesson plans, discussion topics, activities and take home materials are available at no cost to all California schools and can be found at Team Safe-T website.