Welcome to the Cal State LA Emergency Preparedness Page!
The mission of Cal State LA Emergency Management is to enhance the safety, resilience, and preparedness of our campus community. We are dedicated to implementing comprehensive emergency management strategies, fostering a culture of proactive planning, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure a swift and coordinated response to any crisis. Our commitment is to protect lives, safeguard property, and uphold the continuity of academic and operational functions, thereby promoting a secure and thriving environment for all members of the university community to learn and live.
Our goal is to develop, maintain, and sustain a campus-wide, comprehensive, all-hazard, risk-based emergency management program that engages the whole community and promotes personal preparedness.
"A good plan vigorously executed now is better than a perfect plan executed a week from now."
- General George S. Patton
The Cal State LA Emergency Preparedness program is responsible for ensuring the Cal State LA campus and community are prepared to respond to, and recover from, any emergency or disaster. The program consists of the following components:
- Building Coordinators (Contact List)
- The Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
- The Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
- The Pandemic Business Continuity Plan (PBCP)
- The Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
- Emergency Preparedness & Response Equipment and Supplies
- Emergency Preparedness & Response Training, Drills, and Exercises
The Cal State LA Emergency Manager is responsible for overseeing the Emergency Preparedness program, advising university administrators and executives on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery issues related to our campus, and ensuring compliance with California State University Policy EO 1056. The Cal State LA Emergency Executive provides final approval to all Cal State LA disaster response plans and procedures.
Who is a Disaster Service Worker?
Are you a State Employee? Then you are! Watch this video to learn about what that means and what you can do to help after a disaster strikes!
Resources
Emergency Preparedness
- FEMA IS 100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
- FEMA IS 200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- FEMA IS 700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- FEMA IS 800: National Response Framework, An Introduction
- FEMA IC 2200: Basic Emergency Operation Center Functions