Preparedness

"He who is prepared has won half the battle."
                             - Japanese proverb

San Diego County is home to significant seismic risks and to catastrophic wildfire dangers.

Volunteer San Diego therefore encourages you to first, prepare yourself, home, family, and place of business for disaster. Second, engage as a volunteer in projects and activities aimed at helping your community prepare.

Be Prepared

Register for Alerts
 

Register now to enter your cell phone, VoIP line, or email address in the AlertSanDiego database. Your landline is already set to receive a reverse 911 call for evacuations.

Make a Plan and Assemble a Kit

The San Diego County Office of Emergency Services offers a Family Disaster Plan and Personal Survival Guide. The County of San Diego's Animal Services provides important tips and recommendations for household pets.

Clear and Maintain Defensible Space

Your home needs a fighting chance against wildfire. At  CAL FIRE you'll find a valuable checklist for property owners. The County of San Diego's website is a great resource for ordinances and information specific to our area.

Get Trained

American Red Cross

The San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross trains volunteers as public speakers and ambassadors on key topics in disaster preparedness. Learn more.

Burn Institute

Volunteer perform critically important work in furthering the mission of The Burn Institute, San Diego's leading institution in the realm of both burn prevention and recovery. Volunteer for a variety of on-going and special one-time opportunities.

Volunteer San Diego's Disaster Cadre

Volunteers who come forward during a disaster range from highly trained and certified professionals to citizens who have never responded to an emergency before. As the County's Lead Agency for Spontaneous Volunteer Management, Volunteer San Diego matches these valuable resources with the organization that need them. Learn more about our Disaster Cadre.

And if your organization could use volunteer help in educating our communities about water-wise and fire-wise practices, please let us know.


Volunteer San Diego is the grateful recipient of a wildfire preparedness grant from the
After-the-Fires Fund 2007, a Fund of the San Diego Regional Disaster Fund, a supporting organization of the San Diego Foundation. We will be announcing shortly a special preparedness opportunity for San Diegans made possible by this grant.