Ojai readies for next emergency
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The city of Ojai will partner with the Ojai Police Department, Ventura County Fire Department, and others to hold an Emergency Preparedness Day on May 27.
The city will launch a new Emergency Preparedness webpage, prepare television, radio, and online messages, and schedule demonstrations.
Residents are reminded that their first step in preparing for an emergency is to register to receive emergency notifications from the county-operated VC Alert Emergency Notification by visiting www.vcalert.org. Emergency information is also available at www.vcemergency.com.
Emergency plans up for review Published: Friday, 12 February 2021 09:28
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services is in the process of updating the county’s Emergency Operations Plan.
The EOP addresses the county’s planned response to emergency situations and natural, human caused or technological disasters, It requires reviewing and updating every three years.
The Sheriff’s Office says that emergency preparedness is a shared whole community responsibility, involving
a broad spectrum of community interests. These interests include individual members, businesses, faith-based
and other community organizations, academia, the media and all levels of government.
The public is invited to review the draft EOP and can download a copy by visiting www.ReadyVenturaCounty.org, www.VCEmergency.com or www.VenturaCountyRecovers.org and click on the 2021 EOP Update link at the top of the page.