Emergency Information and Resources

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2025 Fire Recovery Resources

We are grateful for the words of solidarity and offers of support we've received from library lovers worldwide. The Library Foundation of Los Angeles is accepting donations to address evolving needs in response to the fires.

Local and State Assistance

Los Angeles City Wildfire Recovery Resources - Los Angeles City
L.A. County Recovers - Los Angeles County
2025 Los Angeles Fires Recovery Resources - California State

General Information and Resources: Emergency Preparedness

Preparing for Emergencies

Local Resources

L.A. Emergency Management Department
Community Emergency Response Team
LA Mayor's Office
NotifyLA
L.A. County Emergency Preparedness
Alert L.A. County - text and email alerts
L.A. County Disaster Mental Health Resources

Rain and Flooding

Earthquakes

Fires

Heat Waves

Books

365 essential survival skills: knowledge that will keep you alive

Badass survival secrets: essential skills to survive any crisis

Emergency preparedness: a safety planning guide for people, property, and business continuity

Emergency! family first aid: accident action and prevention for every home

Extreme weather survival guide: understand, prepare, survive, recover

Outdoor medical emergency handbook: first aid for travelers, backpackers & adventurers

Prepper's total grid failure handbook: alternative power, energy storage, low voltage appliances, and other lifesaving strategies for self-sufficient living

The neighborhood emergency response handbook : your lifesaving plan for personal and community preparedness

The prepper's pocket guide: 101 easy things you can do to ready your home for a disaster

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2025 Fire Recovery Resources

Local and State Assistance

General Information and Resources: Emergency Preparedness

Preparing for Emergencies

Local Resources

Rain and Flooding

Earthquakes

Fires

Heat Waves

Books

First aid manual

365 essential survival skills: knowledge that will keep you alive

Badass survival secrets: essential skills to survive any crisis

Disaster preparedness

Emergency preparedness: a safety planning guide for people, property, and business continuity

Emergency! family first aid: accident action and prevention for every home

Extreme weather survival guide: understand, prepare, survive, recover

How to survive anything

Outdoor medical emergency handbook: first aid for travelers, backpackers & adventurers

Prepper's total grid failure handbook: alternative power, energy storage, low voltage appliances, and other lifesaving strategies for self-sufficient living

The disaster preparedness handbook

The natural disaster survival handbook

The neighborhood emergency response handbook : your lifesaving plan for personal and community preparedness

The prepper's pocket guide: 101 easy things you can do to ready your home for a disaster