The Homeland Security Task Force seeks to strengthen disaster preparedness and hometown security in the
South
Bay by promoting the cooperation of all governmental agencies in the
South
Bay and improving information sharing. It works to accomplish this by:
§Cooperatively obtaining and deploying more resources (financial as well as enhanced mutual aid) and personnel to protect our infrastructure;
§Encouraging all South Bay cities to keep their emergency preparedness plans current and used as working documents in regular trainings, which are understood and practiced by city staff and officials;
§Promoting the development of coordinated preparedness plan, which include not only public safety departments, but also all other city departments to enable the South Bay to work cooperatively in advance preparation for the prevention management and recovery from a manmade or natural disaster;
§Supporting the development of city-coordinated preparedness plans with
onearby special districts and other governmental agencies, such as school district;
oregional facilities, such as LAX and the Ports of Los Angeles and
Long Beach ;
ocritical infrastructure providers, such as Caltrans, the L.A. County Sanitation District and the West Basin Water District;
othe South Bay Business community; and
ocitizen volunteers, such as CERT and Citizen Corps programs.
The next Homeland Security Task Force meeting will be on Wednesday, June 11 at 9:30 am in the El Segundo Police EOC conference room. The topic will be "Preparing for the Next & Greatest Earthquake and What It Will Mean in the South Bay!". Please save the date and plan to attend.