There is a huge amount of information on preparing for emergencies, both in booklets and handouts, and on the Web. Here are some sources:
• For San Mateo County’s Office of Emergency Services, call 363-4790, or go to www.smcsheriff.com/oes.
• Local cities maintain emergency information: Menlo Park: Call 330-6300 or go to menlopark.org; Atherton: Call 752-0500 or go to ci.atherton.ca.us; Woodside: Call 851-6790, or go to woodsidetown.org; Portola Valley: Call 851-1799, or go to portolavalley.net
• For the Menlo Park Fire District’s CERT program, call Carol Parker at 688-8415, or go to menlofire.org.
• For the Woodside Fire District’s CERPP program, call Gaylynne Mann at 851-1594; or go to cerpp.org, or woodsidefire.org and click on cerpp.
• Earthquake information can be found at earthquake.usgs.gov.
• For flood information, call the Palo Alto’s taped emergency message at 329-2420. Flood information is also available at cityofpaloalto.org by clicking on emergency services.
• The American Red Cross can be reached at 259-1750, or by going to bayarea-redcross.org; or www.prepare.org.
• Other useful Web sites: www.preparenow.org for people with disabilities or special needs; and ready.gov for the Department of Homeland Security.
