September 2023: Regional Disaster Ready Summits

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Ensuring resilience before, during and after disasters, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) with Listos California are holding a series of Regional Disaster Ready Summits statewide.

About the Summits:

We are hosting eight Regional Ready Summits over the course of Emergency Preparedness Month in September 2023. We invite you to join us at the location nearest you:

  • Palm Springs (Riverside County)
  • San Diego (San Diego County)
  • Los Angeles (Los Angeles County)
  • Ventura (Ventura County)
  • Santa Rosa (Sonoma County)
  • Tulare (Tulare County)
  • Placerville (El Dorado County)
  • Chico (Butte County)

We will gather hundreds of regional community based trusted messengers to build connections and create asset maps to better connect on-the-ground efforts.

Core Summit Objectives: 

  1. Grow community understanding of the emergency response system and what role organizations can play.
  2. Connect with local emergency response staff with community organizations and exchange contact information.
  3. Provide a table for community groups in regions to connect, share assets and build new connectivity points.
  4. Further develop communications channels to enhance response and recovery efforts in your communities.

Ready Summit Dates and Locations:

  1. Wed, September 13: Placerville (El Dorado County Fairgrounds: 100 Placerville Drive, Placerville, CA 95667)
  2. Fri, September 15: Chico (Enloe Conference Center: 1528 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926)
  3. Mon, September 18: Santa Rosa (Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country 170 Railroad St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401)
  4. Tues, September 19: Tulare (Tulare International Agri-Center: 4500 S Laspina St, Tulare, CA 93274)
  5. Fri, September 22: Ventura (Ventura Beach Marriott: 2055 E Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001)
  6. Wed, September 27: Los Angeles (Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049)
  7. Thurs, September 28: San Diego (Hilton Mission Bay, 1775 E Mission Bay Dr., San Diego, CA 92109)
  8. Fri, September 29: Palm Springs (Hilton Palm Springs, 400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262)

Summit Agenda:

  • 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. – Welcome and Setting the Stage
  • 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. – Exercise: Traits Tree – Cultivating Human Characteristics for Resilient Communities
  • 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Break
  • 10:45 – 12:30 p.m. – Road to Safety Simulation
  • 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch
  • 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Mapping Community Assets
  • 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. – Introduction to California Emergency Response & Listos California
  • 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – Reflections & Closing

Please email readysummit@listoscalifornia.org if you are able to attend. If you will be there for a portion of the day, please indicate when you will attend so that we can prepare accordingly.