Disasters come in many forms, can occur anywhere at any time and run the gambit from natural causes such as earthquakes, fires, floods, and severe storms to man-made causes such as an active shooter and chemical spills. Knowing how to react and respond in a time of crisis can go a long way to keeping you and your students out of harm’s way. Whether in day care, K-12 or a college/university, school emergency preparedness efforts and emergency plans help to keep students and staff safe.

At Cal OES, our goal is to provide you with direct and easy access to pertinent emergency preparedness information and resources as they relate to schools throughout California and the nation. We hope you find the information provided below as a valuable tool in planning for, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from an emergency or disaster.

• Access & Functional Needs
• Catastrophic Planning
• Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Program
• Earthquake Preparedness
• Hazard Mitigation Planning
• National Incident Management System
• HazMat Spill Release Reporting

Local Emergency Planning Committee

• Coastal Region
• Inland Region
• Southern Region

• Pre-Disaster & Flood Mitigation
• School Emergency Planning & Safety
• Standardized Emergency Management System
• Tsunami Preparedness
• Volcano Preparedness

The vast majority of California’s students will complete their schooling without ever being touched by violence.  Nevertheless, school attacks by students or intruders have shaken the image of our schools as being a reliably safe and secure environment. 

Here are resources to assist you with how to prepare for the unthinkable.

Cal OES Active Shooter Guidebook

2010 Report on Campus Attacks

FEMA's Teen CERT program teaches:

• the hazards in all communities
• readiness and response skills
• how teens can help others in the event of a disaster with hands-on practice and realistic exercises
• how teens can be leaders that could empower them to safely respond to an emergency and assist victims without endangering themselves or others

Watch the video that shows Rocklin's Maria Montessori Charter Academy Teen CERT in action.

• ​CSTI Exercises
• CSTI General Information
• CSTI Training Delivery
• CSTI Training Support & Compliance