Disaster Preparedness
Ready for Anything. With extreme weather events becoming more and more common, it is imperative that we prepare ourselves for them. Collective Resilience takes a community-centered and equity approach to disaster preparedness.
Extreme Heat
Wildfires
Drought
Earthquakes
Drought
Sea Level Rise
Flooding
Earthquakes
Extreme Heat
The Bay Area will be facing an increased number of extreme heat days as a result of climate change.
According to the Association for Bay Area Governments, “by the end of the century, most of the region will average six heat waves a year, with the average longest heat wave lasting ten days. Extreme heat events will also extend seasonally into spring and fall.”
Key Resources for Resilience Hubs
- Become an official Cooling Center: Many cities are now listing specific places with air conditioning as locations where individuals can go during extreme heat days. Resilience hubs can serve this function as well. Click here for a list of Alameda County’s current Cooling Centers.
- Provide extra fans for community members: Resilience hubs could support vulnerable communities in staying cool in their homes by providing fans and other cooling devices.
- Communicate to community members during Extreme Heat Days: Use your website, listserv or other communication channels to communicate to community members about resources.
Resources
- Red Cross: Preparing for Extreme Heat
- Ready.Gov: more resources
- Article: “How Resilience Hubs Can Help Communities Face the heat and the Climate Emergency” (“LAist”)
Wild Fires
“Wildfires and climate change are locked in a vicious circle: Fires worsen climate change, and climate change worsens fires.” – CA Matters
The Role of Resilience Hubs During Wildfires
- Become a Lifeline during Power Shutoffs: Resilience hubs with solar and battery backup could serve as charging stations, to store lifesaving medicines and to provide food and water when communities have lost power.
- Help Residents Get Prepared: Resilience hubs could provide workshops for residents to learn about how to prepare for wildfires, from evacuation routes to supplies to home hardening.
- Serve as an Evaluation Center: Consider adding cots and other supplies to set your hub up to serve as a temporary evacuation center.
Resources
Drought
How can resilience hubs, spaces and blocks be thoughtfully but quickly scaled up? Some of our work includes:
- Sharing case studies about sites around the country
- Conducting in-depth analysis with organizations, local governments and sectors to analyze how to best scale up this work;
- Offering introductory presentations and site assessments to individual sites
Earthquakes
How can resilience hubs, spaces and blocks be thoughtfully but quickly scaled up? Some of our work includes:
- Sharing case studies about sites around the country
- Conducting in-depth analysis with organizations, local governments and sectors to analyze how to best scale up this work;
- Offering introductory presentations and site assessments to individual sites
Sea Level Rise
How can resilience hubs, spaces and blocks be thoughtfully but quickly scaled up? Some of our work includes:
- Sharing case studies about sites around the country
- Conducting in-depth analysis with organizations, local governments and sectors to analyze how to best scale up this work;
- Offering introductory presentations and site assessments to individual sites
Flooding
How can resilience hubs, spaces and blocks be thoughtfully but quickly scaled up? Some of our work includes:
- Sharing case studies about sites around the country
- Conducting in-depth analysis with organizations, local governments and sectors to analyze how to best scale up this work;
- Offering introductory presentations and site assessments to individual sites
