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The month of September is recognized as National Preparedness Month. Locally, we recognize it as Community Preparedness Month. The SCU and CZU Lightning Complex Fires as well as the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us to always prepare for the unexpected. Kia Xiong joins us this morning to share resources and discuss the importance of always being prepared.
Recorded September 11, 2020.
The City of Cupertino would like to express its thanks to the County of Santa Clara for the use of their video materials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus.
B
Hi
everybody
thank
you
for
joining
us,
I'm
larry
little
this
morning
we
are
going
to
be
talking
about
preparedness.
September
is
national
preparedness
month
and
this
morning,
kia
jong
from
the
county's
office
of
emergency
management
joins
me
to
share
information
on
preparing
your
family
for
community
or
natural
emergency,
but
first
we
want
to
let
you
know
that,
prior
to
this
segment,
we
did
remove
our
face
mask
so
everyone,
including
our
american
sign
language
interpreters,
can
clearly
understand
and
properly
communicate
the
information
that
we
will
be
sharing
this
morning
good
morning.
Kia.
B
Thank
you
for
being
here.
You
know
I
was
thinking
last
night
about
2020..
It's
been
a
year
of
surprises.
Let's
just
say
that
way.
You
look
at
some
of
these
headlines
here,
earthquake
near
san
jose
the
fires,
of
course,
that
are
pretty
much
contained
to
a
certain
degree
here,
mostly
also
you
know,
we've
been
dealing
with
covet
for
several
months.
C
B
D
Sure
hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
kia
zhang,
I'm
the
community
and
media
relations
coordinator
for
the
office
of
emergency
management.
The
office
of
emergency
management
is
responsible
for
supporting
first
responders,
including
fire,
local
law
enforcement
and
emergency
medical
services.
We're
also
responsible
for
coordinating
the
resources
from
other
county
departments,
cooperating
agencies,
community-based
organizations
and
faith-based
organizations
here
in
santa
clara
county
to
make
sure
that
our
residents
will
receive
the
relief
that
they
need
during
an
active
emergency
or
a
disaster
and
you're
absolutely
right,
larry
about
all
the
incidents
that
have
happened
this
year.
D
It's
been
truly
an
unprecedented
unprecedented
year
and
emergency
preparedness
has
come
to
the
forefront
of
our
daily
lives
and
in
my
family,
what
we've
done
is
add,
add
on
an
additional
emergency
preparedness
measure
by
making
sure
that
we're
taking
an
active
role,
monitoring
our
gas
levels
right
in
our
vehicle,
making
sure
that
it
doesn't
fall
below
half
tank.
So
it's
emergency
preparedness
measures,
small
things
that
we
can
do
every
day.
We
can
all
do
one
thing
every
day,
whether
it's
weekly
monthly
or
yearly
to
prepare
for
an
emergency.
B
D
C
B
Do
you
have
backup
medication
in
case
you
can't
get
it
for
several
weeks.
So
let's
talk
about
national
preparedness
month,
which
we
refer
to
here
as
community
preparedness
month,
share
information
about
that.
D
Sure,
right
so
national
preparedness
month
is
the
national
emergency
preparedness
initiative.
That's
spearheaded
by
fema.
It
was
launched
right
after
the
9
11
attacks
and
locally.
Here
we
recognize
it
as
community
preparedness
month.
The
the
board
of
supervisors
recently
just
issued
a
proclamation
making
it
official
here
in
santa
clara
county.
D
Yes,
I
think
the
scu
and
scu
lightning
complex
wildfire,
has
really
impacted
some
of
our
residents
here
in
santa
clara
county.
You
know,
like
I,
was
saying
before:
we've
added
additional
preparedness
measures
in
our
family,
and
you
know
some
additional
tips
that
I'd
like
to
offer
is
to
make
sure
that
our
residents
are
signed
up
for
alert
sec
really
alert
sec
is
the
official.
B
D
Yeah
and
it's
a
really
great
tool,
it's
a
app,
an
emergency
preparedness,
app
that
was
developed
by
you,
know
our
county
here
and
we
use
it.
If
you
need
help
planning
your
or
making
your
emergency
plan,
this
app
will
definitely
help.
Kick
start
that
plan
for
you.
You
can
download
this
app
from
the
app
store
or
google
play,
and
you
can
find
out
more
information
about
this
app
by
visiting
our
website
at.
D
Yeah,
you
know
larry
every
family
is
different
in
my
family,
my
daughter
carries
around
a
15
year
old,
stuffed
animal
still,
my
son
who's
seven
really
loves
his
hugs,
and
it's
these
small
comfort
items,
gestures
of
reassurances
that
are
often
forgotten
in
the
emergency
planning,
and
you
need
to
sit
down
with
your
family
and
decide
what
your
unique
family
needs
are
in
order
to
really
plan
for
an
emergency,
because
sometimes
it's
not
always
about
the
physical
need.
It's
also
about
the
emotional
needs
as
well.
D
Yeah,
I
think,
for
emergency
preparedness.
It
really
does
take
the
whole
community
working
together,
coming
together
to
recover
from
an
emergency
or
disaster
and
to
rebuild
resilient
communities
and
if
you'd,
like
more
information
about
emergency
planning
or
preparedness,
please
visit
our
website
at
www.preparescc.