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FROM THE EDITOR
Malibu stresses preparedness
for Woolsey Fire anniversary
SCOTT STEEPLETON
scott@malibusurfsidenews.com
The city of Malibu is
using the Woolsey
Fire anniversary
to stress the importance
of being ready for fire
through a community
emergency preparedness
competition.
Nearly 500 homes were
destroyed when the fire
ripped through Malibu
two years ago November.
As part of its commitment
to ensuring there isn’t a
repeat of the fateful blaze,
Nov. 9 is designated as
the city’s annual Day of
Preparedness.
To recognize those
who’ve already taken
steps to be better prepared
for wildfire, city officials
are asking residents to
submit photos or videos
for the Best Prepared in
2020 competition.
For this “friendly”
event, participants are
asked to submit up to
five photos or a video no
longer than 30 seconds
showing how well the
participant is prepared for
emergencies.
Submissions will be
reviewed by a panel consisting
of Mayor Mikke
Pierson, Malibu CERT
Team leader Richard
Garvey and Public Safety
Commission Chair Chris
Frost.
Production value won’t
win Malibu’s Best Prepared
award; rather the
judges will be assessing
submissions for examples
of “emergency plans,
emergency supplies and
kits, fire extinguishers,
solar phone chargers, a
certificate of completion
of a CERT or first aid
course, or anything that
demonstrates preparedness,”
according to the
announcement.
Deadline for submissions,
which should be
emailed to publicsafety@
malibucity.org, is Oct. 23.
Everyone who takes
part will receive a certificate
of recognition, and
the person named Best
Prepared will receive a
commendation by the
Malibu City Council during
the virtual meeting on
Nov. 9, which will also
include a slide show of all
of the submissions.
In addition, the meeting
will feature a video
highlighting “the progress
that has been made in
rebuilding Malibu homes
destroyed in the Woolsey
Fire.”
Competition information
will be posted and
updated at MalibuCity.
org/Woolsey2Year.
For more information,
contact Sarah Kaplan,
public safety specialist,
at 310-456-2489, ext. 368
or email publicsafety@
malibucity.org.
Scott Steepleton is editor of
Malibu Surfside News. You
can reach him at scott@malibusurfsidenews.com.
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