LAFD Community Training in Hollywood Hills to *Simulate* Emergency Evacuation
To enhance community safety, the and allied agencies will be performing a public training exercise in the Hollywood Hills on Saturday morning, November 16, 2019.
The training event will simulate a coordinated evacuation of three specific neighborhoods - similar to what might happen if there was a real wildfire or other emergency in the future.
This community exercise will also test neighborhood notifications, including a special awareness text message in the immediate area at approximately 10:00 AM.
Though some beyond the target area may receive an awareness message, this simulated and voluntary evacuation training exercise includes only select streets in the following City of Los Angeles Districts:
The training event will be followed by a free Community Resource Fair to which all are welcome, at the , that begins at 11:30 AM.
To sign up for NotifyLA and Nixle emergency messages from the City of Los Angeles, visit:
To follow the progress of this special training simulation in real-time, or to receive LAFD ALERT messages, visit: LAFD.ORG/ALERTS
