| AN INTERESTING question from a Newbie reader: "Why does the Red Cross have a storage box at Chevy Chase Park [4165 Chevy Chase Drive]? What disaster are they preparing for (or creating)?" Great question. And what the heck is inside? Is it for donations? UPDATE: It's for distaster preparedness! Details in the comments. |
Gang war? A warehouse fire across the street?
ReplyDeleteThis is part of the city's disaster preparedness preparations. The idea is that a major disaster such as an earthquake could trap people in their geographic locations and disrupt transportation as well as food and water distribution. There are a number of containers stationed throughout the city at locations that will become distribution points in case of such a disaster. Inside the container are water supplies, food rations, blankets, etc, that would be necessary in case of such a disaster.
ReplyDeleteYou can learn more about LA's disaster preparedness and train to be part of a disaster response through the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Well, I guess it's good to know that I've got that a few feet from my home. A curious development, nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that it contains water supplies, food rations, blankets etc. And if it does -- the container isn't large enough to have those supplies for the entire neighborhood -- so who gets left out, and who makes that decision? And why don't all neighborhoods have these containers????
ReplyDeleteI doubt that it contains water supplies, food rations, blankets etc. And if it does -- the container isn't large enough to have those supplies for the entire neighborhood -- so who gets left out, and who makes that decision? And why don't all neighborhoods have these containers????
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