Los Angeles Emergency Management Department Will Host Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief Village in Downtown LA, Aug. 28-29, as Part of LA Fleet Week ® 2018
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SAN PEDRO, Calif., Aug. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WHAT: To boost public awareness and promote disaster preparedness, LA Fleet Week® 2018 will feature a Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief (HADR) Village in Downtown LA, a new Fleet Week element this year.
The HADR will give Angelenos a firsthand opportunity to see how military and local first-responder resources would be mobilized in a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)-level disaster, such as a major earthquake. Free to the public, the HADR Village will feature displays, first responder exhibits and humanitarian assistance demonstrations.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 28, 11:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 29, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to City Hall
200 N. Spring Street. between 1st St. and Temple St.
**Free parking available at 1st St. and Broadway**
WHO: Participating partners:
- U.S. Marine Corps
- LA Fire Dept.
- LA Police Dept.
- LA Dept. of Animal Services
- LA Parks & Recreation Dept.
- LA Mayor's Crisis Response Team
- LA County Emergency Management Dept.
- Salvation Army
- International Medical Corps
- American Red Cross
CONTACT:
Mayor's Communications Office
213-978-0741
lamayornews(at)acity.org
Phillip Sanfield
Port of Los Angeles
310-732-3568
psanfield(at)portla.org
Brian Garrido
LA Fleet Week Foundation
(323) 206-8293
bgarrido(at)lafleetweek.org or press(at)lafleetweek.org
* Website: LAFleetWeek.com * Facebook: @LAFleetWeek * Instagram: @LAFleetWeek *
* Twitter: @LAFleetWeek * Official Hashtag: #LAFleetWeek2018 *
SOURCE LA Fleet Week
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