Introduction to Map Your Neighborhood (MYN)
“Map Your Neighborhood” is a program designed to help neighborhoods prepare for disasters and is offered through
many local emergency management offices. This is a 2 hour program that assists in help organize your neighborhood.
Program Synopsis:
* Learn the “9 Steps to Take Immediately Following a Disaster” to secure your home and to protect
your neighborhood. It is hard to think clearly following disaster and these steps will help you to quickly and safely
take actions that can minimize damage and protect lives.
* Identify the Skills and Equipment each neighbor has that would be useful in an effective disaster response.
Knowing which neighbors have supplies and skills helps your disaster response be timely, and allows everyone to
contribute to the response in a meaningful way.
* Create a Neighborhood Map identifying the locations of natural gas and propane tanks for quick response if
needed.
* Create a Contact List that helps identify those with specific needs such as elderly, disabled, or children who may
be home alone during certain hours of the day.
* Work together as a team to evaluate your neighborhood after a disaster and take the necessary actions.
Remember: In a disaster, your most immediate source of help are the neighbors living around you.
Disasters are major events that can strike anywhere and at any time. In a disaster, traditional 9-1-1 and First Responder
capabilities such as fire, police, medics, and utility personnel will be overwhelmed and unable to immediately assist
individuals.
Preparing your neighborhood is vital. Neighbors will likely be the first ones to offer you assistance. Neighbors that are
prepared are more effective in their response to a disaster and have an increased capacity to be self-sufficient for the first
72 hours after a disaster.
Take action today. Begin by thinking about who you consider your neighbors to be. We suggest 10-15 households
because the first hour of a disaster response is vital and you want the size of your neighborhood to be manageable. Map
Your Neighborhood (MYN) provides excellent guidance on what to do next, as do many local programs.
Contact us at certraining@corralitosfire.com for more information on presenting this program in your neighborhood.
“Map Your Neighborhood” is a program designed to help neighborhoods prepare for disasters and is offered through
many local emergency management offices. This is a 2 hour program that assists in help organize your neighborhood.
Program Synopsis:
* Learn the “9 Steps to Take Immediately Following a Disaster” to secure your home and to protect
your neighborhood. It is hard to think clearly following disaster and these steps will help you to quickly and safely
take actions that can minimize damage and protect lives.
* Identify the Skills and Equipment each neighbor has that would be useful in an effective disaster response.
Knowing which neighbors have supplies and skills helps your disaster response be timely, and allows everyone to
contribute to the response in a meaningful way.
* Create a Neighborhood Map identifying the locations of natural gas and propane tanks for quick response if
needed.
* Create a Contact List that helps identify those with specific needs such as elderly, disabled, or children who may
be home alone during certain hours of the day.
* Work together as a team to evaluate your neighborhood after a disaster and take the necessary actions.
Remember: In a disaster, your most immediate source of help are the neighbors living around you.
Disasters are major events that can strike anywhere and at any time. In a disaster, traditional 9-1-1 and First Responder
capabilities such as fire, police, medics, and utility personnel will be overwhelmed and unable to immediately assist
individuals.
Preparing your neighborhood is vital. Neighbors will likely be the first ones to offer you assistance. Neighbors that are
prepared are more effective in their response to a disaster and have an increased capacity to be self-sufficient for the first
72 hours after a disaster.
Take action today. Begin by thinking about who you consider your neighbors to be. We suggest 10-15 households
because the first hour of a disaster response is vital and you want the size of your neighborhood to be manageable. Map
Your Neighborhood (MYN) provides excellent guidance on what to do next, as do many local programs.
Contact us at certraining@corralitosfire.com for more information on presenting this program in your neighborhood.
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