The MPC Ready organization formed in January 2020 as a grass-roots organization focused on building neighborhood-level disaster preparedness. Shortly after, the Covid-19 pandemic arrived and we shifted gears to focus on helping neighbors safely shelter in place. We grew rapidly during 2020-2022 with about 400 volunteer residents stepping up to make contact with neighbors to […]
Hazard mitigation is any action taken to reduce long-term risk to people, property, and the environment as a result of disasters. Hazard mitigation works by identifying, characterizing, and analyzing hazards and finding ways to reduce the effects of that hazard. Mitigation may involve elevating a house above a floodplain, building retaining walls, or other structural
MPC Ready Monthly Community Meeting. TOPIC: Risk Appropriate Insurance. SPEAKER: Emily Chapman, State Farm Insurance Company. LOCATION: Trinity Hall, Trinity Church, 330 Ravenswood Avenue. Menlo Park. FREE and OPEN to all members of the public. Join us and invite neighbors and friends too. Refreshments and a raffle too!
Saturday, August 26 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 a.m. Read More »
Reference PDFs – Handouts, TriFolds, Outreach, Preparedness Topics
Reference PDFs – checklists, trifold, outreach Read More »
Volunteers are busy adding content to the MPC Ready website. Please visit our new pages on Social Capital Research and Emergency Radio Communications. We also invite our community to write blogs on topics relevant to disaster preparedness and hazard mitigation.
Marcussen Drive held its first neighborhood disaster preparedness training on Feb 4, 2022! This 7-month-long training will be held the first Thursday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. After a disaster, studies show that the neighbors most likely provide any needed help! Knowing them beforehand, and having a plan to work together, improves disaster resiliency.
Marcussen Drive Neighborhood Training Read More »