Public education doesn’t stop at the classroom, the community meeting, or the front door of a home. MySafe:LA regularly works with local, national, and international journalists to help people better understand the risks facing Los Angeles—and the practical actions that can make individuals, families, and communities safer.

Our subject-matter experts provide perspective on wildfire preparedness and mitigation, home hardening and defensible space, evacuation readiness, fire prevention, earthquakes, emergency preparedness, community risk reduction, and other public-safety issues. Because our teams work directly in communities throughout Los Angeles, we can often bring both technical knowledge and real-world field experience to the conversation.

Whether we’re contributing to a breaking-news report, helping a journalist understand a complicated public-safety issue, or participating in a deeper discussion about resilience and recovery, our objective is the same: provide accurate, useful information that helps people make better decisions and become better prepared.

MySafe:LA experts and programs have been featured by local, national, and international news organizations, reflecting our continuing commitment to making Los Angeles County safer and more resilient.