Partners
Meet Our Partners.
Our partners are an essential part of our organization. We believe strongly in collaboration, and these partners demonstrate our unique ability to develop long term public/private partnerships that work – life saving programs that help those most at risk.
We're Grateful for Your Support.
Our partnerships are equalled only by those who support us in our life saving mission. Our commitment to a more resilient community cannot be successful without the input and support of those who see the need for improved fire safety, earthquake preparedness, cardiac intervention, and other essential public safety issues. Please consider supporting our efforts with a donation.
Our Partners.
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in the U.S. state of California. It is the 2nd largest public school district in the United States. Education related to disaster preparedness and fire/life safety is an essential component for every classroom. Focusing on 4th and 5th grades, The Safe Community Project visits approximately 100 campuses every year, reaching on average 22,000 students.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace amongst all peoples. The Safe Community Project supports the Red Cross during fire safety and smoke alarm installation initiatives.
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. Founded by six cardiologists in 1924, the organization now includes more than 22.5 million volunteers and supporters. The Safe Community Project partners with the AHA teaching CPR, use of an AED, and best practices to fight cardiac arrest and stroke.
American Alliance of Museums
The American Alliance of Museums works to unite the country’s museums and helps them to be better prepared and efficient. The organization also focuses on museums who deliver quality programming in education and experiential learning. The Safe Community Project provides support to museums who seek to become accredited through the AAM. Our teams develop disaster plans, train museum staff on emergency procedures, and help museums create safe environments for their staff, their visitors, and their collections.
Los Angeles City Fire Department
The Los Angeles City Fire Department is an all risk life safety organization. Nearly 1,000 firefighters are on duty at 106 fire stations, protecting more than four million souls. The Department responds to on average 1,200 emergency responses per day, and often transports more than 550 people to local hospitals during a 24-hour period. The relationship with The Safe Community Project is a strong example of a successful private/public collaboration.
NFPA
NFPA delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy; and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering our mission. The Safe Community Project aligns with multiple NFPA educational and leadership programs, including classroom training, smoke alarm initiatives, and fire sprinkler awareness.
United States Geological Survey
The USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable information. The Safe Community Project collaborates with and supports USGS initiatives via education, video/film, and web programming.
Southern California Earthquake Center
The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) was founded as a Science & Technology Center on February 1, 1991, with joint funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). SCEC coordinates fundamental research on earthquake processes using Southern California as its principal natural laboratory. The Safe Community Project collaborates with training and education related to the Great California Shakeout.
Earthquake County Alliance
Earthquake Country Alliance, Southern California (ECA SoCal) is one of three regional alliances that comprise the statewide Earthquake Country Alliance, a public-private partnership of leading earthquake professionals, emergency managers, government officials, business and community leaders, and others. The Safe Community Project supports the ECA with co-sponsorships, educational workshops, and drills during the Great California Shakeout.
Los Angeles Department of Aging
The City of Los Angeles Department of Aging provides community based services to seniors and their caregivers to ensure the highest quality of life as possible and remain in the community. The Safe Community Project collaborates with the agency via its older adult fire safety education series, its distribution of GO bags, and overall awareness of disasters and how to reduce the threat to personal safety, creating a more informed senior community, while reducing the risk of injury or death.
California's Fire Safe Council
Since 2004, the CFSC has provided more than 1200 grants totaling more than $118M in grant funding to help build a fire-resilient California. In addition to their primary Grants Clearinghouse program, CFSC over the years has provided varying levels of technical assistance and support to Fire Safe Councils and other community wildfire preparedness groups, assisting them in both education in wildfire issues and in organizational issues related to capacity building and sustainability.
CalFire
Preventing wildfires in the State Responsibility Area (SRA) is a vital part of CAL FIRE’s mission. While these efforts have occurred since the early days of the Department, CAL FIRE has adapted to the evolving destructive wildfires and succeeded in significantly increasing its efforts in fire prevention. Typical fire prevention projects include brush clearance, prescribed fire, defensible space inspections, emergency evacuation planning, fire prevention education, fire hazard severity mapping, and fire-related law enforcement activities.
Cal OES
With over 38 million residents (12 percent of the US population), the State of California is the most populous state in the nation and has the third largest land area among the states (163,695 square miles). California is culturally, ethnically, economically, ecologically, and politically diverse, and maintains the eighth largest economy in the world with 13 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. Cal OES takes a proactive approach to addressing these risks, and vulnerabilities that form the basis of our mission and has been tested through real events, as well as comprehensive exercises that help us maintain our state of readiness.
Los Angeles Police Department
The mission of the Los Angeles Police Department is to safeguard the lives and property of the people they serve, to reduce the incidence and fear of crime, and the enhance public safety while working with the diverse communities of Los Angeles to improve their quality of life. The Department’s goal is to do so with honor and integrity, while conducting themselves with the highest ethical standards to maintain public confidence.
Interested in becoming a partner?
We can’t do this life saving work without the help of amazing organizations. If you’d like to inquire about being a partner, we’d love to hear from you.