National Preparedness Month 2025

National Preparedness Month — also known as September Safety Month or Disaster Preparedness Month — is a part of the annual FEMA Ready Campaign held in September. It is dedicated to empowering individuals, families, businesses, and communities with the knowledge and resources they need to respond to and recover from emergencies. The month is a great time to take small steps to make a big difference in being prepared.

PREPAREDNESS MONTH EVENTS 2025

Everbridge Disaster Notification System Test

Thursdays at 5:00 PM. no sign-up required

For September Preparedness Month, the City will send a weekly test message using the Everbridge Disaster Notification System, which the city has been using for several years for the most serious emergencies that threaten lives and properties, and evacuations. Each week the city will send a test message to one of Malibu's Evacuation Zones. Look up your Evacuation Zone. Most landlines and cell phone numbers with Malibu addresses are automatically entered into the system.

  • Thursday, September 4, 5:00 PM – Evacuation Zone MAL-C111
  • Thursday, September 11, 5:00 PM – Evacuation Zone MAL-C112
  • Thursday, September 18, 5:00 PM – Evacuation Zone MAL-C113
  • Thursday, September 25, 5:00 PM – Evacuation Zone MAL-C114

If you do not receive a test message during Preparedness Month, please contact the Public Safety Department at PublicSafety@MalibuCity.org. If you would like to create a profile or update your Everbridge contact information, visit the online Everbridge portal. For assistance, contact the Public Safety Department at PublicSafety@MalibuCity.org.

Past Preparedness Month Events

Watch videos or view presentations from past Preparedness Month events (presenters listed in parentheses):

SEPTEMBER 2023

SEPTEMBER 2022

  • Everbridge Notification System Test
  • Annual Community Fire Season Briefing (LA County Fire, Assistant Fire Chief Drew Smith) - Presentation / Video
  • Earthquake Preparedness (Emergency Services Coordinator, Sarah Kaplan) - Presentation /  Video
  • Home Hardening Meets Curb Appeal (Fire Safety Liaison, Bradley Yocum) - Presentation / Video
  • Spanish Language Emergency Preparedness Training (Malibu Foundation and Malibu Labor Exchange)
  • Malibu Foundation Emergency Preparedness for Seniors (Malibu Foundation)

September 2021

  • PSPS Training for Seniors and Older Adults (City Staff) - Presentation
  • Everbridge Notification System Test
  • Home Wildfire Hardening Seminar (City Staff) - Offered twice Video (Meeting 1) or Video (Meeting 2)
  • Spanish Language Emergency Preparedness Training (City Staff, Malibu Labor Exchange, Malibu Foundation, and Pepperdine University)
  • Firescaping Workshop (Los Angeles County Water Works District 29 and West Basin Municipal Water District)
  • Annual Fire Season Briefing (LA County Fire) - Video
  • Public Safety Expo

SEPTEMBER 2020