The City of Malibu strives to increase the community’s ability to respond to and recover from a large earthquake, which will lead to fewer casualties, reduced damage, and result in a shorter recovery period. Throughout the year, the City conducts public education, works to reduce non-structural earthquake hazards, updates emergency plans, conducts Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, identifies vulnerabilities in critical City functions, and develops continuity of government strategies. According to experts, the probability of a 6.7 or greater magnitude earthquake happening in the next 30 years is 99.7%. The time to prepare is now.