What We Offer

The California Readiness Foundation provides no and low-cost disaster preparedness and emergency management services to public agencies, community organizations, and vulnerable populations across California. We exist to strengthen readiness, build local capacity, and ensure communities are equipped to prevent, respond to, and recover from emergencies with confidence and resilience.

  • We deliver community outreach programs that build real, measurable preparedness at the local level. Our team develops and leads public education campaigns, school engagement, and multilingual outreach designed to reach diverse and underserved populations. With extensive experience supporting cities, regional partnerships, and large public events, we focus on equipping individuals and communities with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed before disaster strikes.

  • Effective response begins with sound planning. We support the development and refinement of emergency operations plans, continuity plans, annexes, and standard operating procedures. Our plans are practical, scalable, and built for real-world use ensuring organizations can maintain essential functions, coordinate resources, and protect their people during emergencies.

  • We help organizations build sustainable preparedness and resilience programs from the ground up. This includes developing emergency management frameworks, training pipelines, CERT programs, and operational procedures tailored to your mission and community. Our focus is on creating programs that are not only compliant, but functional, measurable, and built to grow over time.

  • We conduct thorough assessments to evaluate readiness, identify gaps, and provide clear, actionable recommendations. This includes capability assessments, after-action reports, improvement plans, and program evaluations. Our reports are practical and operationally focused, helping leadership make informed decisions and prioritize investments that strengthen preparedness.

  • During incidents and disasters, we provide qualified personnel to support emergency operations, coordination, and recovery efforts. Our staff integrate seamlessly into existing command and coordination structures, supporting emergency operations centers, field operations, and recovery programs. We help organizations stabilize operations, manage complex incidents, and accelerate recovery when it matters most.

  • We design and deliver professional training and exercises that build real-world capability, not just theoretical compliance. Our offerings include classroom instruction, tabletop exercises, functional exercises, and full-scale simulations aligned with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) principles.

    Our instructional staff hold teaching certifications and credentials from the California Governors Office of Emergency Services, the American Red Cross, the U.S. Department of Defense, and California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), ensuring our deliveries are standardized, credentialed, and aligned with recognized best practices.

    Each engagement is tailored to your organization’s risks and operational environment so personnel are prepared to make decisions, coordinate effectively, and perform under pressure.