The Clark County Office of Emergency Management (CCOEM) is When working with jurisdictional partners, and the focused on the continued preparedness efforts within Southern community, to identify the threats Clark County faces, CCOEM Nevada. It truly takes a whole community approach to ensure the coordinates our Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk safety and needs of our community are met. First responders are Assessment Workshop to assess risk and set capability targets limited assets, and it is the community who comes to fill the gap. that reflect their preparedness goals, while answering three This is accomplished by engaging community members to take key questions: advantage of certain opportunities. One of the programs is The • What threats and hazards can affect our community? Community Emergency Response Team, which engages civilians to learn how to be part of the solution. We know that government • If they occurred, what impacts would those threats and emergency services will not meet immediate needs following a hazards have on our community? major disaster, especially if there is no warning as in an earthquake. • Based on those impacts, what capabilities should our We know people will attempt to assist those in need and community have? spontaneously volunteer. Therefore, training must take place to ensure the assistance from the community is done with calculated The THIRA/SPR goes beyond evaluating risk, as it also risk, accompanied by specific training. Another program to engage identifies what communities need to do to address that risk. community involvement, is The Great Shakeout. Nevada ranks third In cooperation with the incorporated cities, several in the country when it comes to earthquakes, and The Great applications are used to inform the public when hazards arise. Shakeout brings earthquake awareness to the community. CodeRed is an application which can issue alerts to let the community know what is coming their way. This is a Federal . Communication Center authorized program which enables Clark County to issue alerts. These alerts include, Advanced Weather Warning, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), and send alerts via the wireless emergency alert system and the Emergency Alerting System. Another avenue in which people can opt into is the Southern Nevada Community Preparedness App to let people received updates which are pushed out by local jurisdictions.