威斯敏斯特发布10月应急准备公报：15日上午10:15地震演习，市政场免费沙袋每人限领12袋
橙县威斯敏斯特市（City of Westminster）发布10月应急准备公报（Emergency Preparedness Bulletin），内容涵盖地震演习、风暴季准备、免费沙袋、停电与紧急警报、洪水保险、地方灾害缓解计划问卷及警局志愿者招募七个栏目。
地震演习方面，该市将参加年度「大地震演习」（The Great ShakeOut）。演习定于10月15日（周四）上午10时15分举行，参与者将演练「趴下、掩护、抓牢」（Drop, Cover and Hold On）避震动作。联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）公布，2026年大地震演习于10月15日上午10时15分（当地时间）在全国各地同步举行。公报还介绍了可发送地震预警的 MyShake 手机应用。
风暴准备方面，公报称今冬预计出现强厄尔尼诺现象，可能带来暴雨、沿海洪水与强风；加州州长纽森此前已就今冬厄尔尼诺季宣布全州进入紧急状态。恶劣天气期间，威斯敏斯特居民可前往市政场（Municipal Corporation Yard，14381 Olive St., Westminster）免费领取沙袋，每位居民限领12袋，领取时间为周一至周五上午7时至下午4时，领取时须出示显示居住地址的身份证件；市政场电话为（714）895-2876。
警报方面，公报介绍了橙县大规模紧急通知系统 AlertOC 的注册方式，居民登记后可接收县、市发送的紧急语音、短信与电邮通知；南加州爱迪生公司（SCE）客户可通过其账户「偏好中心」订阅停电及公共安全断电（PSPS）警报，可选择电邮、短信或语音电话接收。
其他栏目方面，该市正在更新地方灾害缓解计划（Local Hazard Mitigation Plan），并已在市政府网站发布居民问卷，征集居民过往的灾害经历及对计划内容的建议；洪水保险方面，公报指出，标准房屋保险不承保洪水造成的损害，洪水保单通常在投保后30天才生效，公报并附上加州保险局的洪水保险说明资源。
警局志愿者招募方面，威斯敏斯特警局正招募社区志愿者，协助非危险性的执法支援工作，岗位包括社区活动、巡逻与侦探支援、车队维护、犯罪现场协助及数据录入等，警局目标是在来年将志愿者团队扩大到30人以上。据警局志愿者项目页面，申请者须高中毕业或持有 GED 证书、通过背景审查，并提供医生出具的健康证明；志愿者每月至少服务16小时，制服与培训由警局提供，咨询邮箱为 [email protected]，电话（714）548-3771。
来源：威斯敏斯特市政府官网（westminster-ca.gov）2026年10月应急准备公报，以及该市风暴准备指南、地方灾害缓解计划与警局志愿者项目页面。
Westminster Issues October Preparedness Bulletin: ShakeOut Drill at 10:15 A.M. Oct. 15, Free Sandbags Limited to 12 Per Resident
The City of Westminster in Orange County has issued its October Emergency Preparedness Bulletin, covering seven topics: the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill, storm-season preparation, free sandbags, outage and emergency alerts, flood insurance, a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan survey, and police volunteer recruitment.
For the earthquake drill, the city will take part in the annual Great ShakeOut, scheduled for Thursday, October 15 at 10:15 a.m., when participants practice the "Drop, Cover and Hold On" protective actions. FEMA has announced the 2026 Great ShakeOut for October 15 at 10:15 a.m. local time nationwide. The bulletin also introduces the MyShake app, which delivers earthquake early warnings.
On storm preparation, the bulletin says a strong El Niño is expected this winter, potentially bringing heavy rain, coastal flooding and strong winds; California's governor has previously declared a statewide state of emergency for the El Niño season. During inclement weather, Westminster residents can pick up free sandbags at the Municipal Corporation Yard (14381 Olive St., Westminster), limited to 12 bags per resident, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with identification showing proof of residency; the yard's phone number is (714) 895-2876.
For alerts, the bulletin explains how to register for AlertOC, Orange County's mass emergency notification system, which sends emergency voice, text and email messages from the county and cities. Southern California Edison (SCE) customers can also subscribe through the Preference Center in their account to outage and Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) alerts by email, text or voice call.
Among the other items, the city is updating its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) and has posted a resident survey on its website asking about past experience with natural hazards and suggestions for the plan. On flood insurance, the bulletin notes that standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage and that flood policies typically take 30 days to take effect, and it links to California Department of Insurance flood insurance resources.
The Westminster Police Department is recruiting community volunteers for non-hazardous law enforcement support roles — including community events, patrol and detective support, fleet maintenance, crime scene assistance and data entry — with a goal of expanding the volunteer team to more than 30 people in the coming year. According to the department's volunteer program page, applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, pass a background investigation and provide a medical clearance letter from a physician; volunteers serve at least 16 hours per month, and uniforms and training are provided. The contact email is [email protected] and the phone number is (714) 548-3771.
Source: City of Westminster official website (westminster-ca.gov) — October 2026 Emergency Preparedness Bulletin, Storm Preparedness Guide, Local Hazard Mitigation Plan page and Police Department volunteer program page.
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