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Antioch emergency prep starts with CWS and a home plan

Antioch residents can pair the Contra Costa Community Warning System with a simple household plan for weather, power, road, and evacuation days.

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Antioch has Delta roads, older neighborhoods, new subdivisions, open hills, and big commute routes. Emergency planning is easier when you know the alert system before a local issue changes the day.

The main alert tool is the Contra Costa County Community Warning System. Antioch also keeps a citizen preparedness guide, and its local hazard plan covers risks such as earthquakes, floods, wildfires, and extreme weather.

For a household, the first moves are simple. Sign up for CWS alerts. Save the disaster-prep contact. Talk through where to meet, how to reach each other, and what to do for pets, medicine, and school pickup.

Antioch is a good East Bay home base for many people. A small plan just keeps practical questions from piling up when weather, water, roads, or power are already taking attention.

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Antioch Disaster Preparedness and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan pages.

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