EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & TRANSITION CORE is a free training program for individuals, neighborhood groups and
community-based organizations in Oakland. The underlying premise is
that a major disaster will overwhelm first responders leaving many
citizens on their own for the first seven to 10 days after the
emergency.
CORE teaches self-reliance skills and helps
neighborhoods establish response teams to take care of the neighborhood
until professional emergency personnel arrive. Permaculture teaches interdependence and community resilience, with links to emergency preparedness through the Transition movement.