Thank you for visiting the website of Mountain Disaster Preparedness and the new home of Idyllwild Emergency.
Below are tags with details on our group and infrastructure as well as a page for items of interest.
Please contact us for answers to your questions.
Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) is a community-based, volunteer organization that provides education, planning, logistics, training and support for residents and emergency responders in the communities of Idyllwild, Pine Cove, and Mountain Center.
Active emergency updates and list of emergency response agencies serving the mountain communities.
- Three-Day Survival Kit
- Sign Up For Our "Special Needs" List
- Emergency Chain of Command
- Storm Preparedness tips for land and trees
- Home Emergency Supply "Trash Can Kit"
“DAS” means Disaster Aid Station. A DAS is a collection point for Hill residents and visitors and businesses in an emergency.
Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) Commanders and other trained Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and medical volunteers will convene on site ...
MISSION STATEMENT: Consistent with the bylaws of Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP), the Medical Director and Medical Committee (also known as the Core Medical Group) ...
An Emergency Alert System is coming to the Hill.
Idyllwild Fire Protection District has approved and purchased (with the help of the Fern Valley Water District) an alert siren which will be placed in service early in 2021 ...
Following a major disaster, first responders who provide fire and medical services will not be able to meet the demand for these services. People will have to rely on each other for help in order to meet their immediate life saving and life sustaining needs.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates people about emergency preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and lives and trains them in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, teamwork and first aid ...
Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) is a volunteer run 501(c)(3) non-profit. We serve you, the residents of Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Mountain Center. Through education and planning, we are preparing our isolated communities for whatever may come – earthquake, fire, flood, or other disasters.
To do this, we depend entirely upon grants, your gifts, and your volunteer help.