In compliance with recent State legislation, the City is revising its Safety Element to include updated information on natural hazards such as wildfires and floods, as well as evacuation and emergency preparedness and response. Recent State Law also mandates the Safety Element to identify how these and other hazards in Glendale are exacerbated by climate change, and what populations, locations, and community features are particularly vulnerable to climate hazards and changing climate conditions.

Please provide comments on the Safety Element Public Draft by December 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. The Safety Element Public Draft and Appendices are available below:

• Safety Element Public Draft
• Technical Background Report - Appendix A
• Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment - Appendix B
• Evacuation Analysis - Appendix C

Comments can be emailed to GlendalePlan@GlendaleCA.gov.

For questions, please contact Long Range Planning Staff at (818) 548-2140.

The existing Safety Element (adopted in 2003) contains information about the various hazards (earthquake, flood, fire, etc.) the City faces and can be found below.

• Safety Element (Entire document; 3mb)

The Technical Background Report to the Safety Element contains the detailed technical analysis and maps used to prepare the Element. The Technical Background Report can be reviewed or downloaded by sections:

• Cover, Introduction and Table of Contents (422 kb)
• Chapter 1: Seismic Hazards (part 1) (3.9 mb)
• Chapter 1: Seismic Hazards (part 2) (2.9 mb)
• Chapter 2: Geologic Hazards (2.6 mb)
• Chapter 3: Flood Hazards (1.7 mb)
• Chapter 4: Fire Hazards (2.4 mb)
• Chapter 5: Hazardous Materials (777 kb)
• Chapter 6: Other Hazards (914 kb)
• Appendices (1 mb)

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