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Pacific Battleship Center (PBC), the 501(c)3 nonprofit that owns and operates the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA and Los Angeles Fleet Week, hosted an incredible evening in honor of Los Angeles’ first responders, military, and disaster response agencies. The Rock for Responders benefit concert was held Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the Battleship IOWA Museum in San Pedro, Calif.
Rock for Responders honored more than 3,000 firefighters, police, military, and disaster response agencies, highlighting their critical roles in ensuring community resilience and recovery and in battling the Los Angeles fires. The program included a classic rock concert by rock supergroup Kings of Chaos featuring rock icons Sammy Hagar, Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Orianthi (Alice Cooper), Carmine Rojas (David Bowie/Rod Stewart), Thomas Raggi (Maneskin), Phil X (Bon Jovi), and Ritchie Sambora (Bon Jovi).
As a regional leader in the Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) program, PBC has played a critical role in facilitating the building of relationships between regional first responders, military, and emergency planning professionals through leadership summits and exercises conducted annually during LA Fleet Week. PBC activities strengthen resiliency and support recovery resulting in better-coordinated interagency response and recovery efforts. This concert announces the establishment of the LA Disaster Recovery and Resilience Collective (LADRRC), a program of the PBC that is focused on building a more resilient Los Angeles through relationships, resources, and knowledge to effectively assist in disaster recovery.
Pacific Battleship Center has been designated as the official 501(c)3 nonprofit partner for the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD).