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Emergency Preparedness
Chairperson:
Scott Etzel, Dow Chemical
setzel@dow.com
(925) 432-5410
Meets
monthly on 4th Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
The Emergency
Preparedness Team actively promotes planning for all types of emergencies
by providing a grant program for emergency drills, organizing a
mentor program to provide hands on support, working with Community
Outreach to sponsor the annual All School Drill, and providing training
workshops.
- The Emergency Preparedness
Team offers grants
of up to $2,500 each year to groups and organizations planning
emergency drills.
- One of the 2003 grant
recipients was the Rodeo - Hercules Fire Protection District.
Chief Gary Boyles submitted a post-drill critique that describes
how their grant monies were used. Read
critique (PDF).
- In 2006, grants were
awarded to eight organizations:
- Alhambra High
School, Martinez
- Bethel Island
Improvement Committee, Bethel Island
- Head Start,
Concord
- Lincoln Elementary,
Richmond
- Moraga Police
Department
- Old Firehouse
School, Lafayette
- Railroad
Junction School, Pittsburg
- Rodeo Hercules
Fire District
- The Emergency Preparedness
Team also offers “go-kit”
bags at cost to the public for only $5 each for either duffel
or back-pack styles. These bags can be packed with personalized
emergency supplies to be ready for a quick evacuation. Go kits
are a good idea for each family member for home, school, office
and in the car. These bags are ordered in bulk so we can offer
them at this incredibly low price as a public service. Order
a "go-kit" now...
- The CAER mentor program
utilizes trained volunteers from companies and agencies and focuses
on providing hands on assistance with emergency planning –
primarily for Shelter-in-Place.
Click
here to read the minutes of the latest team meeting. |
