Lamorinda Cities Prepare for Disasters
On Sunday, October 18th, the Lamorinda Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Committee and the City of Orinda will host a training drill for Lamorinda CERTs, employees of the Lamorinda cities and the neighborhood group leaders. It will be an opportunity for CERTs. cities, Canyon, Fire Departments, the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army to practice their response to a simulated emergency in the tri-city area.
Orinda, CA, September 05, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The participants will practice the skills needed to care for Lamorinda when a real disaster strikes. The exercise will include setting up a Red Cross Shelter, practicing transport team skills, medical team operations, the Incident Command System and animal sheltering with the Disaster Animal Rescue Team (DART).
The exercise will include an opportunity for organized neighborhood groups and CERTs to practice neighborhood checks using door-to-door and/or FRS radio checks and contact the city to report their status at 10: a.m.
At 11:00 a.m. pre-registered victims and clients will report to the Orinda Community Center for moulage and instructions.
The pre-registered CERT participants will check-in at 12 noon and the simulation will take place between 1-4 p.m.
Residents of the area are invited to participate in the drill by volunteering to be clients and victims for the exercise. Participants will need to pre-register on the www.lamorindacert.org website or contact Ken Tom: 376-0533 or TTKenTom@aol.com.
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The exercise will include an opportunity for organized neighborhood groups and CERTs to practice neighborhood checks using door-to-door and/or FRS radio checks and contact the city to report their status at 10: a.m.
At 11:00 a.m. pre-registered victims and clients will report to the Orinda Community Center for moulage and instructions.
The pre-registered CERT participants will check-in at 12 noon and the simulation will take place between 1-4 p.m.
Residents of the area are invited to participate in the drill by volunteering to be clients and victims for the exercise. Participants will need to pre-register on the www.lamorindacert.org website or contact Ken Tom: 376-0533 or TTKenTom@aol.com.
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Lamorinda DART
Frans Hoffman
(925) 878-1323
http://LamorindaDART.org
Frans Hoffman
(925) 878-1323
http://LamorindaDART.org
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