Want to know what to do in an emergency or disaster?
Pierce County has answers and will present them Saturday {October 17th. DWD} in the first Pierce County Emergency Preparedness Day.
The free training will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bates Technical College’s South Campus, 2201 S. 78th St., Tacoma.
Training will be offered in a variety of skills, including using a fire extinguisher, basic search and rescue techniques, electrical and gas safety, personal preparedness, pet preparedness, and earthquake awareness. A 2009-2010 winter weather outlook will be presented.
Specialized equipment used during an emergency or disaster will be on display, including Pierce County’s bomb robots, the county’s Mobile Operations Command Center and various kinds of search and rescue equipment.
Vendors will be on hand with their wares to help individuals be better prepared.
Meanwhile in Auburn, two public information meetings on the risk of flooding in the Green River Valley area this winter will be held. The first is Saturday {again, October 17th}; the second on Oct. 24. {Which is the following Saturday; I'll be at the Fun Show.}
The meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St. American Sign Language Interpreters will be available at the Oct. 24 meeting.
Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers, King County Flood Control District and the City of Auburn will provide information and answer questions.The TNT makes it sound as though Pierce County is going to conduct CERT Training in one day, which is unlikely...
Anyway, like I said before, I heartily endorse efforts on the part of public servants to encourage and assist citizens in their own efforts at preparation and self-reliance, since it erodes government power.
3 comments:
When Mt. St. Helens blew I had a brother downstream on the Cowlitz. His house was spared but he was REALLY glad he'd prepared by packing up essential papers, money, and things to get out of the house fast.
Preparing for anything of that nature is a good idea.
My city has a free program for engaging the Citizenry in CERT too, and as a Board member for our HOA I'm interested in having something local in place for the next Big One, which could happen at any minute...
DirtCrashr: It's a good idea. I'm taking an afternoon class that was scheduled with businesses in mind, and for the first time in years they have as many or more "just plain folks" taking that class as business folks, and as many in the afternoon class as in the evening class. I think I'[m the only one who works shifts and is off in the afternoon, but there are a few home-office types, and several retirees.
See also my remarks about getting the neighborhood "on the air" with ham radio.
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