New Agenda items:
- Event Update by Jessica
–May Leadership Meeting
–Upcoming Events/Trainings/Exercises
–Quick Tips from Stop the Bleed and Fire Hardening Courses
- Chuck Rader will cover:
(1) CERT identification, apparel and personal protective equipment required upon activation
(2) specific actions to be taken by CERT members after a major magnitude earthquake
(3) potential use of Saratoga CERT members after disasters and incidents other than a major earthquake
(4) City of Saratoga CERT caches
(5) “Go” backpack recommended equipment and items
(6) fundamentals of CERT incident command
If time permits, we may start covering:
(7) establishment and operation of a CERT divisional incident command post (ICP)
In attendance: Jessica Fullmer, Raji Lukkoor, Peter Commandeur, Sussane Von Stern, Chuck Rader (Cox div guest attendee)
Date: April 29, 2019
Test FRS radios
Raji bought a new Motorola radio model T460
Today’s exercise was successful. Range was between Bucknall & Grimsby and Westmont & SubAcute hospital
Radio etiquette: Identify your name & affiliation
Next Exercise: Call by phone first; then radio to check range
Maps: Marked out member homes
Laminate: San Jose Blurprint in downtown San Jose, Nikos Media in Milpitas, kinko’s
Chuck to call and ask for laminate with grommets pricing
Membership Recruitment: Attend a PEP class. Upcoming in Los Gatos on May 9; table at Rotary Art Show
Events Update:
-May 23 citywide CERT mtg at 5:30pm
-June 1 Campbell’s Annual Disaster Simulation Drill & Training exercise at Hamman Park, 10:00am – 4:00pm
-Saturday June 22: City of Saratoga CERT Shelter Simulation exercise @ Joan Pisani Ctr; time tbd
-Car show: on Sunday, July 28; need 2-3 volunteers per time slot, including set up and tear down
Chuck’s Update:
Means of Activation during a disaster:
-AlertSCC: text, cellphone and landline voicemail, email
-Broadcast radio: AM and FM channels – City of Saratoga 1610 kHz AM
Regular Broadcast KCBS 740 kHz AM
KFRC 106.9 MHz FM
KSJO 92.3 MHz FM
-Ham #: Hams operators will contact City EOC via the Ham network
Pre-activation response activation:
-checkout yourself, your family, your neighbors, neighbors at risk (special needs, elderly, alone)
-start your neighborhood assessments (unofficial)
-have a hand-held AM/FM band radio listening for messages
(Buy a radio with batteries and a crank)
Formal Activation deployment activities:
-Pre-identify teams (incident commanders)
-walk thru your areas of responsibility and note
-Establish Incident Command post and field medical treatment area: El Quito Park for Quito and Gardiner Park for WV (Chuck to talk to Chrystal about permission to use parks)
-Have a mini-cache at ICP; maintain cache in a caged area or area with chain link
Mini-cache contents: material to set up ICP, generators, medical supplies, tarps
General Comments:
Medical aspect of neighborhood assessment: Sect 6.1
Major structural damage
Ruptured gas lines
Major fire
Mass casualty situation
On secondary disasters, CERT will be activated to man shelters.
Action Item: Read thru the draft EOP.
Next Steps:
Chuck’s training update to be continued…
Next Mtg: Wednesday, May 22 @ 6:30pm mtg
Members to connect by phone for radio exercise at 5:30pm