Community Disaster Education

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Community Disaster Education

Why CERT? Personal Preparedness Trained Neighborhood Responders CERT is for Catastrophic Incidents Utilities and resources may be unavailable. Power & Gas Communications Water & Sanitation Empty shelves at your local grocery King Soopers, 17th& Pace 1st day of flooding, 2013

Types of Disasters Winter Storm/ Blizzard Flooding Wild Fire Tornado/Severe Storms Other Types Major Power Failure Terrorism Transportation Accidents (Train, Plane, truck) Biological Threat Hazardous Materials Dam Failure Extreme Heat/Cold

Recent Local Disasters Windsor Tornado, 2008 Longmont Floods, 2013 Berthoud Tornado, 2015

Why be Prepared? Overwhelmed first responders. Cutoff from help for 3 days to weeks. Utilities and resources may be unavailable. Power & Gas Communications (Roles for CERT and LARC) Water & Sanitation First Responder availability Empty shelves at your local grocery King Soopers, 17th& Pace 1st day of flooding, 2013

Be Prepared / CERT Changes Four Levels of Membership Retraining in 2019 Comms Plan/LARC Coordinating Efforts/CERTs/ETC You need not go this far

Emergency Planning & Training CERT Basic Class/in the Fall Personal Preparedness Incident Command System First Aid and Medical Operations Light Search & Rescue Terrorism Disaster Psychology Ongoing Training EMI Online American Red Cross

Recent CERT Actions around the United States Florida- Search and Cleanup Georgia- Cleanup & Supplies North Carolina- Cleanup & Sheltering California- Cleanup, Sheltering & Supplies

How to Stay Informed Sign up for Everbridge Set a favorite in your car for AM1670 Like Longmont OEM on Facebook Like City of Longmont on Facebook Follow @cityoflongmont on Twitter

The city relies on neighbors helping each other Create a support network Keep a list of neighbors, their relatives and contact information Know who may need extra assistance, especially those w/ disabilities & elderly List equipment: Wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, etc. Team up and be accountable to each other

How to be Educated American Red Cross Learn how to shutoff your utilities Volunteer with the city of Longmont Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Citizens Volunteer Patrol (CVP) Victim Advocates

Action Plan Water- At least a 3 day supply Food- At least a 3 day supply Have a first aid kit and be trained in first aid Create an emergency kit for home and car Develop a family communication and meet-up plan Buy a Weather Radio Keep at least ½ tank of gas at all times Have a photo ID and extra cash Sign-up for Emergency Notification Alerts Be Alert!

4 easy things you can do, right now, today Sign-up for reverse 911 notifications Eventbrite.com Like Longmont OEM & City on Facebook or twitter Talk to your family about your plan Pick up some bottled water to start your kit

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! For more information and volunteer opportunities please contact: Office of Emergency Management Telephone: (303) 651-8438 Email: oem@longmontcolorado.gov