1. Community Disaster Education

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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
on Twitter

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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!

13. 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

14. THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
For more information and volunteer opportunities please contact:
Office of Emergency Management
Telephone: (303)