Preparedness

Preparedness

We're preparing for the next event which isolates the canyon ( flood, fire ) or which causes us to evacuate the Canyon ( fire ) Our uphill Neighbors have created a very handy page, which we'll link to... http://www.ssepo.org/basic-steps.html

You

Yes you. you have to be able to get the heck out of Dodge if there is something going on.

1. First order is Communications.
2. The second order of business is being Prepared - starting with your Go Kit'
3. The third is working together

Neighborhood Coordinators

Using a 'divide and conquer' approach we've divided the Canyon into 16 separate neighborhoods, and looked for volunteers to co-ordinate activities in each neighborhood.

In the greater scheme of organized emergency preparedness these folks are called Preparedness/Neighborhood Coordinators.

Community Emergency Response Team: CERT

CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteers are a group of community members who are ready respond as an auxiliary to the fire department in the event of a major disaster. CERT team members:

• Receive 20 hours of training delivered over 4 weekend days.
• Learn techniques in the areas of: first aid, light search and rescue, fire extinguisher use, medical triage, emergency communication and more.
• Participate in periodic drills/exercises on a volunteer-friendly schedule.
• Learn how to remain safe while helping others.
• Assist Fire and other Emergency response personnel in the event of a large-scale disaster.

If you are interested in CERT training use this form to request information: http://www.lahondafire.org/get-involved/nest-cert/

A number of canyon folks have CERT training

• Catherine
• Wendy
• Lisa
• Don
• Casey
• ( others? add them here!)

As far as the Coastside Emergency Corps has defined organizations we are in South Coast CERT or Branch 3

From the Tunnel to Ano Nuevo there are 4 branches of South Coast CERT

• Branch 1 Ashley Gray [email protected]
• Branch 2 John Muller [email protected]
• Branch 3 Robert Smith [email protected] <-- Butano Canyon
  • http://www.lahondafire.org/get-involved/nest-cert/
• Branch 4 Peggy Wargo [email protected]

Preparing Our Forest

We're living in a Forest which has been in drought conditions for most of the last 10 years. Even before that in the 60's Pescadero was the location of a wildfire which destroyed 30,000 acres. Rob Skinner ( et al ) has been working on a community plan to reduce the undergrowth and fuel. A meeting in early November featuring Rich Samson ( sp ) was very eye opening. The Forest page is where we're gathering his insights and preparing or response.

Preparing Our Roads

The Butano Water Company is responsible for our roads. During the 'Tree Trimming' meeting in November 2018 Cal Fire's Forestry guy turned the direction of the meeting to discuss issues he saw with firefighting in our Canyon. The Preparedness/Roads page is where we're reviewing his suggestions.

CalFire grants

As a surprise, it's almost the end of the proposal period for CalFire prevention grants ( Dec 18 2018 ). Here's the work we're doing on that.

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Scenarios

Scenarios can be useful in providing a focus for research, responses and reality-checks. Please suggest scenarios, using the examples you find on that page.

Investigating Escape Routes

Escape Routes

Emergency Hut

the Emergency Hut by the Pool

• we need to assess just what kind of medical supply we want to maintain in the Hut. Dr. Rich Lee of Portola Heights has an article in the most recent South Skylines Association newsletter on just this topic.

Phone Numbers

nearby emergency group numbers

Skyline Association Emergency Phone Numbers

Skyline Emergency Preparedness Organization (SSEPO) phone numbers