| San Mateo County, CA | November 8, 2005 Election |
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESSBy Rexford IansonCandidate for Member; Menlo Park Fire Protection District |
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RECENT EVENTS ARE A WAKE-UP CALLRECENT EVENTS (HURRICANE'S) ARE A WAKE UP CALL TO LOOK AT DISASTER PLANNING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. THE FIRE DISTRICT ALREADY HAS ON LINE A "COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM" (CERT) PROGAM. WE NEED TO ENCOURGE MORE LOCAL PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS PROVIDE ON GOING TRAINING FOR THOSE ALREADY IN THE PROGRAM. WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE THAT, FOR THE FIRST 72 HOURS, THEY NEED TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT (ROADS CLOSED, BRIDGES AND OVER PASSES COLLAPSED, STREETS IMPASSABLE). PERHAPS WE SHOULD LOOK TO THE SCHOOLS TO GET THE INFORMATION HOME TO THE PARENT. EVERY COMMUNITY HAS A DISASTER PLAN, THE FIRE DISTRICT COVERS FOUR DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS (EAST PALO ALTO, MENLO PARK, ATHERTON, SAN MATEO COUNTY), WE NEED TO BRING ALL OF THOSE PLANS TOGETHER, IDENTIFIY THE AVAILABLE RESOURSES AND HOW THOSE RESOURSE CAN BEST BE USED. WE NEED TO GET LOCAL AND COUNTY OFFICIAL (ELECTED OFFICIALS), FIRE, POLICE, WATER AND SEWER, PUBLIC WORK, PG&E AND THEIR STAFFS ON THE SAME PAGE. OPEN EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTERS (EOC), HOLD MOCK EXERCISES. THEY TELL US THAT IT WILL HAPPEN HERE, JUST NOT WHEN. |
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