Montgomery County CERT General Meeting Tonights Agenda CERT - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

JUNE 2016 Montgomery County CERT General Meeting

Tonight’s Agenda • CERT Business – Reports – Upcoming opportunities Table toping an EVAC drill? • Review protocol and technique – Information needed; communications – Stair chair;

Outreach

Outreach Items • Proposed support for July 4 th City of Gaithersburg celebration – CERT team meeting with Chief 708 next week • Determine how/if we can support the mission • What roles CERT can fill (note first time at this venue) • Storm Camp on 10/1/2016; venue TBD

Operations

Review Lost Person Search Drill Call up • Staging; group gear issued; briefing • Deployment • Actual search • Communications protocol • Single word call signs • Search protocols • Reporting findings • Marking clues •

Review Lost Person Search drill (continued) • Actual search ( continued) • Finding person • Report position • Treat for shock/exposure as needed • Prep/package for transport (different in field) • Demobilize • “In-quarters” report to dispatcher ( needed for insurance reasons)

Animal Services Division Support Request • No report; waiting

Special Operations

Information Technology

Communications Drill Review Sent via CERVIS • Send via email and text (240-392-3780) – • Asks for Name; confirmation of response; ETA to address Your reply via text &/or email ( ONLY if you can respond; no negatives) – • (1) your name; (2) I am Responding; (3) ETA to given address Method to “madness” • Different days and times allows gauging of likely event attendance – Goal to have enough depth to respond with min of 7 to 15 people – Anywhere in Mo Co; almost any time of day or night –

Virtual CERT

Training

Training Opportunities • ASHI First Aid Thursday night June 23 rd 1830h • By-stander care 6/26 0900h

CERT Basic Fall 2016 • Projected dates 10/5—11/12 – (after CERT Con) -

Upcoming Events

CERT Picnic • August – First or second Sat; need to agree on date and finalize

CERT Con 2016 • Scheduled for late September (9/24-25) in Fairfax County

Storm Camp • Sat. October 1 st ; Venue in Rockville TDB

Organizational News

FEATURED SPEAKER

Tonight’s table top Evac drill “table top”

CERT SKILLS utilization • Did anyone use their CERT Skills this month?

Next General Meeting • Please join us on July 14 th here at PSHQ – Sign up in CERVIS

Thank you