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JULY 2016 Montgomery County CERT General Meeting

Tonight’s Agenda • CERT Business – Reports – Upcoming Opportunities – Upcoming Events

Outreach

Outreach Items • Will be hosting Safety Fair at National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIAID- Wednesday, September 14 th . Event coming soon in CERVIS. • Storm Camp on 10/1/2016; venue TBD

Operations

Operations • AAR- City of Gaithersburg 4 th of July Fireworks – Great turnout for the 4th of July event. – Good feedback from Chief Knopp and Capt. Kim. – Pulling together an AAR, looking for any input anyone may have. • Storm Camp on 10/1/2016; venue TBD

Virtual CERT

VIRTUAL CERT TRAINING • Steve Peterson has an update from the recent VERT training he took this past month.

Training

Training Opportunities • ASHI Friends & Family CPR Wednesday, July 20 th . • Space is limited! We already have 15 people registered. • There is still time to sign up in CERVIS. • Event Registration Code: eowcuH

CERT Basic Fall 2016 • Projected dates October 5 th to November 5 th (after CERT Con) • Need to talk with instructors for availability and review any changes in teaching points -

Upcoming Events

2016 CERT Picnic • Saturday, August 13th, 2016 (rain or shine), at 3:00 pm at Anne Culver’s House. • If you are planning to attend or wish to help out with the event, please RSVP to Potluck@MontgomeryCERT.org on what you intend to bring for the event. • Register in CERVIS with number of guests attending.

CERT Con 2016 • Scheduled for late September (9/24-25) in Fairfax County • Hope to have details about registration coming soon.

FEATURED SPEAKER

Featured Speaker Greg St. James- Program Manager Montgomery CERT

Topics for Discussion Taking a Report from a Civilian • Lost Person • CERT Equipment Budget • CERT Partnering with Public Safety- Law Enforcement •

Taking a Report from a Civilian • WHO: Who are you? (ID your self and team) Who are they? Name (Note gender/approximate age) • WHAT: What is the specific nature of the emergency/ request? • WHERE: Exactly where are you? Where are they? For lost person where LAST seen? • WHEN: When did contact occur? Lost person: Last seen where and when? Medical: Onset of symptoms, time of injury.

Taking a Report from a Civilian • WHO: Who are you? (ID your self and team) Who are they? Name (Note gender/approximate age) • WHAT: What is the specific nature of the emergency/ request? • WHERE: Exactly where are you? Where are they? For lost person where LAST seen? • WHEN: When did contact occur? Lost person: Last seen where and when? Medical: Onset of symptoms, time of injury.

Taking a Report from a Civilian • WHO: Who are you? (ID your self and team) Who are they? Name (Note gender/approximate age) • WHAT: What is the specific nature of the emergency/ request? • WHERE: Exactly where are you? Where are they? For lost person where LAST seen? • WHEN: When did contact occur? Lost person: Last seen where and when? Medical: Onset of symptoms, time of injury.

Lost Person • Who is reporting? Relationship? • Describe missing person: Name, age, gender, race, height/ weight/build, clothing color/style/hat etc, hair color/eye color. • Special Considerations: Medical or Behavioral? • Last seen WHEN AND WHERE (how long missing). • Actions taken prior to contact with CERT Call, search, etc. • Cell Phone Number? • Relevant history.

CERT Equipment Needs • We have a $1,000.00 FY17 budget to buy equipment with. • What would you like us to get? • Supply purchases for CERT.

Partnering with Law Enforcement • How might CERT support our public safety partners in Law Enforcement? • 911 service going down • Recent shooting events • Open discussion

Police and Fire Locations in Montgomery County MCFRS: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs/connect/phone.html#phone Montgomery County Police: Public Safety officials urge all residents and business owners to determine which Police District stations are closest to them in the event of an emergency. 1st District Rockville Station 240-773-6070 • 2nd District Bethesda Station 240-773-6700 • 3rd District Silver Spring 240-773-6800 • 4th District Wheaton 240-773-5500 • 5th District Germantown 240-773-6200 • 6th District Gaithersburg 240-773-5700 • Those who are unsure about their District can view a map to help locate the nearest station.

Police District Map- Montgomery County

Partnering with Law Enforcement • How might CERT support our public safety partners in Law Enforcement? • 911 service going down • Recent shooting events • Open discussion

Training Opportunities • What training opportunities are you are interested in taking? • How will that increase your knowledge and CERT skills?

CERT SKILLS utilization Ken Ow- Assisted a friend at church with treatment for bee sting reaction • and other issues, and called 911 and assisted him to and at the hospital. Trish Laut- Attended and stayed with accident victim until ambulance • arrived. Did anyone else use their CERT Skills this month? •

Next General Meeting • Please join us on September 8 th here at PSHQ – Sign up in CERVIS (Remember the picnic is at Anne’s house on August 13 th )

Thank you