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Major Earthquakes, Floods & Other Shelter-In-Place Events

Why Organize?
 
In the case of a major earthquake, Marin’s first responders will be overwhelmed. They emphasize that all residents must be prepared to survive (food, water, shelter, medical equipment) for 5-7 days in their homes following a disaster.

The goal of this program is to have every neighborhood in Corte Madera, Larkspur, Kentfield and Greenbrae ready to care for its neighbors until first responders arrive which could take days.  NRGs can help the Marin response effort by sharing local information up the chain of command.

 
Now that firestorms are also a reality in our area, we need to understand about emergency alerts, how to prepare on high risk fire days and how to escape. As neighbors we can help each other prepare and mitigate fire risks as a community. 

For PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs or long stretches without power due to storms, we should prepare for backup power systems if we are vulnerable without power, extreme heat or extreme cold. We should check in on our vulnerable neighbors.
 
What are NRGs? 
 
Central Marin Neighborhood Response Groups (NRGs) are volunteer, grassroots-led neighborhood groups in Larkspur, Corte Madera and Greenbrae that prepare as a community for three disaster scenarios (major earthquake/flood, wildfire evacuation, PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs).  We mention earthquakes, not floods, from this point on, but the main difference between floods and earthquakes is that floods typically give notice, earthquakes do not.
 
We can take responsibility to prepare ourselves as best we can for these scenarios. And we can help each other as neighbors. The Central Marin NRG program is not merely a distribution of information. Its strength and longevity is based on the social cohesion of neighbors who have a good reason to get to know each other despite our busy lives - to help look out for one another and our families when or if disaster strikes.  We create the village again.  Community building based on l
 
For major earthquakes, the goal of the program is to have every neighborhood ready to care for its neighbors until first responders arrive (this could take days). NRGs can help the larger Marin response effort by sharing local information up the chain of command.
 
Neighbors find out who might need help and who can help if a major earthquake happens.  We get to know our next-door neighbors.  Neighbors can help secure your kids if you’re stranded at work.  Neighbors can check on a loved one at home if the roads are impassable.  Neighbors can help with disaster first aid and check to make sure no neighbor is overlooked.  
 
Block Captains are the heart of this program. An NRG is divided into “clusters” of roughly 20 households. Each cluster has 1 or 2 volunteer Block Captains. In an emergency, Block Captains check on the residents in their cluster to assess injuries and damage.  They have hand-held radios for reporting to volunteer neighborhood response team to request medical or other support. The neighborhood response team manages the NRGs response to a major event. The team has back up radio communications for life-threatening situations if the power and cell phones are down.

Click on "Getting Started"  or the tab above to learn more how 6,000 plus household members in Central Marin NRG Network are organizing to help each other get through a major earthquake event.

 
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