Emergency Preparation Information
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WILDFIRES: Mitigate Communal Risks, Learn about High-Risk Fire Days and What to Do, Prepare Now, Learn Evacuation Strategies
Wildfire Risk and Hillside Evacuation Strategies:
Central Marin Fire Department, Chief Scott Schurtz
Practice Fire Prevention and Evacuation Readiness Routines on Red Flag Days
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Interactive maps or apps to track live fires, hazards, emergency events
-CALFIRE app or online at: https://www.fire.ca.gov/general/firemaps
or visit your app store on your mobile device.
-Google crisismap feature at: google.org/crisismap/usa
Earthquake Preparedness
-Sign up for Alerts
-Prepare food supplies medicines per family member to be on your own for 5-7 Days
-Make family communication plan
-Get to know your Neighbors
-Join your local NRG to look out for one another, share your skills, or ask for help
-Meet with your Block Captain to get a resident manual for 3 scenarios: Earthquake/Floods, Wildfire Evacuation, PG&E Planned Power Outages/Storms
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It's important to be wary of aftershocks after the initial earthquake ends.
While no two earthquakes are the same, these two posts show that there were 7 major aftershocks for the first hour after the Nov. 30, 2018 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage Alaska, and an update 72 hours later on Monday, December 3, 2018 show 153 aftershocks over 3.0 magnitude occurred since the initial shock.
While no two earthquakes are the same, these two posts show that there were 7 major aftershocks for the first hour after the Nov. 30, 2018 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage Alaska, and an update 72 hours later on Monday, December 3, 2018 show 153 aftershocks over 3.0 magnitude occurred since the initial shock.
The First Hour After the Initial 7.0 Earthquake
This tweet shows the aftershocks for the first hour after the initial 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska on November 30, 2018.
AK Earthquake Center (@AKearthquake)
12/2/18, 4:41 PM
Here's a ground motion visualization for the first hour after the earthquake. You'll see 7 major aftershocks (notated) along with many smaller ones that only show up on the stations near the epicenter. Click pic.twitter.com/Im08mx3DDj to see visualization.
This tweet shows the aftershocks for the first hour after the initial 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska on November 30, 2018.
AK Earthquake Center (@AKearthquake)
12/2/18, 4:41 PM
Here's a ground motion visualization for the first hour after the earthquake. You'll see 7 major aftershocks (notated) along with many smaller ones that only show up on the stations near the epicenter. Click pic.twitter.com/Im08mx3DDj to see visualization.
Some 1,800 aftershocks have been measured since Friday’s 7.0 earthquake in Alaska - Anchorage Daily News
December 3, 2018 Update
Small aftershocks continued Monday from Friday’s 7.0 earthquake, with more than 1,800 measured by early evening. A total of 153 measured greater than 3.0, 18 were at 4.0 or greater and five were greater than 5.0, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. Author: Matt Tunseth Anchorage Daily News
Click here to read the update on the aftershocks since the initial 7.0 earthquake. https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2018/12/03/nearly-1400-aftershocks-have-been-measured-since-fridays-70-earthquake-in-alaska/
Small aftershocks continued Monday from Friday’s 7.0 earthquake, with more than 1,800 measured by early evening. A total of 153 measured greater than 3.0, 18 were at 4.0 or greater and five were greater than 5.0, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. Author: Matt Tunseth Anchorage Daily News
Click here to read the update on the aftershocks since the initial 7.0 earthquake. https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2018/12/03/nearly-1400-aftershocks-have-been-measured-since-fridays-70-earthquake-in-alaska/
Resources
You must opt in to register your cell phones and devices here for emergency and evacuation alerts from the the Office of Emergency Services, Marin County Sheriff. Note well: The Alertmarin system will only notify you if you need to take action. It is not an informational system (like Nixle.com).
TEXT your zip code to 888777 to receive emergency information from local authorities for that zip code area. Nixle keeps you up-to-date with relevant information from your local public safety departments & schools. Learn more at local.nixle.com/register/
Note well: You can customize which notifications (i.e., if you want to turn off informational alerts and just receive emergency alerts) at nixle.com
Note well: You can customize which notifications (i.e., if you want to turn off informational alerts and just receive emergency alerts) at nixle.com
To sign up for an outage alert, sign in to Your Account and Select EDIT PROFILE & ALERTS (yellow button at the top of the page). This will bring you to the PG&E Preference Center. Scroll down to Alert Settings and select the "off" button to turn the alert on. Add your contact information, and select Save Changes.
Ready Marin is the go-to county place for everything you need to know about emergency preparedness. Get Ready and CERT course schedules
Take CERT Classes, build your skill sets with introductory classes, classes online, Join County CERT or Central Marin CERT. CMNRG works closely with CMCERT with radio network, self-activation of active CERT teams to serve serious threats in NRG locations, coordination of medical resources, and sending messages up the chain of command. Find Marin County CERT contacts at readymarin.org. Contact Central Marin CERT at cmcert@centralmarincert.org.
American Red Cross disaster apps can be found at www.redcross.org/prepare/mobile-apps
CCFA (Corte Madera sponsored Certified Comprehensive First Aid Class) New Class Offered! (Oct 2018)
Town of Corte Madera sponsored a one-day, 5-hour first aid class which will be offered only to active NRG and CERT members, initially.
In addition to the comprehensive first aid for disaster modules, there will be a module on coordination between affiliated volunteers and professional first responders as well as other first aid modules.
A 2-year certification through ASHI and a 4 family first aid kit is given upon successful completion of the 5-hour course.
Free for Corte Madera residents. For all others, there is a $60 fee required to save a spot. Only 50 spots per class. Register early!
Two dates set: Sat., Nov. 3, 2018 and Sat. Jan. 19, 2019, 10 am- 3 pm, At Corte Madera Community Center, 498 Tamalpais Ave.
Please ask Lorena Barerra at Town Hall at lbarrera@tcmmail.org or 415-927-5086 if you have any questions on the class. Please see the attached flyer for details.
CCFA (Corte Madera sponsored Certified Comprehensive First Aid Class) New Class Offered! (Oct 2018)
Town of Corte Madera sponsored a one-day, 5-hour first aid class which will be offered only to active NRG and CERT members, initially.
In addition to the comprehensive first aid for disaster modules, there will be a module on coordination between affiliated volunteers and professional first responders as well as other first aid modules.
A 2-year certification through ASHI and a 4 family first aid kit is given upon successful completion of the 5-hour course.
Free for Corte Madera residents. For all others, there is a $60 fee required to save a spot. Only 50 spots per class. Register early!
Two dates set: Sat., Nov. 3, 2018 and Sat. Jan. 19, 2019, 10 am- 3 pm, At Corte Madera Community Center, 498 Tamalpais Ave.
Please ask Lorena Barerra at Town Hall at lbarrera@tcmmail.org or 415-927-5086 if you have any questions on the class. Please see the attached flyer for details.
Fire Safe Marin is the official source of information about creating defensible and survivable space around your home and preparing your family for timely notification and evacuation from quick moving fires.
Please check the Ready, Set Go Guide to prepare your family, home and landscape to mitigate fire risks and prepare for wildfire evacuation.
Consider becoming a "Firewise USA" Neighborhood. Encourage your neighbors to create defensible or survivable space from fire to make your entire neighborhood safer. www.firewise.org
Pets/Animals are family too! Please visit the pets disaster preparedness page at www.marinhumane.org/get-help/marin-animal-services/disaster-preparedness/
The Town has a wealth of good and current information posted on its web site.
TEXT SHELTER and your zip code (for e.g., SHELTER94925) to 43362 (4FEMA) to find the nearest shelter in your area.
How to prepare for, stay safe during and recover from a wildfire or disaster, directions to open shelters. Prepareathon’s How to Prepare for a Wildfire guide, When the Fire Starts Video, download the FEMA App at usfa.fema.gov/wui_toolkit
Download Survival Guide: preparation, reaction and recovery guide to earthquake and wildfires on your phone or google drive and make available for offline download (when the power is out). https://www.sfchronicle.com/survival/
Temblor is a free service that helps you estimate customized building damage risk in $US dollars simply by entering a physical address (home, work, school, etc.). You can filter your risks by flood, tsunami or earthquake (including landslide and liquefaction). Temblor shows you in $US dollars the return on investment if you take mitigating actions to reduce your risk. It provides recommended contractors, structural engineers, insurance agents as well as structural products. Temblor.net, @temblor, on FaceBook, and app available on both iphones and android. Created by Ross, Stein, RECOMMENDED CONTRACTORS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, STRUCTURAL PRODUCTS, INSURANCE AGENTS, AND EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING
United Policyholders is a insurance consumer rights advocacy group. They assisted North Bay Fire victims with their rights when dealing with insurance companies post-disaster. They offer consumer advice on how to prepare pre-disaster to protect our property investments for replacement costs. Wise up - Savvy Guide to Insurance on amazon.com
Vegetation Mitigation Resources
Corte Madera Chipper Program FAQs ( Spring 2019)
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FIREsafeMARIN.org : Grants, Chipper Program, Firewise USA Community Program, Friendly advisory Walkthroughs with Todd Lando; Fire Safety Classes: Living with Fire in Marin....
LIVING WITH FIRE IN MARIN CLASS (FKA "FIREINMARIN" )
Know known as "Living with Fire in Marin" class now taught through FIREsafeMARIN, the class created by Katherine Randolph has been updated. Click here for next classes schedule on FIREsafeMARIN.org
Central Marin Fire Department: Contact Fire Marshal Ruben Martin for information on wildfire safety, evacuation strategies, friendly advisory walkthroughs (6 or more households required), Email rmartin@centralmarinfire.org
Radio Training
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services.
RACES stands for Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services. RACES operators are the only ham radio operators who are licensed to perform when the President invokes the War Powers Act. RACES operators can communicate directly with state and local emergency response agencies in the time of an emergency. RACES is under the auspices of FEMA and the FCC. RACES website is www.usraces.org. In an emergency, those of us communicating from an NRG IC to request assistance beyond what the NRG and CERT can provide will be contacting a RACES operator who will relay our info to the County.
RACES stands for Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services. RACES operators are the only ham radio operators who are licensed to perform when the President invokes the War Powers Act. RACES operators can communicate directly with state and local emergency response agencies in the time of an emergency. RACES is under the auspices of FEMA and the FCC. RACES website is www.usraces.org. In an emergency, those of us communicating from an NRG IC to request assistance beyond what the NRG and CERT can provide will be contacting a RACES operator who will relay our info to the County.
Marin Amateur Radio Society. Their website is www.MarinAmateurRadioSociety. They are a local ham radio club that meets monthly in Mill Valley. MARS members provide volunteer radio assistance at community events like the Dipsea Races and county-wide events like the Century 100 and 200. They also teach licensing classes to assist people who want to become licensed ham radio operators and for licensed operators to obtain higher licenses that require more knowledge and experience. They also can administer the tests at the Technician, General and Extra licensing levels. To obtain a license a person must pass a licensing exam and pay the current licensing fee. All ham licenses are issued by the FCC. They must be renewed after 10 years.
COURSES: Emergency Preparedness Training
Learn more skills to help yourself, your family, friends and neighbors.
GET READY
Free two-hour class to teach you how to prepare your home and family for an emergency. Call 415-380-1105 or go to readymarin.org/get-ready/ or click here.
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Training
A Two-day class (18-hours total) designed to teach you how to help your family, neighbors and community in the aftermath of a large-scale disaster. Light search and rescue, disaster first aid, how to put out small fires, easily lift heavy objects, and work as a team in a disaster. Note well: If an NRG has 5 CERT trained members, they can self-activate as a CERT team. Go to readymarin.org/cert ci.corte-madera.ca.us/147/Community-Emergency-Response-Team or click here.
MARIN MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS
Volunteer medical and non-medical health professionals. Training courses include FADR, CPR, personal preparedness, Incident Command structure, sheltering and more. Visit www.marinhhs.org/marin-county-medical-reserve-corps or click here. Volunteer as an aide or trainer for the next FADR class to refresh your first aid training skills! Contact Marsha Grant at mgrnat@mhr
FADR (First Aid for Disaster Response)
MarinMRC.org A 4-hour class on first aid and emergency prep for disaster response. See NRG Calendar for the 2019 training schedule. Pre-registration required. $10 donation suggested. 30 student maximum per class. Please contact coordinator@nrgmarin.org with date, event, name, address, NRG affiliation (if any) and best phone # in case there are any last minute changes, to reserve a spot. A confirmation email and reminder email will be sent back to you.
STOP THE BLEED
BLEEDINGCONTROL.ORG Information about how to stop the bleed, resources and classes
MARIN HUMANE (fka Marin Humane Society)
Pets/Animals are family too. Call 415-883-4621 for more information. Visit marinhumane.org for more information on pet disaster preparedness plan or click here. For pet first aid and CPR click here.
GET READY
Free two-hour class to teach you how to prepare your home and family for an emergency. Call 415-380-1105 or go to readymarin.org/get-ready/ or click here.
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Training
A Two-day class (18-hours total) designed to teach you how to help your family, neighbors and community in the aftermath of a large-scale disaster. Light search and rescue, disaster first aid, how to put out small fires, easily lift heavy objects, and work as a team in a disaster. Note well: If an NRG has 5 CERT trained members, they can self-activate as a CERT team. Go to readymarin.org/cert ci.corte-madera.ca.us/147/Community-Emergency-Response-Team or click here.
MARIN MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS
Volunteer medical and non-medical health professionals. Training courses include FADR, CPR, personal preparedness, Incident Command structure, sheltering and more. Visit www.marinhhs.org/marin-county-medical-reserve-corps or click here. Volunteer as an aide or trainer for the next FADR class to refresh your first aid training skills! Contact Marsha Grant at mgrnat@mhr
FADR (First Aid for Disaster Response)
MarinMRC.org A 4-hour class on first aid and emergency prep for disaster response. See NRG Calendar for the 2019 training schedule. Pre-registration required. $10 donation suggested. 30 student maximum per class. Please contact coordinator@nrgmarin.org with date, event, name, address, NRG affiliation (if any) and best phone # in case there are any last minute changes, to reserve a spot. A confirmation email and reminder email will be sent back to you.
STOP THE BLEED
BLEEDINGCONTROL.ORG Information about how to stop the bleed, resources and classes
MARIN HUMANE (fka Marin Humane Society)
Pets/Animals are family too. Call 415-883-4621 for more information. Visit marinhumane.org for more information on pet disaster preparedness plan or click here. For pet first aid and CPR click here.
