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ADAPT Meeting Dates and Details

NEXT MEETING DATE:  SATURDAY  OCTOBER 14,  2017

Dates/Times:  All meetings are generally held the first Saturday of every month at 9am but there are some exceptions

Meeting Venue:  Atherton Town Council Chambers across from the Atherton Town Hall - Police Department - 83 Ashfield

Meetings include planning for upcoming events and key project/initiatives followed by hands on emergency training and education

Events, Training and Classes
DRILLS
Emergency Preparedness - Earthquake Training Drill for Atherton Residents 
Atherton's SECOND fully integrated earthquake drill comprising Town officials, Atherton Police, Menlo Fire and citizen volunteers will be held on September 9th starting at 8am.  More details will be forthcoming closer to the event but you can register now for the event at: http://cerv.is/m?0093x73

The Largest Earthquake Drill - The Great ShakeOut
The time to get prepared is now! Join us again this year for another Great California ShakeOut, on October 19, 2017. What will you do differently this year? At the minimum, participation in ShakeOut is a 1-minute Drop, Cover, and Hold On drill, but you can do so much more. More than 3 million Californians have already registered for this year.  See this link for more details: The Great California ShakeOut


COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING (CERT):
Covers a wide range of basic emergency skills and disaster preparations conducted by experienced Menlo Park Fire instructors.  Topics include light search and rescue, communications protocol, CPR, fire suppression, light medical response, basic household preparations and neighborhood organization.

The basic training course consists of  two full weekend days (9-5pm) of instruction and is free to the public and courses are usually conducted at Menlo Fire Department Station # 77 located at 1467 Chilco Avenue in Menlo Park. Ad hoc training is also offered periodically by local and national experts.  See the Menlo Fire Department CERT website for details: www.menlofirecert.org

Please contact Michael Ralston of Menlo Fire for questions and to sign up:
email: mralston@menlofire.org / ph: 650-688-8400


EMERGENCY HAM RADIO TRAINING
Please contact Jon Mosby of Blackberry REACT (kf6rfq@comcast.net) for training resources and opportunities.
There is a monthly HAM check in the first Monday of each month at 630pm using 147.555 simplex with a PL tone of 114.8 followed immediately at 440.450 duplex with a PL tone of 107.2.

RED CROSS EARTHQUAKE APP (i-Phone / Android)

http://www.redcross.org/mobile-apps/earthquake-app

F.E.M.A. EMERGENCY APP AND SAFETY TIPS  (i-Phone / Android)

https://www.fema.gov/mobile-app

ICE BLUE BUTTON EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION APPLICATION (EMT/Paramedic Recommended)

http://www.icebluebutton.com/


ADDITIONAL UPCOMING TRAINING AND DRILLS