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Executive Board www.quadcitycert.org Newsletter ~ Fall, 2016 ~Issue 36

Chairman

Chief Steve Rega (216) 524-4001

Vice-Chairperson

Mary Benedek (216) 447-1928

Executive Director

Steven Peine (216 233--6200

Brooklyn Heights Fire Chief

Joe Stefanko (216) 351-3542

Independence Fire Chief

Steve Rega (216) 524-4001

Seven Hills Fire Chief

Mike McConville (216) 524-3321

Valley View Fire Chief

Tom Koscielski (216) 524-6469

IN Community Representative

Bill Johnson, (216) 524-0218

BH Community Representative

Pending

SH Community Representative

Ralph Gromelski (216) 543-6492

VV Community Representative

Bob DiBiance

Secretary

Mike Sklodowski

Treasurer Phyllis Glaeser With the Support of … Brooklyn Heights Mayor

Michael S. Procuk

Independence Mayor

Anthony L Togliatti Seven Hills Mayor

Richard P. Dell’Aquila Valley View Mayor

Jerry Piasecki

Quarterly General Meeting

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Our Presenter will be Ryan Lippe

Topic: Senior Scams “This event is not sponsored by, nor affiliated with, the Ohio Attorney General’s

Office. The Ohio Attorney General’s office does not endorse or recommend

Quad City Cert. or any products or services affiliated with Quad City Cert.”;

The next general meeting will be:

December 13, 2016

Please mark your calendars

Let’s not forget, school is open again.

Please use caution when driving in areas

where children are apt to be present. The

speed limit in school zones is 20 mph.

Note to volunteers

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Halloween

Halloween is fast approaching. Please take extra care with your

children when they are trick or treating. Face paint is a much safer

alternative to masks that can cause problems for the children as they

navigate the streets after dark. If possible, accompany your children as

they make their rounds knocking on doors. If you are driving on that

night, please be extra cautious when there are little ghosts and goblins

around. A well lit patchway to your front door will also help to mitigate

any unfortunate mishaps that could spoil the evening for your little

ones.

Important Contact Numbers

All Four Cities of CERT

CONTACT NUMBERS FIRE

Non-Emergency

POLICE Non-

Emergency

Brooklyn Hts. 351-3542 741-1327

Independence 524-4001 524-1234

Seven Hills 524-3321 524-3911

Valley View 524-6469 524-9687

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Online Training for Emergency Volunteers

National Incident Management System (NIMS) 2016

1. IS-700.a NIMS An Introduction http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700a.asp 2. IS-701.a NIMS Multiagency Coordinating Systems (MACS) http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is701a.asp 3. IS-702.a NIMS Public Information Systems http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is702a.asp

4. IS-703.a NIMS Resource Management http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is703a.asp 5. IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100b.asp

6. IS-200.b Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS200b.asp 7. IS-230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is230b.asp 8. IS-10.a Animals in Disaster: Awareness and Preparedness http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is10a.asp 9. IS-26 Guide to Points of Distribution http://www.training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-26 10. IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is22.asp 11. IS-55.a Household Hazardous Materials – A Guide for Citizens http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is55a.asp

12. IS-394.a Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS394A. asp

13. IS-907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS394A.asp 14. IS-914 Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is914.asp 15. IS-909 Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone http://www.training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-909 16. IS-265 Basic Instructional Skills http://www.training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-265 17. IS-271.a Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is271a.asp

18. Weather and Health https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.ph

p?id=507

19. Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response https://cccdpcr.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov 20. Psychological First Aid Online http://learn.nctsn.org/course/category.php?id=11

Once completed, please send your certificates to:

quadcitycert@gmail.com

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Celebrate 30 Years of CERT

at Universal City, CA

Mark your calendars!

This year is the 30th Anniversary of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. To celebrate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has partnered with CaliforniaVolunteers, NBCUniversal, and other CERT partners to host a National CERT Conference September 8 – 10, 2016 in Universal City, CA. CaliforniaVolunteers is the state administrator for the CERT program in California. CaliforniaVolunteers is part of the governor’s office, and the lead agency for volunteer and donations management during a disaster. Part of the administration of the CERT program is holding an annual conference or a workshop pending funding and resources. Attendees will join around 650 CERT program managers, instructors, and volunteers

during the event. “We want to have a lot of people who have historical relevance to

CERT. We’d also like to have a good amount of presenters outside of California at the

conference,” said Suu-Va Tai, Director of Disaster Volunteering and Preparedness for

CaliforniaVolunteers. Frank Borden, who created the CERT program will attend.

From a tour of LA City’s Emergency Operations Center to advanced training on staffing a

volunteer reception center, conference attendees will enjoy a variety of activities and

workshops. . Workshops include FEMA’s All Abilities Annex and how to teach the CERT

curriculum to people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.

Other workshop highlights include how to use CERTS in a variety of disaster response

activities.

One of this year’s highlights is the 30th Anniversary National CERT Conference Awards

ceremony. Similar to FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Awards, the

ceremony will be an opportunity to recognize all the great programs, volunteers, and

partners that have made CERT successful. Award categories include Outstanding

Community Emergency Response Team Initiatives and/or Innovation, Most Valuable

CERT Volunteer, and Preparing the Whole Community.

This year’s conference is an event you don’t want to miss! Tai encourages programs

nationwide to register and attend because the benefits are immeasurable. “By

attending the conference, people get to see the whole big world of CERT. People will

know who they can reach out to for help with their CERT program. Many volunteers are

program managers and instructors as well, so they will have new skills and tools to help

with that effort now. You hear about these great programs or great instructors and by

hosting a conference with these people and having them host workshops, you can

better build professional relationships with them.” To learn more about the 30th

Anniversary National CERT Conference, visit the CaliforniaVolunteers website. Please

register for the conference here: http://2016certconference.eventbrite.com.

Celebrate 30 Years of CERT.doc

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The FEMA App Can Help You Stay Safe

The FEMA app can help Americans through emergencies. The app provides a customizable checklist of emergency supplies, maps of open shelters and Disaster Recovery Centers, and tips on how to survive natural and manmade disasters. The app also will enable users to receive weather alerts from the National Weather Service for up to five locations across the nation. This feature allows users to receive alerts on severe weather happening anywhere they select in the country, even if the phone is not located in the area, making it easy to follow severe weather that may be threatening family and friends. The FEMA app also offers a “Disaster Reporter” feature, where users can upload and share photos of disaster damage. The latest version of the FEMA app is available for free in the App Store for Apple devices and Google Play for Android devices. Download the app today! Users who already have the app downloaded on their smartphones should download the latest update for the new alerts feature to take effect. Information on the app is available in English and

Spanish.

FEEDBACK FROM OUR TRAINING DEPT

Hi everyone, I personally want to thank all of you for the fantastic training experiences that you provided to our last CERT Basic Training class. Your work, effort, meetings, email and phone calls to revamp,

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upgrade and make the training modules more relevant to this day and age was appreciated more than you can imagine. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!! The feedback, not only from the participants, but from their respective CERT leadership teams has been phenomenal! Our CERT training is recognized as the best in our region, thanks to all of you. I apologize that I was unable to meet the deadline for the May newsletter and hopefully, will have space for a blurb on your training in the upcoming edition. Looking forward to working with all of you in the future. We already have 4 folks interested in training. Sincerely, Mary Benedek Vice Chair Quad City Cert Personal note: Mary did a fantastic job in coordinating the training. She made sure that all instructors were well prepared and gave the most update information. She had the sign in sheets ready for all meetings. She even had a delectable graduation dinner for all of the graduates and the instructors.

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Independence Home Days Great turn out for the Independence Home Days. I would like to thank the volunteers that worked the booth for Quad City CERT. The winners for the bike helmet were D. Salupo and James Hill. The winner of the 50/50 drawing was Linda Sobieraj. Congratulations to these winners.

BE PREPARED

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