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In Case of Emergency: All ASNC Residents Welcome at Hermon Emergency Meeting Area
The following disaster response plan (revised as a result of recent CERT training) is provided to this ASNC distribution list since, in case of a disaster, ALL ASNC RESIDENTS are welcome to stay at our Hermon community meeting area. Many of our emergency supplies were purchased with funds provided by the ASNC, for which all Hermon residents are thankful and deeply indebted.
Respectfully,
Hermon CERT Team &
Hermon Emergency Preparedness Committee
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HERMON RESPONSE PLAN (updated 7/08)
In case of disaster, local residents should:
1. Take care of yourself, your family, home, and neighbors
2. If safe, proceed to the Hermon meeting area (field at Lomitas & Via Marasol)
• If CERT member, please make damage assessments along the way that would be helpful for CERT's Incident Command (IC) decision-making
• Wear CERT helmet/vest & bring any S&R, triage supplies
• ALL ASNC residents welcome to stay at community meeting area |
3. First CERT member at the meeting area is the initial Incident Commander for the response. As other CERT members arrive, leadership may be passed to someone more qualified.
4. IC formulates prioritized Action Plan and sends out S&R teams to hardest-hit zones first, updates LAFD via ham radio (ACS)
All residents with FRS radios should attempt to contact IC via Channel 12, Privacy Channel 12 with emergencies & status. |
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Recent News from Hermon CERT: Hermon CERT Team Participates in LAFD Drill
On Saturday, July 12th, the Hermon CERT Team participated in a LAFD simulated medical operations disaster drill organized by the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council (SLNC). 8 Hermon CERT members and approximately 10 Silver Lake CERT personnel participated in this drill held at the LAFD training center at 1700 Stadium Way.
We were broken down into teams of 3 (triage responder, scribe, and FRS radio operator). The training center was very large which allowed for realistic out-of-sight communications activities.
This drill involved over 20 "moulage" victims — full make-up (fake blood ,etc) -- acting their parts. Some were hyperventilating, unconscious, hysterical, etc, and our job was to triage and identify who is IMMEDIATE, DELAYED, MINOR or DEAD. We performed rapid treatment for IMMEDIATES (ie. raising legs for shock victims, etc).
Many thanks to LAFD's Captain Gerlich and Chief Malais, who both are staunch supporters of CERT and who provided most of the infrastructure and support for this event. |