"Get Ready Marin"
Countrywide system proposes preventative measures for Marin area residents
Richard Karevoll
Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: News
Different areas through out Marin are more prone to different disasters, causing the specific needs of each area to vary. Coastal towns of course face the threat of tsunami waves; the dryer inland areas remain more susceptible to fire; lower areas with creeks can flood quite easily, while all areas will be affected when the next big earth-quake hits. No matter the region of Marin, a solid community-wide plan will be incredibly valuable in time of disaster.
"I absolutely think it is important to have this program in effect." Said Nancy Gill, 67 of Novato who is at COM to learn Spanish. "To be prepared as a community for the obvious and most likely disasters such as an earthquake or a flood is essential. The Hurricane Katrina tragedy is a perfect example of when a community was not coordinated and prepared for a disaster. People need to be ready to respond on their own and not rely on immediate outside help."
Being somewhat of a community all on its own, College of Marin has taken its own precautions to ensure student safety in the time of incident. "The Classified Senate has been spearheading to get our entire faculty officially trained by NIMS (National Incident Management System)," said Sgt. Darryl Kesecker of the COM Police Department. "Once we meet that requirement we could get more funding from FEMA for even more emergency equipment."
As of now, COM has a downloadable emergency plan on the school web site, which is also available on request and posted in the display case as you enter the cafeteria. A modern phone alert system has also been enabled through the web site. 'Alertu' is a text message service that will notify all registered mobile phones when emergency strikes and is available to all those willing to register their mobile phone number with campus police.
Training sessions are constantly being scheduled and organized through out Marin. To find out more about becoming certified or hosting a tutorial, 'getreadymarin.org' has links to each cities personal page and offers all information and related links.
"I absolutely think it is important to have this program in effect." Said Nancy Gill, 67 of Novato who is at COM to learn Spanish. "To be prepared as a community for the obvious and most likely disasters such as an earthquake or a flood is essential. The Hurricane Katrina tragedy is a perfect example of when a community was not coordinated and prepared for a disaster. People need to be ready to respond on their own and not rely on immediate outside help."
Being somewhat of a community all on its own, College of Marin has taken its own precautions to ensure student safety in the time of incident. "The Classified Senate has been spearheading to get our entire faculty officially trained by NIMS (National Incident Management System)," said Sgt. Darryl Kesecker of the COM Police Department. "Once we meet that requirement we could get more funding from FEMA for even more emergency equipment."
As of now, COM has a downloadable emergency plan on the school web site, which is also available on request and posted in the display case as you enter the cafeteria. A modern phone alert system has also been enabled through the web site. 'Alertu' is a text message service that will notify all registered mobile phones when emergency strikes and is available to all those willing to register their mobile phone number with campus police.
Training sessions are constantly being scheduled and organized through out Marin. To find out more about becoming certified or hosting a tutorial, 'getreadymarin.org' has links to each cities personal page and offers all information and related links.
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jasonglades
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posted 2/09/09 @ 8:21 AM PST
All Marin County cities and towns have adopted a disaster preparedness program. It is obvious.
Reklama
posted 2/27/09 @ 9:44 AM PST
Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing for disaster before it occurs, disaster response (e. (Continued…)
Julia Davies
posted 3/08/09 @ 11:43 PM PST
Good and interesting article, thanks!
Catherine Falardeau
posted 4/19/09 @ 2:58 AM PST
I bookmarked this article. Thank you for good job!
medical_papers
posted 10/03/09 @ 4:35 AM PST
The ultimate goal of the program being that all house-holds would know how and be prepared to survive in their home for up to 72 hours without our basic accommodations such as water, electricity, gas, etc -- perfect goal of this programm!
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