Be Ready Herriman Meetings for 2012

In anticipation for the Utah ShakeOut on Tuesday, April 17th; our Be Ready Herriman Meetings will focus on topics that will help our teams and areas be prepared to activate. Both for the Utah ShakeOut and in case of a real disaster. On January 5th, at 7:00 p.m., we will discuss how to organize your teams and help people become aware of our response plan. Febuary 2nd, at 7:00 p.m., we will discuss block mapping and how to use them as a resourceful tool. On March 1st, at 7:00 p.m., we will discuss communication and the many ways it can be accomplished. Please join us for these events. All Be Ready Herriman meetings will be held at Firestation #123, located at 4800 West Mt. Ogden Peak Dr.

Be Ready Herriman Important Dates

Dear Volunteer, Thank you for making last Saturday's emergency exercise a success! We received good feedback from residents that it helped them consider their own preparedness. As emergency leaders, we also learn and improve from each drill. Please review our upcoming training dates. CERT Animal Module Training - One Night Only This training replaces our regular Be Ready Herriman monthly meeting. When: Thursday, Oct. 6th, 6:00-9:00PM Where: Located at Herriman Fire Station #123, 4800 West Mt. Ogden Peak Dr. Cost/Requirements: No Cost, No Prerequisite Taught by Dr. Hess & Dr. Crnich, Veterinarians with the Utah Emergency Animal Response Coalition. As there are only three instructors in the state, we may be delayed in receiving this opportunity again. Please make it a priority to be there. NOTE: Herriman City will form an Animal CERT team for use in evacuating large animals or providing animal services to evacuees. Please attend and invite your horse- or animal-skilled neighbors to attend to participate in this team. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training (4 weeks) CERT Registration - Online Cost: $30.00 (Reimbursed for Herriman residents plus receive a CERT Backpack upon completion) Prerequisite On-line Course: “Introduction to CERT” (IS317) Online Herriman Classes –Herriman Fire Station #123, 4800 West Mt. Ogden Peak Dr. Tuesdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25 (6:30-9:30PM), Saturday, October 29 (9AM-Noon) Riverton Classes - Riverton City Hall, 12830 S. Redwood Road Wednesdays, Oct. 12, 19, 26 (6:30-9:30PM), Saturday, October 29 (9AM-Noon) NOTE: For convenience, participants may attend either the Tuesday or Wednesday class. Boy Scout overnight “Jamboree on the Air” (JOTA) & Radio Merit Badge When: Friday, Oct. 14 – Sat., October 15 (check in from 4-6PM) Where: W&M Butterfield Park, 6212 W Butterfield Parkway (14200 S) Cost: $0 (FREE) Registration & Details: Online NOTE: We've had very few registrations for this event; please forward this information to Scoutmasters in your area. HAM Radio Technician Training (5 weeks) HAM Registration - Online When: Saturday, October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19 (9-11:30AM) Cost: $18.00 – Manual + $15.00 – FCC License Where: Herriman Fire Station #123, 4800 West Mt. Ogden Peak Dr. First 4 weeks cover the course material. The FCC Testing Session will be held November 19th. Participants who miss one of the weeks can make up material after each class Contact: Lance Buttars - herrimanarc@gmail.com Next Semi-Annual Emergency Preparedness Exercises April 17, 2012 – state-wide “Utah Shake Out” (replaces regular March Drill) September 15, 2012 – Herriman City Drill Register as an Emergency Volunteer & Subscribe to Be Ready Herriman Notifications Registration: Online Subscribe to Notifications: Online, subscribe using the gray box in the right column Be Ready Herriman Meetings (Monthly) 1st Thursday @ 7PM for all Area/Team Leaders, Block Captains, CERT Members Location –Herriman Fire Station #123, 4800 West Mt. Ogden Peak Dr. Are You Ready? Disaster Preparation Class (3 hours) Courses can be arranged with Dave Ulibarri (UFA Emergency Program Coordinator) Phone: 801-712-5487 Information Online Other Useful Resources & Links Be Ready Herriman Blog Be Ready Herriman Facebook Be Ready Herriman Twitter Be Ready Utah Be Ready Herriman City Unified Fire Authority

This Is A Drill

EMERGENCY EXERCISE NOT AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY Drill scenario: The Wasatch Front region has just been hit by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Your family is okay but your home has been damaged. Resident actions: You smell a rotten egg odor and hear water running. 1. Locate (BUT DO NOT TURN OFF) your gas meter. Do you have the correct tool to turn it off? 2. Locate (BUT DO NOT TURN OFF) your water shut-off valve. 3. Verify your water heater has an earthquake strap securing it to the wall. Scenario: You have been notified by emergency responders to evacuate. 4. If you have them, locate your 72-hour kits and prepare to evacuate. 5. After completing steps 1-4, please take your 72-hour kits and "evacuate" to your area’s evacuation location. • If you already know your area’s CERT staging location, go to that location. • If you do not know where your area’s staging location is, evacuate to any one of these five locations: o Fort Herriman: LDS Church at 12791 South 6000 West o Herriman: 13680 South 5584 West o Rose Canyon: 7079 West Rose Canyon Rd (14270 South) o South: Rosecrest Fire Station 123, 4850 West Mt Ogden Peak (14620 S) ** Resident participants, please park at the LDS Church next door, 14550 South Juniper Crest Rd (4990 W) o West: 13768 South Rose Canyon Rd (6400 West) Thank you! Your participation prepares our volunteers for the possibility of mass evacuations in addition to helping resident families consider their own preparedness. IF YOU GET THIS MESSAGE AFTER 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 17th, do not follow step 5.

Be Ready Herriman Drill on Saturday

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Dear Volunteer, It's been one year since our planning and preparation efforts resulted in a successful response to the Machine Gun Fire. Our emergency preparedness efforts will continue this Saturday, September 17th, with our semi-annual emergency exercise. We'll be activating in the morning so be ready to receive the exact scenario and procedures then. Be sure you are connected within your team and area organizations as well as through Facebook, Twitter, and our Be Ready Herriman website. Our objectives for this drill are to improve area leadership and incident command structure, mobilization and demobilization (focus on check-in and check-out for volunteers), and block organization. New Email System We're now using a new email system which will enable us to send email more efficiently to our volunteers. Transitioning to this new system may have caused us to import older email addresses. If you need an email change or need to unsubscribe for any reason, you will now be able to do so using the link within this email. Please encourage your team members and neighbors to sign up as emergency volunteers and to receive our email updates. Both can be done on our Be Ready Herriman website or you may forward this message to a friend. Credentialing We plan to take identification photos and issue badges to some of our leaders on Saturday. We will schedule additional days to accommodate all our volunteers. Watch your email for updates. Thank you for all you do to support emergency preparedness in Herriman. We couldn't do it without you! Hope to see you on Saturday. Sincerely, Be Ready Herriman

September 1, 2011 Be Ready Herriman Meeting

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Our September Be Ready Herriman meeting is upon us already. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the UFA Rosecrest Fire Station #123 with a 6:00 p.m. Area Leader meeting and a 7:00 p.m. Team Leader, Communicator and Volunteer meeting. Anyone is welcome to attend either meeting. The station is located at 4850 West Mt. Ogden Peak (14620 South). We’ve determined some internet and GPS map systems do not yet correctly identify the physical location. Therefore, please refer to the map linked above when you make your first visit.

We will give you an update on credentialing, upcoming CERT classes and more.

We appreciate your help in preparing our community!

Utah Task Force One Seeks "Victim" Volunteers

UT-TF1 is hosting a National FEMA Canine CP (Certification Preparation) event Saturday October 1^st  and Sunday October 2^nd in West Jordan. Attached is a map to the site that we will be using for the event. We are asking for up to 14 volunteers for both day to assist us with the event. Will be providing lunch and drinks for the volunteers. The will be used in the rubble pile as victims that the canine teams will be locating. We will hide up to 3 victims per pile and so we will need to rotate people through as victims for safety sake. Can you contact your CERT volunteer coordinators and see if there would be any interest in assisting us with this event. I would ask that they be no younger than 15 years of age and able to climb onto and into the rubble pile so they need to be in relatively good shape and be in good health. Times are 8am-5pm each day. If you have any takers have them call or email me. It will be a first come first serve basis.

 

Thanks,

 

David Ulibarri

Unified Fire Authority

Community Assistance Bureau

Cell 801-712-5487  Fax 801-743-7121

dulibarri@ufa-slco.org

 

August 4, 2011 Be Ready Herriman meeting

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Hope everyone enjoyed our June and July summer recess. Our August Be Ready Herriman meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 4, 2011, at the UFA Rosecrest Fire Station #123. This station is located at 4850 West Mt. Ogden Peak (14620 South). We’ve determined some internet and GPS map systems do not yet correctly identify the physical location. Therefore, please refer to the map linked above when you make your first visit.

Area Leaders as asked to attend a 6:00 p.m. meeting. Communicators/ham radio, CERT team members, team leaders and block leaders are asked to attend at 7:00 p.m. We will discuss mobilization and demobilization and answer your questions.

We appreciate your help in preparing our community!