********MIRA MESA NEWS*********
Training Hours—Today is the last day to turn your training hours in for the month.
Monthly Meeting—No monthly meeting for Mira Mesa this month. You are invited to join us for the joint meeting with Battalion 2, details below. This counts as a Team Meeting.
October Meeting—The Tenth falls on a Sunday in October. We might run the rescue drill we did in July again, that was very popular.
November Meeting—This is a Wednesday. Several requests for a review of Wound Care, that's where I am leaning with this one. Your comments for this and the October meeting are welcome.
Telephone Tree— I know, I know, still not done, and fire season coming down on us like a wave. Soon, I promise.
******BATTALION 5 NEWS***********
Academy 25—Thursday class is now full. Applications are still being accepted for the Saturday class, which starts October 2. Now is the time to think about who you would want on your team when disaster strikes, and perhaps take a moment from your day to speak to him/her about CERT. We are an all-volunteer organization, constantly changing as time passes, and we need more people to grow. We ALL want that class to start full, jammed to the walls, and we want those people to be new recruits for Battalion 5 (hey, the other Battalions can want that too). So put on your recruiting hats, and send everyone to:
for a schedule and application.
Continuing Education—Ready or Not Survival Seminar, Thursday 9 September, 11:30—1:30. At Qualcomm in Building Q, 6455 Lusk Blvd. Building Q is the former Design Center, corner of Lusk and Pacific Center. This course conducted by Tom Beasley and Susan Coniry, survivalists and authors of "Ready or Not, a Disaster Survival Handbook". It's a lot of fun, Mr. Beasley likes to set fire to things (don't worry, he knows what he's doing). Please Note: If you have taken this course for CE credit in the last 12 months, you cannot take it again for CE credit. Go to the web site to sign up:
September Joint Team Meeting, Safe Return Program— We would like to get a head count for this, if you are planning to go, please let your team leader know. This is a joint team meeting a joint team meeting with Battalion 2. Scheduled for 20 September, 6—8pm down at NTC. This is a TEAM MEETING, not a CE. Firefighter/Paramedic Chuck DeLao will present the Safe Return program to us. Funded by the Federal Government and sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association in association with MedicAlert, this is a 24-hour emergency response service for Alzheimer's patients and others who may wander off and become lost. The program provides family notification services and coordinates the dissemination of vital information to first responders. In an emergency situation, CERT may be involved in the search for people who may have Alzheimer's. Mr. DeLao will provide details of the program and information that will help us work with victims who may have Alzheimer's. No sign-up on the web site for this, as it is a team meeting, but there is a meeting notice.
Continuing Education, SEARCH AND RESCUE— Wednesday, 22 September 5:30—8:00pm. We'll be running Search and Rescue exercises on the Mira Mesa Haunted House structure. Many of you are probably familiar with the Mira Mesa Haunted House, now in its ninth year. The "Haunt" as they call it is a temporary free-standing building constructed entirely of plywood and stud lumber, about 4,000 feet altogether, located in the Target Shopping Center, corner of Mira Mesa Blvd. and Camino Ruiz. The shell of the structure will be constructed over the Labor Day Weekend this year. For the first several weeks after construction, most of the building is fairly empty while props are built and electrical/air is pulled in. The people running the Haunt have graciously allowed CERT to use the building for a search/rescue exercise. We'll have at least three different situations, and the plan is to have everyone who participates do all three. You can sign up for this now on the web site:
We're still working on getting a flier posted, should be this week.
If you want to show the Haunt how much we appreciate this, and you don't mind lifting, carrying and construction, make plans to join us on 4 September at about 9am for the start of construction. I'll be out there myself for most of the day. Full safety gear is not required, but gloves are a really good idea, so are goggles, and of course WATER. The Haunt Committee needs to empty out two semi-trailers (yes, it's a big deal) and get most of the shell constructed. They do much of this work with high-school age volunteers putting in Community Service hours. There are NEVER enough responsible adults, and if you have a cordless drill and know how to use it, you are golden, they put this together with a few thousand drywall screws. Again, let your Team Leader know that you want to do this, I will send you more details.
Last, if you want to know more about the Haunted House, maybe even buy a ticket or two (it's really something, believe me), visit their web site:
That's all for this week, questions, comments, talk with your Team Leader.
-Steve
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