Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Mira Mesa CERT Newsletter


Good morning, here is the news:

Hours for September—Please turn them in by this Friday, 28 September, unless you are signed up for this Sunday's Hose Loading class, then I will need your hours THAT NIGHT.  If you volunteered for Stair Climb, or took the first hose loading class, either is good for Continuing Education credit, DO NOT forget to report those hours or you will not get your CE credit.  Yeah, I'm being just a little strident here.  These opportunities don't come down the pipe as often as any of us would like, don't waste one.


Hose Loading—This class is now closed.  Looks like the temperature will spike on Friday, but still 86°.  A decent hat is a must, sunscreen, plenty of water, you know the drill.  You will be outside and actively doing things for most of the class.  There is a LOT to cover, so plan for it to run over by about 1/2 hour.


Refresher—The County  Office of Emergency Services (OES) is sponsoring a Refresher  Saturday 10 November.  No details yet, this is just a calendar placeholder.  If you just got your first DSW card in the last few months, you should seriously consider taking this Refresher.  A Refresher is a complex undertaking, so they don't come along very often.  Count on this taking up most of the day.  Although the County is sponsoring it, you MUST sign up through our website:


For each two-year period starting from your graduation date, you need one refresher to re-qualify for your DSW card.  Any questions about this, please drop me a note.


DSW applications—If you believe that you have qualified for your first DSW card this month, or you are coming up for renewal, drop me a note TODAY so we can start the process.


Team Meeting—In October the tenth falls on a Wednesday.  We've got the Senior Center scheduled, but we might move to the rally point.  Mark your calendars, I'll have more soon, promise.


Telephone Tree—We could use at least one more volunteer for this, during a callout it would be your job to call about six Team Members and accurately relay a message you would get from me or our leadership.  I'm going to update our rosters for this next week, so if there have been any changes to your contact info in this last year please let me know.


All for this week, questions, comments, you know how to find me.


-Steve

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