Greetings, and Happy Thanksgiving! I'm sure we all
have other stuff to do, I'll keep it short. Here is the News:
Continuing Education, Collapse Survival Awareness—
Saturday, 1 December 2012, 9:00am—Noon. REGISTRATION FOR THIS ONE IS NOW
OPEN TO EVERYONE. This is basically what it says it is, instruction on
how to survive when the roof falls in on you. That should never happen to
CERT, but never is a very long time, and in a catastrophe we may find ourselves
someplace where we are not supposed to be. There is a lot of important
information for this one:
·
FULL PPE IS REQUIRED (Personal protective
equipment). By that I mean helmet, gloves, dust mask, long sturdy pants,
very solid footwear such as work or hiking boots, long sleeve shirt and jacket
and gloves. If ANY exposed skin is showing, you will not be able to
participate. A limited number of helmets and vests are available for
those who don't have them yet. If you want to sign up for this, and were
planning to get your PPE but have not yet, sign up and drop me a note, I'll
help you get fixed up. DON'T wait until the last minute if you need gear,
let me know.
·
You will be blindfolded for the exercise.
It's actually a bare substitute for the real thing, those of you who have
experienced absolute blackness know what I'm talking about.
·
You will be required to crawl on your belly in a
confined space. That means elbow pads and knee pads are a REALLY good
idea.
If you have any issues with tight spaces, this is not your
drill. Back problems, knee problems, recent sprains etc., not your drill.
Sign up here:
DO IT NOW, REGISTRATION FOR THE REST OF US JUST OPENED
TODAY, I IMAGINE IT WILL FILL BY THIS EVENING.
Hose Loading—Sunday, 2 December 2012,
9:00am—2:00pm. Still open, everyone must be focused on the holiday
Bring lots of water and something to snack on. Basically you will be
taught to pack hose on a fire engine (or pumper). You'll most
likely be working with the Fire Academy's training engines. There are
three different kinds of hoses used by SDF&R, packed in six different bins
on the engine, each packed a special way according to its use. It's
complicated. You will learn how by doing, this is a totally hands on
course.
Sign up at the link above. This course is open NOW for
all registrants, if you want to do this get in now, seats won't last.
For our new people—It's a bit unusual for us to have
two CE's available in a month, and we often go several months without having
one. So please don't get the idea that we'll have lots of these for you
to choose from. You need two CE's within twelve months of graduation, so
it's good practice to jump on these if you can make it.
December Team Meeting— Our next meeting is on Monday,
10 December, 6:00pm—7:00pm. We will meet in the Mira Mesa Senior Center,
8640 Mira Mesa Blvd. That's between New Salem/Reagan Rd and Camino
Ruiz. The Senior Center is on the North Side of Mira Mesa Blvd., so you
must be going westbound to get into the place. Enter the first of two
driveways, it is one way going in the first drive and one way coming out the
second. If you miss it, you should to go up Camino Ruiz, turn right on
New Salem and make another pass. DO NOT park at the IHOP, your car will
not be there when you return.
This meeting will be mainly an orientation for new members,
so I especially hope our new people can make it. We will go over what you
need to do to qualify for DSW, and some good strategies for doing that.
We'll also cover basic PPE and other gear, you don't need to spend a fortune to
be effective. You Veterans please bring Go-bags if you want to share
them, and any tips for getting hard to get gear like gloves that fit and
such.
JANUARY Team Meeting—Please mark your calendars for
Thursday, 10 January, 6:00pm. We'll be meeting in the Senior
Center. Assistant Team Leader Jennifer Tang will be doing a wound care
review. We should have the Academy training kit, so it isn't necessary to
bring your own supplies, however, if you'd like to try your own stuff out
please do bring it along. Ideally you should have practiced enough that
you can do basic wraps in the dark. Practice, practice, practice.
All for now, enjoy your holiday. Questions, comments,
you know how to find me.
-Steve
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment