Good morning, here is the news.
Animal Handling—The session for Monday, 29 April is
still open. 6-8pm at County Department of Animal Services 5480 Gaines St,
SD 92110. Here is the map link:
Take a careful look at the map (or fire up the GPS) if
you aren't familiar with the area, it's a bit tricky. This is good for
Continuing Education credit. Learning to properly deal with house
pets etc. in an emergency is one of those things, we hope we don't have to do
it, but that's not the way to bet.
Bomb and HAZMAT Awareness CE—This is full, you can
get on the wait list. If you think you are registered for this and you
did NOT get a map to the Cache direct from Carie last week (sometime around
Monday), let Jennifer know right away (zhinan@gmail.com).
Drill with USAR and TRT—Scheduled for 2 November
(Saturday). As I said yesterday, this is an extraordinary learning
experience. No time frame or place yet, count on starting early and
spending the day. PPE is required, and pretty much everything you would
bring to a real emergency (well, ok if you have your own litter/cribbing, Jaws
of Life etc. you may not need that stuff). I know, this one is far off,
don't let that stop you from signing up. This is good for Continuing
Education and CE's may be few and far between around then, so give this one
some thought.
Sign up for all of these drills here:
Team Meeting—Thursday, 9 May. A day early to
avoid a Friday meeting. At the Senior Center 6-7pm. We will have a
review of triage procedures. Get this on your calendar, and we'll see you
there.
Hours Due—Not until next Tuesday really, and we'll
have a reminder on that day in the News, but if you think you will be
unavailable or really busy around that time frame AND you don't have anything
else scheduled for the month, you can send your hours in to Jennifer at zhinan@gmail.com.
Occasional Rant—Mixed in with our sorrow and anger
over the senseless bombings in Boston I'm sure we all feel tremendous pride in
the quality of the First Response. While no fatality is acceptable,
counting the death toll against the number and severity of the injuries is a
mute testimonial to the speed and competence of the reaction, followed by
efficient evacuation and magnificent trauma care. They did well.
When our time comes, we may be the point on that spear. I look forward to
seeing you at our next meeting.
All for this week. Stay safe and vigilant.
-Steve
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