October 2

MERRAG / Schools Disaster Drill
DOC Montecito Fire Headquarters /District Wide Participation
Time: 10:00 am

Functional Drill with Montecito Schools to simulate and evaluate: - communications - documentation - damage assessment/situation status - resource management.

November 6

CERT Unit 1 - Disaster Awareness
Montecito Fire Headquarters - 3:15

Disasters and Disaster Workers: What defines a disaster, what defines an disaster, and who makes up the response workforce.

The Impact on the Infrastructure: The potential effect of extreme emergencies and disasters on transportation; electrical service; telephone communication; fuel; food, water, and shelter; and emergency services.

Structural and Nonstructural Hazards: Potentially hazardous conditions in various types of structures and their contents during a disaster.

Hazard Mitigation: What to do to reduce the risk of damage from hazards that threaten your area.

Home and Workplace Preparedness: How you can prepare in advance to reduce structural and nonstructural hazards and survive the initial period after a disaster.

Community Preparedness: How a community can prepare in advance to respond.

Protection for Disaster Workers: Laws that protect disaster workers from liability.