Multi-City Cert Mock Disaster

This comes from the blog www.UtahPreppers.com.  The CERT event took place in September 2012 and was beneficial for all that attended.

Saturday I had the fun opportunity to join with other people at a multi-city mock disaster for CERT members.

This event was sponsored by the Lehi CERT team, and they put a lot of work in getting this running.  Members from all over northern Utah County and Southern Salt Lake Counties got together and quickly had their hands full with a variety of disasters.  We had a UTA bus with smoke billowing out, and very hurt people, to a school with a massive disaster in the gym, as well as very small, dark hallways that made for difficult rescues.  Attendees had the opportunity to practice a wide variety of skills, often in far less than ideal situations.

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Recap: Multi-City Cert Mock Disaster

Disaster Volunteer and Donations Management Training

Training available on Disaster Volunteer and Donations Management at the State Capitol building...

Hello CERT members and Disaster Experts,

You are invited to attend the disaster training for volunteer and donations management at the state capitol on this Saturday, Nov. 17th  from 9 - 11:30. I hope you can join us.
Please email susanmthomas@utah.gov for more information and to register.

Please bring a laptop if you have one, and come to the State Office Building. The SOB is the north building of the four buildings on the capitol campus.

There is a small parking lot to the west of this building that we are free to use on Saturdays. There is a gated underground parking lot structure and an above ground lot. We may use the above ground lot.

As you look toward the State Office Building from the parking lot, you will see a cement driveway ramp that descends down to the basement level of the building.

Please walk down that ramp and to the door. There will be someone to let you in, as this door is always locked. You'll be directed to room B120 (Old EOC.)  If you are late and no one is standing at the door, there will be a note on the door telling you to call us so that we can come open the door for you.  The phone number to call or text will be 801-889-6964. A text is best as we'll be hosting our meeting. If you do not have a laptop, please let me know ahead of time as I have laptops that I can bring for you.

We will learn about the problems involving disaster volunteer and donations, the solutions, the state plan and the team and a FEMA National Donations Management Network website (formerly called AidMatrix) that helps us to better manage volunteers and donations. Then, we will have a hands on training on the website.  

It is important for people in our state to be trained pre-disaster to manage this effort, so I am very glad you are interested in attending and hope you can join us!

Call if you get lost, need help or have any questions.

Thank you for your interest in this important mission!  If you know of other CERT members who may be interested in attending this training, please let me know.

Susan

Why CERT? CERT members will be very busy with their CERT efforts the first few days after a disaster. And it is after those first few days that the state will have a need for help with volunteer and donations management.  So CERT members are a great fit to help with volunteer and donations management.

Susan Thomas
Emergency Planner/External Affairs Specialist
DPS, Division of Emergency Management
801-889-6964 mobile
801-538-3400 office
twitter: @susanmthomas

Volunteer & Donations Coordinator, Continuity Program Manager, DPS PIO Team