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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). A presentation to Willow Meadows by a CERT Volunteer. DISCLAIMER. This communication is prepared by a CERT volunteer. While every attempt has been made to provide timely and accurate information:

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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

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  1. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) A presentation to Willow Meadows by a CERT Volunteer

  2. DISCLAIMER This communication is prepared by a CERT volunteer. While every attempt has been made to provide timely and accurate information: In the event that any of this information conflicts in any way with information on the CERT website, or other governmental information provided by, for or about CERT, that governmental information should provide guidance, and this presentation is in error.

  3. Who is This Volunteer? • MBA Finance/Derivates Rice University • CFTC (Commodities & Futures Trading Commission), DoE (Dept. of Energy), FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) • National Asset Protection • CERT Training: 2004, 2011 • IS22, ICS100, ART

  4. What is CERT? • “The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.” 1 • http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/ 1: http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

  5. Harris County CERT • Community Emergency Response Team • 243 Teams of volunteers in Harris County, TX • Provide assistance prior to 1st responders • Assist in emergency response • Astrodome during Katrina • Help during IKE • Train communities in disaster assistance • Provide helpful civic service (smoke alarm installation etc.) • http://www.harriscountycitizencorps.com/

  6. Willow Meadows CERT • Started 2004 • Still Going – small but strong  • Looking for other CERT trained volunteers • http://www.facebook.com/CERTWillowMeadowsHoustonTX • Public Service Reminders • Changing Batteries • Checking Fireplaces • Amber Alerts

  7. HAZARD CATEGORIZATION • NATURAL HAZARDS • Weather (rain, flood, hurricanes, tornadoes) • Environmental (earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes) • TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS • HAZMAT • Household Chemicals • Nuclear Power Plant • TERRORISM • Explosions • Biological Threats • Chemical Threats • Nuclear Blasts • RDDs, IEDs • Computer Terrorism (CERT)

  8. THIRA (Threat Hazard Identification Risk Analysis) RISK = Probability x Vulnerability x Consequence Severity Example: Nuclear Power Plant Risks • RISK = (low probability) x (vulnerability based on distance) x (high severity) • You cannot necessarily stop a disaster, but you can mitigate effects by planning • Time/Warning • Preparedness • Priorities

  9. VULNERABILITY

  10. PROBABILITY: WEATHER

  11. BEST WEATHER MITIGATIONS FOR WM Get educated. Take a CERT course or go to ready.gov Make your 72 hour kit Make your plans – write them down Decide: Stay or Go? Act!

  12. PROBABILITY NON-WEATHER

  13. WM Hazmat: Infrastructure • Railroad Transportation (LKE: 2009) • Nuclear • Chemical/Petrochemical • LOOP 610 (LKE THS: NOV 2011) • Chemical/Petrochemical • City of Bellaire Public Works • Southwest Waste Water Treatment Plant • Water Treatment Chemicals (Chlorines, Chloramines etc.) • Biohazard (Bacteria/Sewage) • Petrochemical Storage Tanks • Transmission Lines

  14. BEST MITIGATIONS FOR NON WEATHER WM HAZARDS & HAZMAT Get educated. Take a CERT course or go to ready.gov Make your 72 hour kit Make your plans – write them down Shelter in Place or Evacuate? Upwind, Upstream, Uphill Act!

  15. TERRORISM • “the term 'terrorism' means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents” • 22 U.S.C. section 2656f(d) • Top U.S. Cities: • New York, NY • Los Angeles, CA • Chicago, IL • Washington D.C. • Houston, TX1 • 1: May 3, 2011: Federal Authorities say Houston ranks high on the list of potential terror targets. KHOU 11 News http://www.khou.com/home/121138609.html

  16. GANG RELATED CRIME • Responsible for 48% of violent crimes • Drug/Human Trafficking, Prostitution • In some Texas juris. at least 90% crime • Juvenile gangs responsible for a “majority of crime” in …Texas • Increase in sophistication & “white collar” crime • US Gangs (Crips, Bloods, etc.) • Foreign Gangs (Haitian, E. African, Somalia) • Hybrid Gangs (Juggalos, e.g.) • Prison Gangs (Pistoleros, Barrios, etc.) • Street Gangs (Chulos, Zetas etc.)

  17. BEST MITIGATIONS FOR CRIME HOUSE: Use the vacation watch program Know your neighbors – look out for the unusual Consider an alarm system Lock your doors Check your shrubbery, lighting & access CAR: Park your car in your garage VIN windows/tires etc. HIDE YOUR VALUABLES H.E.A.T. Lock the car Get educated. Read the WMCC Bulletin. Call 911 in an emergency. YOU: Be aware of your surroundings Report unusual behavior to security@willowmeadows.org Host a Security Committee Meeting – or go to one! PETS: Collars and Tags. Collars and Tags. Microchips Pet Rescue Decals

  18. MITIGATION 101 PREPARE & TRAIN: • Get a 72 hour kit • Make a Family Plan • Include Family, Pets • Allow for Disabilities • In and OUT of State Contact • Stay Informed • News, FB, NOAA Radio • Train with CERT • Volunteer in WM – know your neighbors!

  19. Next Nearby CERT Classes Southwest 74 CERT will be offering CERT Training at the Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnett, Houston, TX 77074. Classes will be held on April 3 & April 10, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., April 14 – May 19, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. To register contact Ray Field at ray@sw74.org or Misty Gunn at misty.gunn@oem.hctx.net or 281-436-8169. If there is enough interest in WM, we can have a CERT class here.

  20. WM Projects with WMCCSC Project One: WM Security Committee Registry • Ensure that WM Patrol has access to your information (private not for publication) Project Two: 211 Registry • WM has a number of residents with special needs. Although it is highly recommended that everyone prepare for 72 hours alone in the event of an emergency, those with special needs may have additional concerns. • 211 residents are often those hardest hit by such emergencies, and least able to cope • 211 Registry sharing with HPD

  21. Questions? or later at: holly_davies@sbcglobal.net

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