Welcome to the San Geronimo Valley Disaster Council web site.
Click here to download the San Geronimo Valley Disaster Council Emergency Operations Plan.
Click here to download: “Your Home Survival Kit”.
Please join us at the next meeting of the San Geronimo Valley Disaster Council, Monday, February 27th at 7 PM, at the Woodacre Improvement Club, 1 Garden Way at Castle Rock Avenue in Woodacre. Meet the new leaders of the Disaster Council, Brian McCarthy and Michael Stephens. Brian and Mike have many years of experience in dealing with emergencies and disaster preparedness.
All Valley residents are welcome at the monthly Disaster Council meetings.. Learn how you can help prepare yourself and your neighborhood in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. Refreshments will be served.
There are many ways to prepare for the unexpected. The first place to start is getreadymarin.org, a website loaded with information regarding preparing your home and community for disaster. There is even an online home study course that will allow you to become certified without leaving the house.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is an active way to become prepared. Classes are $30 and are held in two eight-hour sessions at many locations throughout Marin County. To find out how to register online for the next class go to MarinCountyCERT.org.
Congratulations to retiring Marin County Fire Chief Ken Massucco. His many years of providing fire protection to the residents of Marin County are greatly appreciated. The San Geronimo Valley Disaster Council wishes him well in his retirement.
If you are interested in earthquake preparedness and are visiting San Francisco soon you might want to drop in at SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association), 654 Mission Street (between New Montgomery and Third, downtown) for their new exhibition called, “Safe Enough To Stay”. The exhibit helps to prepare residents to maintain the habitability of their homes after a major earthquake, even if their home has been damaged. Details include supplies to stock, communication and maps of areas that are subject to liquefaction and land slides. Check out their website at:
http://www.spur.org/publications/library/report/safe-enough-stay
and there is a write-up from the San Francisco Chronicle at:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/14/DDUE1N646L.DTL
A large earthquake is the future is inevitable. The time to prepare is now.
