EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION

To become part of our Block Preparedness community network, contact us at epvolunteer@paneighborhoods.org
 
  Palo Alto/Stanford Citizen Corps Council Info, Events Calendar and Facebook page
 
  FIND THE NEAREST AED (heart defibrillator)
 
  Introduction to the Block Preparedness Coordinator Program
 
  Meetings & Classes
  August 25, Thursday, NPC meeting, 7 pm, YMCA, Ross Road.
  August 28, Sunday, ARES/RACES Communications Training, 1 pm, Cubberley Community Center, D4. Ham radio operators only. Register
  September 2, Friday, ESV SELF DEFENSE Training starts, 7 – 8:30 pm. The "Know Your Neighbors" grant program has funded the ESV program for a self-defense series of 8 sessions. There is a small charge of $20 to attend. Any person wishing to take this training must have a current ESV ID. Classes are scheduled for Sept. 2, 9, 23, 30, October 14 and 28, November 4 and 18. RSVP: enigenda@yahoo.com.
  September 10, Saturday, ARES/RACES Communications Training, 1 pm, Cubberley Community Center, D4. Same training as August 28th. Ham radio operators only. Register
  September 14, Wednesdays, Citizens’ Police Academy. The Citizens Police Academy runs for eight consecutive Wednesday nights, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at various City of Palo Alto facilities. The session begins on September 14 and ends on November 2. There is no cost for participation, but the class is limited to 25 students. Applications for this session are due no later than Sunday, August 7, 2016. Interested members of the community may download a Basic Citizens Police Academy application here. Completed applications should be e-mailed to pd@cityofpaloalto.org, sent via U.S. Mail to the Palo Alto Police Department (attention to Citizens Police Academy), or dropped off at the front desk of the police station during normal business hours (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.). For questions or additional information, please send an e-mail message to pd@cityofpaloalto.org
 
  Emergency Services Volunteer Program
 
  Block Preparedness Coordinator Program
        BPC Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Committee Purpose
        Block Preparedness Coordinator Introduction
        Block Coordinator Program printable brochure
        Block Coordinator Program Manual
        Program Sponsors: City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Channing House,
            Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Foothill College at Middlefield
 
  CERT Trailer Logistics presentation
  Crime Prevention: Preparing Our Community, Working Together presentation
  Disaster Preparedness for Pets presentation
  Emergency Management Acronyms
  2012 Restructuring & Kick Off - Emergency Services Volunteers presentation and photos
  September 2011 Message from the Mayor includes three emergency preparedness videos:
     1) a description of our city government’s plans and protocols
     2) a Palo Alto family making a household plan,
     3) how to make an emergency preparedness kit.
  Quarterly NPC Meeting Presentation: Building Considerations After an Earthquake
        List of structural engineers
 
  City's Emergency Preparedness Update
  Order Preparedness Supplies
  Sign up for Alert SCC (the county Alert and Notification System)
  Neighborhood Lessons Learned from the power outage
  How to fill and use sandbags.
  In next 30 years, more than 99% chance of 6.7 or larger earthquake. (article)
  Disaster Preparedness is Big Business in Palo Alto (Palo Alto Weekly)
  City Council Review of the City Emergency Management/Operations Plan
        City Presentation to Council     PAN Presentation to Council
  Pandemic Influenza Presentation
  Palo Alto/Stanford Citizen Corps Council 2010 Awards and Keynote photos on Facebook
  May 2009 PAN Emergency Preparedness Celebration and Awards Event
  PAN Emergency Preparedness Fair photos and presentation to Council
  Red Cross Safe and Well website
    If you have been affected by a disaster, this website provides a way for you to register yourself as “safe and well.”
 
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Last Updated: August 24, 2016