Building Community Preparedness and Resilience Skills

"Building Together" Training Sessions

As part of a community-wide disaster preparedness outreach effort, the City of Ukiah presented three training sessions for residents. The presentations from the three sessions are available below.

• Part 1, January 24, 2019
  Training Handout - Building Community Disaster Preparedness
• Part 2, February 28, 2019
  Training Handout - Building Community Disaster Preparedness
• Part 3, March 28, 2019
  Training Handout - Building Community Disaster Preparedness

The three, one-hour "Building Together" sessions provided residents with an overview of the importance of disaster preparedness and information about what individuals can do to help make themselves and their community safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to natural or man-made disasters.

Topics Covered

• Disaster Planning
• How to Assemble an Emergency Supply Kit
• Creating an Evacuation Plan
• Accessing Available Resources
• Helping People with Special Needs
• Decision Making in a Disaster
• Common Local Hazards
• Emergency Alerts
• Emergency Management Processes
• Community Resilience
• Communication Planning
• Neighborhood Safety

For questions or more information, please call Tami Bartolomei at 707-467-5765.

North Coast Opportunities
Disaster Preparedness Training Programs

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) North Coast Opportunities, Volunteer Network provide a training program that offers a series of classes (20 hours total) during which you’ll learn more in-depth, crucial information about fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, disaster medical operations, and more. To find out when the next training is contact North Coast Opportunities, Volunteer Network.

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• Cal Fire Ready Set Go

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• Protecting Your Business-West Business Development Center

How to Keep Your Business Safe After a Disaster
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), more than 40% of businesses never reopen after a natural disaster. At West Business Development Center we know the reality of this fact all too well after the fires in Mendocino and Lake Counties. To address this all important issue we have produced What to Do When Disaster Strikes Your Business program. It includes a 2 hour workshop, a 56 page workbook and 10 hours of free personalized advising to help you get organized.

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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• County of Mendocino Office of Emergency Services

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• Mendocino County Fire Safe Council

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• Mendocino County’s Community Alert System

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• Ready.gov

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• Red Cross Flood Preparedness

Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters. Flooding often occurs following a hurricane, thawing snow, or several days of sustained rain. Flash floods occur suddenly, due to rapidly rising water along a stream or low-lying area. Learn what to do to keep your loved ones safe!

• FEMA Sample Emergency Kit List