Building Community Preparedness and Resilience Skills
"Building Together" Training Sessions
As part of a community-wide disaster preparedness outreach effort, the City of Ukiah will be presenting three training sessions for residents. Each session will provide new information and will be held at the City of Ukiah Council Chambers, 300 Seminary Avenue, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The three, one-hour "Building Together" sessions will provide residents with an overview of the importance of disaster preparedness and what individuals can do to help make themselves and their community safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to natural or man-made disasters. Educational materials will be available.
Topics Will Include
- 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.
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.