CERPP 2008 Neighborhood Earthquake Exercise
Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:00am to 11:00am 

For more information about this exercise...

•   Attend the CERPP Division Leader Meeting on March  27th (7:30 p.n. at Station 19 (Emerald Hills), 4091 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City 94062.  For directions, click the address.

CERPP Earthquake Drill:  Alternative ways to participate

1.  FULL PARTICIPATION

• Division Radio Team in contact with Town EOC
• Division EOC in contact with Neighborhood teams
• Neighborhood EOCs activated and equipped with scenarios
• Division EOC functions throughout drill
  • Logging emergency reports
  • Activating S&R, Medical, Logistics teams
  • Requesting outside help as needed
  • Solving problems as needed
  • Concluding with debriefing and summary meeting

2. LIMITED PARTICIPATION

A.

• Division Radio Team in contact with Town EOC and with Neighborhood Team Leaders
• Radio participation limited to brief roll-call or check-in, no scenarios

OR

• Radio participation with only those teams willing or able to be active using scenarios, as above 

B.

• Division Radio team checks in with Town EOC
• Neighborhood teams (or other sub-groups, such as families or seniors) participate independently (see below)
• Independent participants send report or reporter to Division's debriefing session (or follow up with Division leader)

C.

Neighborhoods plan their own participation, using suggested scenarios (or not). 
CERPP's Online Scenario Sign Maker

D.

Division invites neighborhoods to participate by

1. Holding a neighborhood open house to introduce or discuss emergency issues.  A member of the Division leadership attends to provide information and answer questions.
   
   
2. Holding a specific type of training (Search and rescue, First aid, Planning, etc.) using Division leadership and/or available expertise.
   
   
3. Doing a "windshield survey." 
   
   Team leader gathers a small search-and-rescue team (2-4 people).
   
   S-and-R group drives or walks quickly through neighborhood, checking each house for damage (house off foundation, gas leak, fallen trees, etc., and noting addresses, but NOT stopping to offer help.  S&R group reports back to Team leader within 10 minutes (or via family service radio). Team leader then assigns responders (medical, gas shutoff, etc.)
   
   When survey group returns, discuss what would be done in a real emergency.  How would each problem be handled?  If there were NO problems, what would the team do? (Disband?  Go elsewhere to offer help? 
   
   
4. Opening the team's Trauma Pak.
   
   Gather neighbors to look through the T. Pak in an organized way.  Discuss each item:  what is it used for, and how?  If necessary, arrange for a first aid or medical team member to be present to demonstrate.
   
   
5. Holding a social gathering to discuss any or all of the following:

• Team (CERPP) radios, Family Service radios, how and for what each is used
• What a "windshield survey" is and how it is done
• The "inconvenience factor" - what happens when gas, groceries, cash, power, water, etc. are not available for an extended period following a disaster. 
• How and why to prepare in advance. 

E.

Division asks individual households to participate by

1. Reviewing family disaster plans
2. Practicing family radio skills (provide suggestions)
3. Packing or updating grab-and-go bags
4. Renewing family food and water supplies (donate replaced food to shelters; use water on plants)
5. Exploring the household for earthquake hazards, such as
   unsecured heavy furniture, water heaters, etc.
   loose breakable items
   heavy objects near or above beds
   potential for dangerous spills (cleaning fluids, paint, etc.)
6. Reviewing gas, water and electricity shutoff procedures (wrench in place?)
7. Renewing/replacing fire extinguishers
8. Replacing batteries in flashlights, radios, smoke alarms

F.

Division schedules a tabletop exercise for all available participants, using CERPP scenarios. 
Leadership divides participants into Operations, Logistics, etc. 

Tabletop Earthquake Exercise Kit

3.  MINIMAL PARTICIPATION

Division notifies neighborhood that it does not plan to participate in scheduled CERPP drill BUT suggests that households

•             Visit ready.gov
•             Visit smcready.org
•             Visit CERPP website
•             Check library for useful resources
•             Help organize neighbors for future drills
•             Help neighbors plan and organize emergency supplies