HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11022010 - C.10RECOMMENDATION(S):
Proclaim November 3, 2010 as the Contra Costa County Shelter-in-Place Education Day
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Community Awareness and Emergency Response Group, Inc. has
worked with schools and day care facilities for the last nine years on sheltering in place
when there is a hazardous material release that could impact them. This protective action is
the best immediate action that a person can take to protect them against exposure to
hazardous materials that could occur from an accidental release or spill. Attached find the
proclamation and a flyer announcing November 3, 2010 as Shelter-in-Place Education Day.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/02/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Randy Sawyer,
335-3210
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 2, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon, Cho Nai Cheung
C.10
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 2, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:CAER 2010 Shelter-in-Place Education Day
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2010/530
G:\C&G DIRECTORY\NON CONTRACTS\2010 SIP Drill
factsht.pdf
Sponsored by CCC CAER Group, Inc.
Community Awareness Emergency Response
www.cococaer.org
2010 Shelter-in-Place Drill
FACT SHEET
The Shelter-in-Place drill will begin at 11:00 a.m. on November 3rd. This coincides with the
testing of the safety sirens in Contra Costa that sound at 11:00 a.m. Or, if necessary, you can
change to a time better suited to your site.
Each site will determine how complex they want the Shelter-in-Place drill to be at their own
facility. The scope can range from a tabletop exercise with staff to a full-scale drill bringing
everyone inside to Shelter-in-Place. Drill can be as long as you want it to be.
The drill is being sponsored by Contra Costa County CAER (Community Awareness
Emergency Response) Group. CAER is a non-profit organization with members from fire,
law enforcement, health services, emergency services, plus community and in dustry
representatives.
All public and private schools and childcare centers are encouraged to participate. This is a
chance to be part of a countywide exercise that will receive media coverage and promote
further awareness about Shelter-in-Place training and procedures.
Participating schools and childcare centers that return a “participation sheet” will have their
names posted on the CAER Web site at www.cococaer.org.
City Councils in the County are being asked to proclaim November 3rd as “Shelter-in-Place
Education Day.” The County Board of Supervisors will also proclaim November 3rd as
Shelter-in-Place Education Day.
The Shelter-in-Place Drill is an annual event on the first Wednesday in November. Last
year, approx. 200 sites participated and even more are expected to practice their Shelter-in-
Place procedures this year. CAER sponsors the drill to promote emergency preparedness
in our schools and childcare centers.
Please note: If you do not normally hear the sound of the sirens on the first
Wednesday of every month YOU WILL NOT HEAR THEM ON Nov. 3rd. Sirens are
only one of the ways a Shelter-in-Place alert is broadcast. In an actual emergency, other
tools to alert the public would also be used, such as KCBS 740AM radio, e-mail notifications
(visit www.incident.com to sign up), scrolling messages on CCTV, weather radio alerts, and
the TENS system (automated telephone calls).