Denver Ready Emergency Preparedness Programs for October

Denver Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)
Date/Times: Oct 17 and 18, 2017, 8:00am to 5:30pm both days
Location: Denver Police Dist. 3, 1625 South University, Denver CO
What would YOU do if an emergency/disaster hit close to home or work?
This emergency/disaster preparedness and response training will include how to plan for an emergency, and teach basic response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and emergency/disaster medical operations. At the completion of this training, participants are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in our community.
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Denver Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting (LEPC)
Date/Time:  October 17, 2017, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:       COMMUNITY HUB at NORTHFIELD (Denver COP Shop), 8230 Northfield Blvd, Denver
We would like to invite you to attend the October meeting of the Denver Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).  The Denver LEPC is a volunteer committee focused on understanding the hazards in our community and assessing our capabilities for dealing with these hazards. Our guest speaker will be from the EPA.
Please RSVP to DenverLEPC@Denvergov.org.
 
Denver CERT Emergency Communications Module
Date/Time: October 25 and 26, 2017, 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Location: To Be Announced 
Learn about:

• The role of CERT in emergency communications
• How to use a communications plan
• Communications modes and technologies, including different phone and radio types
• An overview of basic two-way radios and how to use them
• How a CERT member participates in Net Operations?
• Radio discipline techniques to encourage effective communication
• How to use tactical call signs
• How to make a call on a radio
• Proper radio use techniques

You do not have to have a CERT Certificate to attend.
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Denver Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) Full Scale Exercise
Date: October 28, 2017, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Salvation Army Warehouse, 11701 East 33rd Ave., Aurora Colorado
Time: Registration begins:
8:45 am        CERT Responders
9:00 am        Role Players
9:00 am        Exercise Briefing Begins 
9:45 am        Exercise Starts
12:00 am      Exercise Ends
12:15 am      Hot-wash
1:00 pm        Check-out
1:00 pm        Pack-up
2:00 pm        Leave
Who we need:

• Responder - All CERT Trained individuals (no matter where you live) may attend the exercise. (Don’t forget your bag or CERT hat if you have one.)
• Role players – Bring a friend. We need about 25 role players. (What do role players do? They play the part of people who have been injured and need help.)
• Moulage Artist – We will need at least 2 or 3.
• Radio communicators – Check with the Denver ARES leadership (Dick Davies) if you would like to participate.

Assignments will be given the day of the exercise.
 
Please register: on line at www.denvergov.org/OEM and under “Volunteer organization” identify yourself as a Responder, Role Player or Moulage Artist. High School students will receive 6 hours of Community Service.
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