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Upcoming Events, News & Updates
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Central County Fire Department is dedicated to keeping our communities prepared and resilient by providing information that will allow them to serve not only themselves but their neighborhood and beyond. This e-newsletter is to keep you informed.
Preparedness and resilience start with you!
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San Mateo County Disaster Prepardeness Day
Saturday, September 22, 2018 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
San Mateo County Event Center
1346 Saratoga Avenue
San Mateo
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CERT Training - FALL SESSION 2018
Thursdays, October 11 - November 15, 9:00am - 12:00pm
and Saturday, November 17th, 9:00am - 4:00pm (Skills Day)
Hillsborough Town Hall, 1600 Floribunda Ave., Hillsborough
City of Burlingame Corp. Yard, 1361 North Carolan Ave., Burlingame
CERT training provides private citizens with the basic skills needed to respond to their community's immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster when emergency services are not immediately available. This training is offered free to all Burlingame, Hillsborough and Millbrae residents.
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Safety Updates from Central County Fire
Presented by Darrick Figg, Fire Prevention Specialist, Central County Fire
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September is National Preparedness Month
Be Informed. Plan Ahead. Take Action.
September is National Preparedness Month, "Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How".
We are all reminded
and encouraged to review emergency plans and supplies.
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October is Fire Prevention Month
Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.
October is Fire Prevention Month, "Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere."
"LOOK" for places a fire could start. Take a good look around your home. Identify potential fire hazards and take care of them.
"LISTEN" for the sound of the smoke alarm. There may be only minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Go to your outside meeting place. This place is a safe distance from the home where everyone should meet.
"LEARN" two ways out of every room, and make sure all doors and windows leading outside open easily and are free of clutter.
Download the Fire Prevention 2018 Fire Safety c
hecklist here!
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- When choosing a costume, stay away from long tailing fabric. If your child is wearing a mask, make sure the eye holes are large enough so they can see out.
- Provide children with flashlights to carry for lighting or glow sticks as part of their costume.
- If your children are going to Halloween parties at others' homes, have them look for ways out of the home and plan how they would get out in an emergency as well as a safe meeting place outside.
- Keep all decorations away from open flames and other heat sources like light bulbs and heaters. Dried flowers, cornstalks and crepe paper catch fire easily.
- Use a battery-operated candle or a glow-stick in jack-o-lanterns. If you use a real candle, use extreme caution. Make sure children are watched at all times when candles are lit. If lighting candles inside jack-o-lanterns, use a utility lighter. Be sure to place lit pumpkins well away from anything that can burn and far enough out of the way of trick-or-treaters, doorsteps, walkways and yards.
- Tell children to stay away from open flames including jack-o-lanterns with candles in them. Be sure they know how to stop, drop and roll if their clothing catches fire. Have them practice, stopping immediately, dropping to the ground, covering their face with their hands, and rolling over and over to put the flames out.
Did you know? Decorations are the first thing to ignite in 900 reported home fires each year in the US. Two of every five of these fires were started by a candle.
HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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CERT Upcoming Events, News & Updates
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Burlingame CERT Updates
Burlingame Citywide Emergency Drill, Saturday, 10/13/18!
The Burlingame Neighborhood Network (BNN) invites you to participate in the sixth annual Citywide Emergency Drill from 9:00a to 10:30a on Saturday, October 13, to learn how to work with your neighbors in the aftermath of a disaster to support one another. More than 300 individuals participated in last year's drill. Sponsored by Burlingame Police Department. Deadline for signups: September 25.
The exercise is organized by BNN and supported by the Central County Fire Department, the Burlingame Police Department (sponsor), Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers and local Ham radio operators. No fee.
Burlingame Citywide Emergency Drill
Saturday, October 13 - 9:00a - 10:30a
To indicate your interest and keep informed about upcoming training opportunities, sign up for BNN's free newsletter here.
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Find all Burlingame CERT newsletters and events here.
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Hillsborough Neighborhood Network Updates
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HNN's first NEIGHBORFEST, Sunday, 10/14/18!
HNN's first NEIGHBORFEST will encompass ALL of our West Hillsborough neighborhoods and the West School community - it is a single "Block Party" for all West Hillsborough Neighborhoods.
Neighborfest supports our "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" mission. To make your life easy, the HNN committee along with some of the West leads have already signed up a plenty!; The Town of Hillsborough, Central County Fire Department and Hillsborough Police Department will participate. The Red Cross, Earthquake Brace and Bolt, and other informative resources and fun - kid friendly games and activities are in the works.
This is a free event.
West NEIGHBORFEST
Sunday, October 14 - 2:00p - 5:00p
West School
376 Barbara Way
Hillsborough, CA 94010
RSVP through Eventbrite by clicking here
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HNN News
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Millbrae CERT Updates
Marge Colapietro, Volunteer - Millbrae LEND-CERT
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Public Information Officer and LEND Radio Net Coordinator
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank
September! Many of us ask ourselves the same question every year - how has time passed
so quickly? We may tend to reason that time really isn't passing quickly it's just that we keep ourselves so busy that we don't pay too much attention to each passing day. Patrick Lindsey, author of "Make the Most of You" wrote: "Always strive to leave things better than you found them. Make this a central theme in your approach to life. It will set you apart from those satisfied with the status quo; from those who surf along with the crowd; and from those who lack the imagination to aim for greatness."
September is National Preparedness Month and provides an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. The 2018 theme is: "DISASTERS HAPPEN. PREPARE NOW. LEARN HOW." FEMA reminds us to learn lifesaving skills (CPR, First Aid and CERT Training - see below), check insurance policies and coverage for the hazards you may face (floods, earthquakes and tornados), and consider the costs associated with disasters and save for an emergency, know how to take practical safety steps like shutting off water and gas.
FEMA:
"You are the help until the help arrives -- Five steps that may save a life:"
- Call 9-1-1 and provide your specific location.
- Stay safe. Protect the injured from harm. Move them away from any danger.
- Stop the bleeding with firm, direct pressure, or a tourniquet.
- Position the injured. Let someone who is conscious position themselves. Put an unconscious person into the recovery position.
- Provide comfort to the injured. Keep them warm and offer encouragement.
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CERT Training - WINTER SESSION 2019
Tuesdays, January 22 - March 5, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
and Saturday, March 16th, 8:00am - 3:30pm (Skills Day)
Chetcuti Room / Community Center / Fire Station 37
CERT training provides private citizens with the basic skills needed to respond to their community's immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster when emergency services are not immediately available. This training is offered free to all Burlingame, Hillsborough and Millbrae residents.
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SAVE THE DATE!
- September 21: Millbrae Goes to the Movies: Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time"
- September 22: Disaster Preparedness Day
- September 22-23: American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Millbrae
- October 7: Japanese Culture Festival
- October 18: Great Shake Out Earthquake Drill
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Millbrae CERT News
Find all Millbrae CERT newsletters and events
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As always, stay involved and stay connected. The Burlingame
Neighborhood Network, H
illsborough Neighborhood Network and Millbrae CERT have excellent ways of getting to know your neighbors and what each of you can do to make your neighborhood
a better and safer place.
For Burlingame Neighborhood Network go to BNN
For Hillsborough Neighborhood Network go to HNN
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