Accomplishments FY 2008/2009

  • Achieved StormReadyÒ certification for the City.
  • Coordinated the Citywide participation in the Countywide exercise “Operation Golden Guardian” and activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in reference to the Response Phase of a 7.9 Earthquake.
  • Coordinated the 14Th Annual Super CPR Saturday event in cooperation with the El Segundo High School and American Red Cross to train over 320 community members in Adult CPR.
  • Assisted Prevention Division with annual high-rise and mid-rise annual fire drill exercises.
  • Coordinated a SKYWARNÔ class for CERT members, RACES members, and Dispatchers, as part of the STORMREADY process.
  • Maintained a spreadsheet tracking system for training all City personnel for compliance in National Incident Management System (NIMS) which includes documentation of training. The matrix also includes SEMS and ICS training.
  • Applied for Certified Emergency Manager certification from International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM).
  • Trained 24 City personnel in the Incident Command 400 Level.
  • Held regular meetings of the Business & Industry Emergency Preparedness Committee so that partnerships at all levels can be achieved. The roster now contains over 60 names and more are added regularly.
  • Re-organized the RACES program and held regular monthly meetings.  Members are continually working on the Communications Truck to upgrade the communications workstations.
  • Conducted 6 CERT classes.
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