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CERT Meeting Notes for July 8, 2003 Thanks to the 10 members who were in town to attend the meeting. The meeting was opened with a huge Thank You to Les Lowman for giving a fire safety seminar at the June meeting. We are twisting his arm to do it again in the fall/winter. Our special guest was Captain Jim Brenton, newly hired Director of Security for Spruce Creek Fly-In. Jim brings a wealth of experience to the job… US Air Force, FBI Academy, 25+ years in law enforcement in Miami Shores. Jim told us that he is very impressed with professionalism and modernization that Captain Hickox has brought to our security organization, and that he plans to build on it in various ways. Jim is very interested in working with CERT. John Stratton gave Jim a presentation on the history, objectives, and goals of our CERT organization (text of presentation follows these notes). The big discussion item (once again) was the marking of addresses on the taxiways. John Stratton, with input from Jim, John Sluus, Ray Gage and others, will petition the POA Board to allow CERT volunteers to paint the numbers. Jim plans to be a regular attendee at our CERT meetings, providing an on-going dialog between Security and us. Special note: Again the topic of hurricane shelters came up. If you weren’t there, Ann Lowman passed out Volusia County Hurricane Preparedness Brochures at the June meeting and she left extra copies in the POA Office. Also, John has put pages and links from the Volusia County EOC website (http://Volusia.org/strom/default.htm), containing the same information, on our website. No meeting scheduled for August. Please use the extra time to survey your own Zones to familiarize yourselves once again with the streets and taxiways. (Hey, I’ve got an idea… why not have Zone meetings one of these cool evenings with the few CERT neighbors who are still here for the summer.) If any of you want to follow Les’s lead and give a presentation or workshop at one of our fall/winter meetings, please let me know. See you in September. Regards, Susan
Spruce Creek Fly-In CERT Objectives
Spruce Creek Fly-In CERT Organization 48 Current Members (Includes 7 Security Officers) 12 +/- Potential New Members 6 Zones With 6 to 9 Members Per Zone Special Assignments: o Richard Becker - Directoro Dave McCarthy - Assistant Directoro Geri Hudak/Ray Gage - First Aido Les Lowman - Fire Safetyo Dave Haggett - Quartermastero Jackie Yorker - Treasurero Officer Walter Melton - Community Relationso Susan Stratton - Secretaryo Duane Shaffer - CommunicationsSpruce Creek Fly-In CERT Meetings/Training
Spruce Creek Fly-In CERT Other Notable Activities…. First Aid Class by Geri Hudak Cribbing, Stretchers, Fire Extinguishers, Tent, First Aid Supplies, Banners, etc., Stored in POA Hangar. First Aid Supplies Packaged and Distributed to Front Gate, Back Gate, POA Hanger, and Locker 39 at SCCC. T-Shirts and Hats Available Field Manuals Website Containing All SC CERT Documentation CPR Classes Participation in County/State Sponsored Mock Disasters Participation in SC Community Events/Incidents o Toy Paradeo Wings and Wheelso Young Eagleso Resident Vehicle Sticker Updateso 3 Runway Incidents (One Serious)o Medical Emergencyo General Citizen Patrol with RadiosSpruce Creek Fly-In CERT To-Do List The following CERT to-do list is gleaned from CERT meeting minutes and suggestions from members. They are not in any particular order of importance. Redo Phone Tree Fund raisers. Grant money. Schedule more Volusia County Fire Safety training Layout plan for future meeting agendas (ask leaders to each take a month or 2?) Ensure binders are up to date Coordinate CERT procedures with SC master disaster plans (CERT/Security/Airport manager) Involve Country Club in CERT. More CPR classes. Prepare a simple CERT emergency check list/reference card. Long-range plan to hold interest of members…. Drills, continuing education, county/state activities, recruiting, officer nomination/election process, quarterly meetings vs. monthly. Complete the canvassing of CERT members for available equipment. Get large Volusia County map. Complete the magnets for command center Zone team meetings. Committee heads (area leaders) ensure that people who have expressed interest in their areas of expertise have sufficient training. CERT Party "Treasure Hunt" Drill to familiarize us with the layout of SC Spruce Creek Fly-In CERT Concerns Call Tree Effectiveness House Numbers Lacking (Especially on Taxiways) More On-going Training Needed How to Maintain Interest and Morale (Expressed as "Lack of Leadership" "Lack of Training")
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