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MRC Los Angeles Member Orientation
Saturday, April 28, 2012
8:30am – 12:00pm
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Public Health Emergency Volunteer (PHEV) Network Training
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Time 8:00am – 3:00pm
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2012 LAC DHV Training & Exercise Summit
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Time TBD
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MRC Los Angeles Training/Exercise
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Time 8:00am – 3:00pm
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The MRC Los Angeles Member Forum was on Saturday, July 30, 2011, in Commerce, CA. A total of 67 members participated in the forum. Members answered ten (10) questions and brainstormed on and discussed ideas and suggestions for the 6 priorities outlined in the 2010-2013 Strategic Plan (Recruitment, Retention & Recognition, Community Engagement, Communication, Mobilization & Deployment, and Evaluation). After a combination of small and big group discussions and individual written feedback, the member forum concluded with an activity in which members worked together to prioritize the various comments and ideas gathered at the forum.
This report is a summary of the key themes and results of the various feedback activities from the Member Forum.
To download the report, click here.
The following message is from FEMA:
As part of their ongoing efforts to keep our country and communities safe during emergencies, the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS test plays a key role in ensuring the nation is prepared for all hazards, and that the U.S. public can receive critical and vital information, should it ever be needed. The first nationwide test will be conducted Wednesday, November 9 at 2 p.m. ET. This test may last up to three and a half minutes, and will be transmitted via television and radio stations within the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Similar to local emergency alert system tests, an audio message will interrupt television and radio programming indicating: “This is a test.” When the test is over, regular programming will resume. For more information about the nationwide Emergency Alert System test, please visit http://www.fema.gov/medialibrary/media_records/6407 and www.FCC.gov. On November 9 at 2 p.m. EDT, please remember: Don’t stress; it’s only a test.
This past summer, the Department of Public Health invited MRC Los Angeles members to apply for and, if accepted, participate as Ambassadors to represent the Department’s new campaign to encourage community prepardeness and resilience. Below is a testimonial by one of our members, Brenda Gascon – who was one of four MRC Los Angeles members who had the opportunity to be Ambassadors.
We are very proud of our members, especially when we are able to bridge our skilled members who are eager to be involved in the community with opportunities such as this one!
Through MRC Los Angeles, I recently had the privilege of going out into our community to use my skills gained through MRC Los Angeles to raise awareness of disaster preparedness.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s new campaign called ‘Connect, Prepare, Respond’ took to major (more…)
Andrea Fregoso joined MRC Los Angeles in September 2009 and she has been keeping busy with the unit ever since! In the past year and a half, she has attended the H1N1 training that took place prior to the first … Continue reading
