Emergency Preparedness Committee

Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) City of Takoma Park Thursday 26 August 2021 7-8.30 pm via ZOOM AGENDA Issue/ item Person Est. Time/ minutes - Welcome Claudine 20 --Takoma Park re-opening schedule Schweber --Preparedness month/September -- --Takoma Park, Montgomery County & State Ron Hardy Preparedness concerns short-term: storms, Ron Hardy, 15 lightening, flooding; long term? All https://www.ready.gov/thunderstorms-lightning --Covid: changes and TPk info/help Longbranch Community meeting; summary Claudine 10 Schweber Preparedness and disability community; Ron Hardy, 25 elderly→ identify issues and speakers. Claudine --Identify community groups contact list re Schweber emergencies, help ALL http://mdod.maryland.gov/Pages/Home.aspx --developing a brochure/info sheet Future issues, activities for EPC; ALL 15 Outreach? Resources (e.g, EIS/earthEx) Other: guests, multi-lingual contacts; awareness ALL 15 of other areas’ activities, etc Videos, online games: https://www.stopdisastersgame.org/ Next Meeting: 23 September 2021 Emergency preparedness links: MADRA: Mid-Atlantic Disaster Recovery Association http://www.madra.org/ : quarterly & online https://madra.org/MD Emergency Management Agency - http://www.mema.state.md.us/calendar/index.aspEmergency Preparedness https://www.ready.gov/ Federal Emergency Management Agency- http://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.asp?page=all