Emergency Preparedness Committee

Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) City of Takoma Park Thursday, 23 September 2021 7-8.30 pm via ZOOM AGENDA Issue/ item Person Est. Time/ minutes --Preparedness issues for Takoma Park, Ron Hardy, 10 --reminder re EPC member applications, 30 Claudine Sept Schweber --overview of meeting --onsite /hybrid meetings? --Upcoming events: Ron Hardy 10 Takoma Park Street Festival, Other→ Halloween? Preparedness concerns short-term: storms, Ron Hardy, 15 lightening, flooding; long term? All https://www.ready.gov/thunderstorms-lightning --status of Emergency Power Facility Assessment ????? Preparedness and disability community; Ron Hardy, 25 elderly→ identify issues and speakers. Claudine --Identify community groups contact list Schweber http://mdod.maryland.gov/Pages/Home.aspx ALL Update on TPK Council re Committees: Meeting Claudine 15 Wed 22nd Sept Schweber Other: guests, multi-lingual contacts; awareness ALL 15 of other areas’ activities, etc Videos, online games: https://www.stopdisastersgame.org/ Next Meeting: 28 October 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