Preparedness Activities. 3.10.1 Sponsoring Agency shall conduct Task Force management, administration, training, equipment procurement and other preparedness activities required by FEMA. Participating Personnel shall cooperate with Sponsoring Agency and shall participate in the activities as necessary to achieve Task Force preparedness goals and objectives.
3.10.2 Specific training activities to be conducted, respectively, by Sponsoring Agency and by Participating Personnel, including training, administration and reporting requirements, are contained in Appendix D.
3.10.3 As established by System directives but subject to the availability of federal funding, Sponsoring Agency shall procure and maintain required caches of equipment and supplies. The contents of these caches shall be utilized for deployments of the Task Force and, subject to federal rules and regulations, will be made available for training activities of Sponsoring Agency and Participating Personnel. Cache equipment and supplies shall be used only for authorized purposes and Participating Personnel shall exercise reasonable care to protect and preserve the property against loss or damage. Participating Personnel is financially accountable for any Task Force property that is lost or damaged due to his/her negligence or unauthorized use.
Preparedness Activities a. The <MRC Unit Name> will support the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign by supporting efforts to canvass high-risk neighborhoods, install free smoke alarms, replace batteries in existing alarms, provide home fire safety tips, and help families create escape plans.
b. The <MRC Unit Name> and <Red Cross Region/Chapter> will coordinate to make community preparedness information and training available to support each organization’s efforts to create prepared communities. For example, the two organizations will collaborate to deliver CPR, AED, First Aid, Basic Life Support (BLS), Stop the Bleed, and/or other related trainings to volunteers, community members, and other identified groups.
c. The <MRC Unit Name> and <Red Cross Region/Chapter> will actively participate in reviewing state and local emergency operations plans to coordinate participation, maximize timely and comprehensive services to the community and mitigate duplication of effort. The two organizations will also participate on local planning committees, such as local emergency planning committees (LEPCs), to ensure collaboration with other public health and emergency management stakeholders.
d. The <MRC Unit Name> and <Red Cross Region/Chapter> will participate in joint disaster exercises and drills.
e. Other community preparedness and disaster readiness efforts as identified at the local level.
Preparedness Activities. 3.10.1 Sponsoring Agency shall conduct Task Force management, administration, training, equipment procurement and other preparedness activities required by FEMA. Participating Agency and its Participants shall cooperate with Sponsoring Agency and shall participate in the activities as necessary to achieve Task Force preparedness goals and objectives.
3.10.2 Specific training activities to be conducted, respectively, by Sponsoring Agency and by Participating Agency, including training, administration and reporting requirements, are available via the CA- TF 4 Website, presented to your Agency representative at monthly Executive Committee meetings and are contained in Appendix “C”.
3.10.3 As established by System directives but subject to the availability of federal funding, Sponsoring Agency shall procure and maintain required caches of equipment and supplies. The contents of these caches shall be utilized for deployments of the Task Force and, subject to federal rules and regulations, will be made available for training activities of Sponsoring Agency and Participating Agency. Participants shall use Task Force cache equipment and supplies only for authorized purposes and shall exercise reasonable care to protect and preserve the property against loss or damage. The Participating Agency shall be financially accountable for any Task Force property that is lost or damaged due to negligence or unauthorized use by the Participating Agency.
Preparedness Activities a. Red Cross chapters and CIL’s can engage and collaborate on the following activities
i. Promote and participate in fire prevention activities, identify ways to reduce fire- related deaths, and partner in preparedness actions for high-risk local hazards.
ii. Participate in community presentations on general preparedness education topics.
iii. Participate in collaborative discussions to develop plans for emergency preparedness around topics such as • The exchange of information on disability demographics of the community • Community service providers for individuals with disabilities that might be available for assistance after a disaster • The facilitation of introductions and engagement of CIL’s at disaster NGO meetings and forums such as local or state Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (often referenced as VOADs or COADs), disaster unmet needs committees or disaster long term recovery committees.
b. NCIL or CIL’s may provide expertise in areas such as feedback on Red Cross durable medical equipment (DME) inventory.
