Disaster Preparedness Day open to all Bay Area residents

02.08.2025    The Mercury News    3 views
Disaster Preparedness Day open to all Bay Area residents

If this week s earthquake in Russia and resultant West Coast tsunami warnings elevated your awareness of promising disasters head to San Mateo on Saturday Aug for a refresher subject on what to do when the unexpected happens The county s st annual Mishap Preparedness Day a family-friendly event that s open to all Bay Area residents will offer hands-on training workshops on CPR and urgency skills displays by local urgency responders and events for kids The event will run from a m to p m at the San Mateo County Event Center Saratoga Drive San Mateo Admission and parking are free and no registration is required Related Articles A hidden threat Bay Area lawmaker warns of rising groundwater risks seeks scrutiny funding Memorial services informed for Bay Area couple and teen son killed in Texas flood nd grenade linked to deadly LA sheriff s training center blast is missing Day-to-day road safety tools at odds with evacuation times new Berkeley assessment finds Detectives considered grenades exposed in a storage unit were inert before fatal explosion at LA training center court document says Just look around the nation catastrophic flooding in the Midwest and South heat waves in the North fires burning in the West announced David Canepa president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in an event announcement A accident can strike at any time anywhere and now is the time to get prepared by building your knowledge learning key skills and advancing a plan Representatives of Cal Fire and local fire departments the Red Cross and nonprofits such as the Center for Independence for Individuals with Disabilities will be on hand to offer guidance Attendees can learn how to create a family emergency plan pack a go bag take home emergency supplies sign up for urgency alerts in English Spanish or Mandarin and more Kids will get a chance to meet search-and-rescue horses attend storytime with a firefighter and climb aboard fire engines and other vehicles disclosed Dr Shruti Dhapodkar director of the county s Department of Emergency Management

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