BBV-CERT General Meeting Minutes
Big Bear Lake Fire Department
November 07, 2022
Present: Susan Elliott Dede Hermon
Nancy Karlson David Rohrdanz
Maria and Jim Smith Chris Carson
Ed Williams Maria Laverty
Bob and Norma Grimes Susan Anatrillo
Guests: Jaime K Kelly W. S.
Call to Order:
- Susan called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm.
Allegiance to the Flag:
- The pledge of allegiance was led by Susan and recited by all attendees.
911 Designee for Meeting:
- Chris Carson was appointed to act as the 911 designee for tonight’s meeting.
Training for the General Meeting:
- Susan reported that the meeting tonight will be limited to the “After Action Briefing” on Wildland Fire Sheltering presented by Erin Fox with the Red Cross.
- Erin then joined the meeting on-line. She welcomed everyone to the briefing and led an overview and discussion that followed a PowerPoint presentation. Erin covered a variety of topics that included (but was not limited to) the following:
- Software Apps commonly used by the Red Cross (including the Owl camera)
- The activation process and agencies involved
- The database of information and what is tracked (form 5266)
- The process of dealing with clients (from entry to exit), including the building of trust and relationships
- Special circumstances and handling (including Homeless and Veterans resources)
- Radford stats and backup shelters on standby
- Erin then led an open discussion about the recent Radford activation and shelter operations and requested comments and/or areas that could be improved upon. Various experiences were shared. Improvement considerations included:
- Arranging availability of equipment to move supplies (i.e. dolly)
- Enhance interaction of specialty agencies with clients
- Improve process for providing CERT representative with appropriate sign-in forms for County reporting
- Erin proceeded with a walkthrough of standardized forms used by the Red Cross including:
- Shelter Visitor Sign-in Form
- Shelter Staff Sign-in Form
- Shelter Dormitory Registration
- Daily Shelter Report
- Facility/Shelter Opening and Closing Inspection Form
- Erin thanked everyone for their participation and responded to various questions.
Meeting adjournment: There-being no further questions or comments, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and approved by all. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:15 pm.
Next meeting: Tentatively February 2023 with more information to follow.
Respectfully submitted,
by Nancy Karlson, BBV-CERT Secretary, December 2022