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Agenda Item No. 5(B) CITY OF EL CERRITO PROCLAMATION Shelter-in-Place Education Day November 7, 2012 WHEREAS, public and private schools throughout Contra Costa County will be participating in the Shelter-in-Place Drill on November ih; and WHEREAS, Contra Costa Community Awareness Emergency Response Group - CAER- is sponsoring the 11th Annual Shelter-in-Place Drill and assisting schools with their emergency preparedness; and WHEREAS, emergency response agencies including fire, sheriff and health officials all recommend Shelter-in-Place as the immediate action to take in case of a hazardous release; and WHEREAS, the Shelter-in-Place Drill increases public awareness about Shelter-in-Place as a protective action and gives students and teachers practice in · implementing this important procedure; and WHEREAS, the County Office of Education has endorsed the Shelter-in-Place Drill and encouraged all sites to participate. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of El Cerrito recognizes the importance of preparing for emergencies and encourages participation in the Contra Costa CAER Group's public education efforts." In support of the parents, teachers, students and staff that will be participating with hundreds of other schools in the Shelter-in-Place Drill, we do hereby proclaim November 7, 2012 as "Shelter-in-Place Education Day. Dated: October 16, 2012 William C. Jones III, Mayor ---PAGE BREAK--- sep 04 12 os:4Ba CAER 2012 Shelter in-Piace Drill FACT SHEET p.3 Agenda Item No. 5(8) • The Shelter"fn Piace drill will begin at 11 :00 a.m. on November 7th. This coincides with the testing of the safety sirens in Contra Coste that sound at 11 :oo a.m. Or, if necessa!'lr I!OU can change to a time ~etter suited to t:our §.ite PJease note: If rou.Jio not nonqallv hear the sound of the sintps on the first We(ln.dat: ofeyea month YOU WILL ~OT HBA!f Tfi!!M ON Ngv. Sirens are only one of the way• a Shelter..Jn-Piace alert is broadcast. In an actual emergency, other tools to alert the public would also be used, such as KCBS 740AM radio, e-mail notificati~n$ (visit www.incident.Gom to sign up), scrolling messages on CC1V, weather radio alerts. and the TENS system (automated telephone calls). • Each site will determine how complex they want the Shelter fn-Piace drill' to be at their own facility. The scope can range from a tabletop exercise with staff to a full-scale drill bringing everyone inside to Shelter-in-Piac~. Drill ca~ be as long as you want It to be. • The drill is baing sponsored by Contra Costa County CAER (Community Awareness Emergency Response) Group. CAER is a non·profit organization with members from fire, law enforcement, health services, emergency servfces, plus community and industry repreaentative5. • All public and private schools and childcare centers are encouraged to participate. This is a chanoa to be part of·a countywide exercise that will receive media coverage and promote further awareness about Shelter-in-Place training and procedures. • Participating schools and childcare centers that return a ~~participation sheet'' wilt have their names posted on the CAER Web site at www.cococaer.org. • City Councils in the county are being asked to proclaim November 7th as 11 Shelter~ln-Piace Education Day . 11 The County Board of Supervisors will also proc\aim November 7th as Shelter in~Piace Education Day. • The Shelter in-Piace DriU is an annual event on the first Wednesday tn November. Last year, approx. 220 sites participated and even more ara expected to practice their Shelter-in Place procedures thfs year. CAER sponsors the drill to promote emergenoy preparedness in our schools and chUdc~re centers. Sponsored by ~cc CAER Group~ Inc. Community Awan~ness Emergency Response www.cocooaer.org