Monday, February 27, 2006
Neighbourhood Preparedness / Training
Cowichan Valley’s Local Emergency Response Neighbourhoods (LERN) Program COWICHAN, BC, Feb. 2006 (CVRD) - http://www.cvrdep.bc.ca/getting_ready/lern.htm - The Local Emergency Response Neighbourhood Program, founded in 1992, has been developed to meet our communities' needs in the event of a disaster such as Earthquake, Major Storm, Hazardous Materials Spill, Major Electrical Blackout, Aircraft Crash or Forest Fire. The LERN program is designed to be flexible so that each neighbourhood can use it to meet their own specific needs. After a major emergency, it is probable that regular Emergency Services will not be able to respond for at least 72 hours. It is vital that you and your neighbours are able to rely on one another. Experience shows that neighbourhoods naturally come together in times of crisis and that there is an abundance of talent in every neighbourhood just waiting to be volunteered. Plan with your family and neighbours NOW so that everyone knows what to do in an emergency. See the LERN Training Matrix: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/html/pdf/LERNTrainingMatrix.pdf.
Cowichan Valley’s Local Emergency Response Neighbourhoods (LERN) Program COWICHAN, BC, Feb. 2006 (CVRD) - http://www.cvrdep.bc.ca/getting_ready/lern.htm - The Local Emergency Response Neighbourhood Program, founded in 1992, has been developed to meet our communities' needs in the event of a disaster such as Earthquake, Major Storm, Hazardous Materials Spill, Major Electrical Blackout, Aircraft Crash or Forest Fire. The LERN program is designed to be flexible so that each neighbourhood can use it to meet their own specific needs. After a major emergency, it is probable that regular Emergency Services will not be able to respond for at least 72 hours. It is vital that you and your neighbours are able to rely on one another. Experience shows that neighbourhoods naturally come together in times of crisis and that there is an abundance of talent in every neighbourhood just waiting to be volunteered. Plan with your family and neighbours NOW so that everyone knows what to do in an emergency. See the LERN Training Matrix: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/html/pdf/LERNTrainingMatrix.pdf.
