PODCAST / LINKS. The best podcast and on-line resource for disaster preparedness that I have seen in 10 years of being CERT, and 5 years being a CERT trainer (community emergency response team). Warning, the podcast is graphic and may make you uncomfortable. Making the podcast made the host, Jacob Margolis, uncomfortable, too. Follow he […]
Power Report By City of HMB Vice Mayor Adam Eisen
ARTICLE. Last week, we had a 60KD (60,000 volt) transmission line that had an insulator that cracked (there are usually a few on each transmission line). Due to our location with the salty air, which speeds up the corrosion of the equipment, and rough storms the insulator broke. When one cracks, you must replace them […]
FRS/GMRS Radio (WalkieTalkies) Basic Training ~ Learn How to Communicate in a Disaster, Part 1
TRAINING POWERPOINT. Communications Neighborhood Command Post must maintain communications with all teams during an incident. Use whatever works: phone, cell, texting, pen and paper, smoke signals …. But when all else fails, radio still works. To be effective, we need to learn Emergency Radio Communications! About FRS Radios Also known as “Walkie Talkies” No license […]
Want to Know More About CAL Fire on the Coastside?
ARTICLE / VIDEO /PHOTOS. Ian Larkin, CAL Fire Unit Chief for San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties presents the State of Coastside Fire Protection District and State of CAL Fire to the Half Moon Bay City Council, Dec. 4th, 2018. Service Level The District has 3 fire stations: HMB Station #40 El Granada Station #41 […]
Tour the New HMB Fire Tower ~ Open House Sat. Dec. 1st, 10-12pm
Video/Photos. 360 degree view from the tallest building in Half Moon Bay. See the Ocean, Half Moon Bay and the Johnston House. The First Floor The Second Floor The Fourth Floor View
Donate Directly to Camp Fire Victims Using Gooddler ~ Help People, Help Pets
ARTICLE / LINKS. Check out this NEW Donation Technology. Gooddler is working DIRECTLY with the Butte County’s local non-profit the Hope Center. and the Butte County Humane Society. Unsolicited, uncoordinated donations force shelters to become warehouses that now have to track inventory. Use Gooddler to deliver exactly what they want and when they want it! […]
HMB Disaster Air Relief Team (DART) Exercise Oct. 2017
Coastside DART Exercise Oct. 2017 CERT Trainer, Michelle Dragony, teams with Liane Brookhart of Liane’s Lens and Rob Carey of Coastside Video, to put together a video to capture the DART training exercise that was held in October. HMB Pilot Association’s President, Marian Harris, organized this event. Agencies that participated: San Mateo County Office of […]