VIDEO / PODCAST, If you want to know what they city has done in the last year, watch / listen to the out-going Mayor’s address. There are a few powerpoint visuals, but largely one can listen. Saves time. Listen while you drive or do chores. Stay in tune with what is going on in HMB! […]
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! […]
Washable Pollution Masks with N95-N99 Filters, Cotton with Adjustable Ear Straps
REVIEW. I stayed inside the first couple of days to avoid smoke from the fires. By day three, I realized I needed a longer-term solution. I find the 3M disposable masks very uncomfortable. They don’t fit well unless you keep the straps really tight to get a good air seal. Uncomfortable. Not washable. More landfill. […]
7.3 – “The Coast is Flat” ~ Neighborhood Communications Exercise
ARTICLE. You ready for a BIG EARTHQUAKE? Find out Saturday, October 27, 2018. ACTION PLAN for ~ 7.3 – The Coast is Flat This scenario is a 7.3 earthquake occurring along Highway 280, west of San Mateo. The effects would be severe. Extrapolating from the 1989 Loma Prieta and 2014 Napa quakes effects in the more rural […]
CERT Search and Rescue Exercise
CERT Search and Rescue Exercise Photo-essay. On March 24th, 2018 Coastside CAL Fire held a CERT Search and Rescue exercise. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is a FEMA program designed to train civilians on emergency response techniques. Half Moon Bay Battalion Chief, Dave Cosgrave, and La Honda Fire Chief, Ari Delay, led the exercise for about […]
POD Training for Emergency Response in a Disaster
POD Training for Emergency Response Dan Bennett of the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services did a POD training at the Moss Beach Substation March 21st, 2018. Local San Mateo County Sheriff Office search and rescue and CERT volunteers attended. It was part of a larger coastside emergency exercise. Pescadero set up a Red […]