VIDEO. As many of you know, the evening of March 12 brought significant traffic delays to many frustrated residents of Half Moon Bay and the greater Coastside. The unexpected closure of the Tom Lantos Tunnel on Highway 1 required Coastside residents who use that route to take Highway 92 instead. However, on 92 there was planned […]
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 […]
Learning from the 1989 SF EARTHQUAKE ~ by Stewart Brand (Spring 1990)
PHOTO-ESSAY. This article—which first appeared in much briefer form in the Chronicle—is an attempt to reconstruct the confused events of that first two hours at Divisadero and Beach, and to distill some advice that might be useful to anyone wishing to survive a disaster and to help others to do the same. The article is dedicated […]
Mayor Debbie Penrose Gives the 2018 State of the City Address
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
SURVEY for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) on the Coastside
Survey. Have you thought about what kind of disasters might happen and what you will do when one does…today…tomorrow…next week? If you live on the California coast between Devil’s Slide Tunnel and Tunitas Creek Road, you’re on the right site for information. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards […]