New for 2019 is a column created by our vice president, Campbell McClusky, and published monthly in the All Point Bulletin. We are greatly indebted to the newspaper for doing so. We hope these monthly suggestions have been useful in helping you plan your family preparedness.
The severe windstorm of December 2018 drove the Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) agenda throughout 2019:
– A sheltering group was formed, and PREP is supporting their efforts. The training program this group develops will greatly benefit this community by creating a cadre of qualified shelter workers.
– Thanks to the efforts of Louise Cassidy and the volunteers at Trinity Church, we are working together to create a second shelter there.
– To meet that need for shelter workers and others who are not state emergency workers, PREP has acquired liability insurance that will trigger coverage from the state for all PREP members.
– PREP was presented with a $40,000 grant by the Colton Foundation to upgrade the community center kitchen, and acquire a container as an interim storage solution. These will enhance the facility as an effective shelter.
– During the emergency, the Point Roberts Amateur Radio Club provided support to CERT operations, and set up and ran communications stations in the community center and at the fire hall.
– The windstorm damaged the emergency communications antenna on the community center. PREP has applied to FEMA for an assistance grant to reinstate long range emergency communications capability for Point Roberts.
– The grant we received from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation for a CERT Emergency Response Trailer has successfully concluded, and final trailer outfitting is underway.
The PREP July 4th Pancake Breakfast, our only real fundraiser of the year, promises to be bigger and better than ever.
All of us at PREP greatly look forward to a great 2020.
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