CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE - DRILL MAY 9th

On May 9th CERT Team Members will meet in the Tuscany Room at Town Center at 8:00 AM for a drill briefing.

Bring your CERT equipment, hard sole shoes, water and sun screen.

This session will last 2 - 2.5 hours.

Please make every effort to attend our first drill.

VERONA WALK HELPS TALL OAKS, AND ALSO GRADUATES NEW TEAM MEMBERS

On Friday April 17, 2009 "The Tall Oaks Development" held a final test drill for its' first C.E.R.T. Team. Several residents of Verona Walk were also in this training class and graduated too (with honors). They will now become full fledged members of our team.

The "drill" ran roughly from 9:45 A.M to 11:00 AM. It was followed by a debriefing session.

Initially "victims" were placed in a large field with various injuries. The field had many obstacles for the CERT Team to overcome in order to provide help to the injured. These obstacles included broken pipe, debris, fire, and a truck having a live electrical wire on it making the rescue more difficult.

The team moved into the area in an organized fashion. Victims were quickly tagged identifying the nature of their injuries. Medical teams arrived and treated those victims still "alive." Those that could walk were guided to a safe area to await professional help.

East Naples Fire Fighters arrived on the scene and were quickly briefed as to the situation and nature of injuries. They moved in and quickly resolved all issues at the scene.

The Fire Fighters participated in the debriefing at the Tall Oaks Club House, and were genuinely pleased with the effort put forth by the graduating class. Certificates were presented along with ID Cards for the graduates. The morning concluded with handshakes, smiles, pizza, and a few picture.

MEDICAL AND TRIAGE CLASS

At the April 16Th monthly meeting, members of the VeronaWalk Cert Team participated in an advanced class focusing on medical and triage functions.

Frank Banner was the guest lecturer. Frank is extremely knowledgeable, but more important he has shown himself to be a true friend. He has often been to Town Center to provide training for our team.

We had a good meeting. Questions were asked and answered. Members not only learned more techniques for use in the field, but grew stronger as a true team. This is certainly beneficial for our community.

CERT TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT

The VeronaWalk CERT teams next meeting will be held on April 16, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. in our Town Center. All team members, and those interested in joining the team are urged to attend. The topic to be reviewed will be TRIAGE. We also have much information to announce prior to hurricane season. We look forward to seeing you there.