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05 Jul

Radio Days – July 11-12, 18-19, 25 – Bring Your Radios

COVID-19 RULES: MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED

“Radio Days” refers to an informal, socially distanced walkie-talkie clinic from 10am – 2pm hosted in the driveway/garage at 909 Oneonta Drive. In preparation for the MWJN Radio Drill on 7/26, our radio team will spend their weekends between now and then helping you get your FRS radios working. Maybe the batteries are dead and corroded. Maybe you never learned how to turn it on or change the channel. Maybe you’re experienced with walkie-talkies at work but unfamiliar with how we use them in this neighborhood.

We’ll have some handouts and practice scripts and information about our Radio Drill on 7/26

Masks are not optional for Radio Days and will be provided if you don’t wear your own. There will be a sign up sheet for half hour time slots to minimize waiting times.

Don’t forget to bring your radios! If you don’t have one, we can provide one.

JULY 2020 SPECIAL – Donations of $30 will receive a pair of fully programmed FRS radios with charger. $15 will get 1 radio.

MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRACTICE: Every Sunday at 7pm on channel 5

10 Oct

Sunday Radio Practice

EVERY SUNDAY AT 7PM on Channel 5

neighbor, Lucas, with radio

Every Sunday we virtually gather on channel 5 at 7pm. The idea is we get used to knowing where our radios are and keep them charged or with fresh batteries so that when we really need them in a disaster, we’ll be ready and know what to do. Its also an opportunity to check in with the neighborhood and make sure everyone is ok. And to have a safe way to connect with those around us.

The format of the radio practice is informal. We organize the call in by street name. When your street name is called say your first name or call sign and the name of your street, so “This is Andrew on Palmero”. You will get some kind of acknowledgement and perhaps info on how clearly you can be heard. Please join us! If you don’t have a radio, we may be able to connect you with someone on your block who has spares. We can also offer a pair of radios to anyone donating $30 to to our nonprofit. See our donate page and specify in the notes the quantity of radios you would like.

10 Mar

Mt. Washington Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness Meeting 3/14/19

Mt Washington is building Neighborhood Teams and developing Disaster Response Plans.

This meeting will summarize the CERT and Map Your Neighborhood programs, and explain how they can work effectively together.

If you participated in our CERT/MYN Combined Resources Drill in 2017, you probably saw that there can be a lot of benefit to working together (and that we had a lot to learn to make it go smoothly). Now we are fine tuning our plan for the entire Mt. Washington Neighborhood.

This meeting is for the community members of Mt. Washington to continue building their community disaster response plan. If you have ever taken a CERT class, or even if you’ve thought about doing so, please come. This meeting is also for people in Mt. Washington who have had a Map Your Neighborhood block meeting (or want to). Or if you’re just interested in learning about Community Disaster Preparedness.

“In a disaster, your most immediate sources of help are the neighbors living around you.” Come learn and be part of the plan to minimize the impact of a disaster.

Thursday, March 14

Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Coptic Church

4900 Cleland Ave.

LA, CA 90042

7:00-8:30pm

The Meeting is FREE but Please RSVP on Eventbrite.

Download the flyer

08 Aug

Great California Shakeout 10/20

Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:20 a.m. on October 20* during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, which began in California in 2008.

Sign up at http://shakeout.org/california/register/

Participating is a great way for your family or organization to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes– wherever you live, work, or travel. ShakeOut is also a major activity of America’s PrepareAthon!

There are many ways for individuals, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, community groups, scouts, and others to participate in the ShakeOut. The links below have customized ideas for what you or your organization can do. Additional resources for your drill are also below.

http://shakeout.org/california/howtoparticipate/