2018 in Review
Minnesota Governors Conference for Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Jim presented back to back sessions on Disaster and Crisis Recovery - Restoring the Local Community through Collaborative Efforts.
It was a great time to hear and learn from other State and Organizational Leaders how we can better partner following a disaster.
We teach that Disaster Response is like a 1,000 piece puzzle and what each individual or group brings is just one piece.
We need each other to be successful.
Video Taped Our Training Materials
With financial assistance from the Northern California and Nevada District, we partnered with Mojo Video and 5 other presenters to produce the Introduction to Crisis and Disaster Response which is available on the website.
It was a great 2 days as representatives from CalOES, Church Financial, Safety Inspector and Facilities Managers presented their materials dealing with Safety, Insurance needs, Facilities use and how best to serve those who have access and functional needs. it stand out
Distribution for Paradise Fire
Response to the Camp Fire
In response to the Camp Fire, we were able to set up a Distribution Hub in Chico that allowed us to serve survivors who came and got to “shop” for free.
We would ask the survivors who came if there was anything that they needed that they had not been able to find - the answers were usually nothing to do with what we had for them to take but everyday, simple things that we were able to help them find or purchase.
Some of our workers provided a young boy with an impromptu Birthday Party by purchasing a birthday cake, balloons and a simple gift while he “shopped” with his family. He told our workers it was “best birthday every.”