The Office of Emergency Services is proud to announce that the San Jose Prepared! program, with help from our amazing program volunteers, has taught over 1,200 people this fiscal year!
*fiscal year is July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010
Click Here to Learn About What Should Be In Your Disaster Preparedness Kit!
Click Here to Learn About the EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER CENTER (EVC)
EMERGENCY RADIO STATIONS
The following radio stations broadcast emergency information:
- KCBS - AM 740
- KGO - AM 810
- KLIV - AM 1590
- KQED - FM 88.5
- KSOL - FM 98.9 (Spanish)
- KSJX - 1500 AM (Vietnamese)
Register your mobile phone for emergency notifications through the ALERT SANTA CLARA COUNTY (SCC) system!
-INTERESTED IN BEING A VOLUNTEER?-
San Jose Prepared! volunteers help the Office of Emergency Services and the City of San Jose by:
- Staffing tables at community events and discussing preparedness to attendees
- Teaching the 2-Hour Disaster Preparedness Course to their community
- Helping teach the 20-Hour San Jose Prepared! Course
- Distributing information on potential hazards
- Attending future training opportunities throughout the County of Santa Clara
- Other opportunities may arise during times of emergency activation
ANYONE over the age of 18 is encouraged to be a part of this exciting team. Bilingual volunteers are also in high demand. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Gracie Hernandez at the phone number or email below to attend a Train-the-Trainer course.
-TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES-
FREE 2-Hour Disaster Preparedness Course
In Two Hours You Can Learn…
• About hazards you should prepare for in San José
• Ways to reduce the risks of loss and injury before disaster strikes
• How to create a family disaster plan
• What you should include in your personal and family disaster supplies
• About opportunities to become even more involved and disaster prepared
To attend a FREE class please see the following schedule of classes, click here.
To schedule a FREE class for your organization or group, please fill out the following form and email or fax to the contact information below.
Speaker Request Form
San Jose Prepared! 20-Hour CERT Course
(Community-Emergency-Response-Training)
The San Jose Prepared! 20-hour program educates people about disaster preparedness and emergency response for hazards that may impact their community. Participants will learn basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, neighborhood organization, and S.T.A.R.T. Triage.
Graduates of the 20-hour course take the skills they have learned into their community by educating friends, family, and their neighbors to ensure that their neighborhood is self-sufficient immediately following a wide-scale disaster when resources are scarce.
For more information regarding when these classes are offered, how much they cost, and where they are being held, please click here.
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