A major emergency in our region will dramatically impact us all. But for those who
are more vulnerable, there will be an even greater risk or being “left out or left behind”. The traditional “first responders” from Fire and Law Enforcement agencies will be taxed to the limit and will simply not have resources to help everyone. Individuals must become able to help themselves and others in their circle of care.
Recognizing that at least 20% of our families, neighbors and co-workers have some type of special need impacting their own emergency response capability, the Spokane Committee for Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Specific Needs and their partner agencies are sponsoring a one-day training on March 18th at Mukogawa Institute in Spokane. The featured speaker, Ana-Marie Jones, is the executive director of CARD, (Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster) in Oakland CA. She has extensive experience helping persons with special needs and the agencies they interact with on a regular basis prepare to thrive, not just survive, in a major emergency such as earthquake or wildfire.
If you are a “traditional first responder”, an individual with needs related to communication or mobility, or an agency working with children, isolated elderly, non-English speaking communities, lower income families, or persons with cognitive or mental health issues, this workshop will provide important resources for your emergency planning and response capacity. As Ana-Marie has said, “We cannot afford random acts of preparedness”.
Please contact Jan Doherty, Spokane Fire Department at 625-7058 or jdoherty@spokanefire.org for any questions about this training.
are more vulnerable, there will be an even greater risk or being “left out or left behind”. The traditional “first responders” from Fire and Law Enforcement agencies will be taxed to the limit and will simply not have resources to help everyone. Individuals must become able to help themselves and others in their circle of care.
Recognizing that at least 20% of our families, neighbors and co-workers have some type of special need impacting their own emergency response capability, the Spokane Committee for Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Specific Needs and their partner agencies are sponsoring a one-day training on March 18th at Mukogawa Institute in Spokane. The featured speaker, Ana-Marie Jones, is the executive director of CARD, (Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster) in Oakland CA. She has extensive experience helping persons with special needs and the agencies they interact with on a regular basis prepare to thrive, not just survive, in a major emergency such as earthquake or wildfire.
If you are a “traditional first responder”, an individual with needs related to communication or mobility, or an agency working with children, isolated elderly, non-English speaking communities, lower income families, or persons with cognitive or mental health issues, this workshop will provide important resources for your emergency planning and response capacity. As Ana-Marie has said, “We cannot afford random acts of preparedness”.
Please contact Jan Doherty, Spokane Fire Department at 625-7058 or jdoherty@spokanefire.org for any questions about this training.
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