Emergency Preparedness Committee
Purpose
The EP Committee maintains a series of strategically located emergency survival supply depots for use in the event of a disaster.
Charter
Please click here to view the Emergency Preparedness Committee charter.
To view Emergency Preparedness Committee meeting minutes, please click here
The EP Committee meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in the Pavilion.
Committee Membership
Board Liaison: Philip Gabriel
Chair: Andrew M. Jones
Vice Chair:
Secretaries: Susan Maples, Lesley McCleery
Treasurer: Suzanne Vanderford
Members: James Douglass, Greg Fenton, Mark Greco, Deanie Johnston, Keith Krasnove, Patti Minter, Jennifer Nato, William "Ted" Peters, LaMar Robinson, II, Kathleen Weinstein, Ian Sawrey
Info
Radio Safety Net Program
PMCPOA has implemented a new Radio Safety Net Program to connect volunteers with neighbors
in need during emergencies. To view details about the program, please click the link above,
email [email protected], or call the RSN general information number at (661) 241-3754.
"Pancakes & Prepping"
The EP Committee, along with CERT, PMC Pulse and the PMCPOA Radio Club, provided an informative and very helpful winter and emergency preparedness presentation titled "Pancakes and Prepping" during a pancake breakfast town hall meeting on Oct. 14.
To view the presentation, please click the link here or above.
To view the video of the presentation, please click here.
PMCPOA Emergency Preparedness and Safety Informational pamphlet, please click here.
March 9, 2025 Fire Mitigation Town Hall Meeting, please click here
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Though not a committee per se, CERT works closely with PMCPOA’s Emergency Preparedness Committee, so is recognized by the association as an important part of the community safety plan.
Purpose
The Pine Mountain Club CERT team is comprised of community members, organized under the umbrella of the Kern County Fire Department and Federal Department of Homeland Security, CERT members are trained for community disaster response, with training in First Aid, Urban Search, Fire Suppression and other basic emergency skills.
CERT meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in the CERT facility or in the Pavilion during cold months.
For more information, call Susan Maples at 805-358-4831.
Please click here to be directed to the CERT website for more information.