Sep 17, 2020 Emergency Preparedness Workshop

MY NAME IS KRISTA FREDDY, AND I'M THE EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

SO YOU'RE TAKING A LOOK HERE AT OUR WEBINAR AGENDA.

SO LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.

UH, FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE MYSELF TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

UH, WE HAVE A GREAT NEW PROGRAM CALLED COMMUNITY CONNECT WITH CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT AND BATTALION CHIEF JOE DESOTO.

WE'LL BE GOING OVER THAT FOR YOU.

UM, WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT ALL THESE ROLLING BLACKOUTS AND POWER SAFETY SHUT UP, SHUT OFFS.

SO, UH, JENNIFER SHAW FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON WILL BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

UM, WITH ALL THOSE KINDS OF POWER OUTAGES AND THINGS WE WANT YOU TO BE PREPARED.

SO ROD HILL, OUR ASSISTANT CITY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT, UH, GENERATORS AND KIND OF DEMYSTIFY HOW TO CHOOSE ONE.

SO THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY EXCITING INFORMATION.

UM, WE'VE SEEN CALIFORNIA IS COMPLETELY ON FIRE RIGHT NOW.

LUCKILY, UH, WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT JUST IN CASE SOMETHING TERRIBLE WERE TO HAPPEN, UH, WE'RE PREPARED.

SO LAURA ADDY, A SERGEANT FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE GOING OVER CARBON CANYON, WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS, UM, THEN DANIELLE BARNES, OUR, UH, ONE OF OUR FIRE MARSHALS, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOUSE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE STAYING SAFE AND PREPARED TO PREVENT A WILDFIRE FROM AFFECTING YOU.

UM, IF WE COME TO THE PLACE WHERE WE NEED PEOPLE TO EVACUATE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE PREPARED TO ACTUALLY GO WITH ALL YOUR VALUABLE VALUABLES AND BE READY TO GET OUT IN A TIMELY FASHION.

SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT GO BAGS AND THEN NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OUR PANDEMIC GOING ON THIS YEAR, BUT NOW WE'RE COMING INTO FLU SEASON.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TRISH MUTH MSCI ON FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.

SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW THOSE TWO THINGS OVERLAP AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.

AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, AT THE END OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUESTION TO ANSWER SESSION.

THERE IS SOME SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS.

SO WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, WE WILL GO OVER THAT WITH YOU.

SO YOU ARE PREPARED.

ALL RIGHT, ONCE AGAIN,

[Emergency Communications – Christopher Eddy, Emergency Services Analyst, City of Chino Hills 10 min]

AND WE'RE GOING TO START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

THERE'S A PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH IS DURING A DISASTER.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS OFFICIAL EMERGENCY INFORMATION.

SO THINGS GET PRETTY CHAOTIC WHEN A DISASTER HAPPENS, WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET THE INFORMATION YOU NEED ON EVACUATIONS, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, UH, JUST LIKE WITH ALL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

NUMBER ONE THING IS TO HAVE A PLAN.

YOU CAN'T JUST PLAN ON WINGING IT AT THE TIME.

A LOT OF US HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN THROUGH EARTHQUAKES.

WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE PHONE CALLS AND THE LINES ARE CONGESTED.

WHEN YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH TO YOUR LOVED ONES, THAT'S REALLY NOT THE TIME TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE.

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN AHEAD OF TIME.

YOU WANT TO ESTABLISH A RENDEZVOUS POINT IN CASE YOU CAN'T GET AHOLD OF EACH OTHER.

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO JOIN UP AND GATHER BACK TOGETHER.

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YOU WANT EVERYONE INVOLVED IN YOUR FAMILY TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC ACTION THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IS SOMEBODY SUPPOSED TO CHECK ON GRANDMA IS SOMEONE'S SUPPOSED TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE RENDEZVOUS POINT.

SOMEONE'S SUPPOSED TO COMMUNICATE A CERTAIN WAY.

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THEIR JOB IS BEFORE DISASTER HAPPENS.

YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE.

IF THOSE CELL PHONE LINES ARE FLOODED AND YOU'RE NOT GOING THROUGH, WHAT IS YOUR NEXT ALTERNATIVE? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET AHOLD OF EACH OTHER? AGAIN, THIS IS, THIS ALL NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT AHEAD.

AND THEN YOU WANT TO HAVE A SPECIFIC RESPONSE TIME.

THAT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT WEIRD.

CAUSE YOU KNOW, RIGHT AFTER AN INCIDENT, EVERYONE IMMEDIATELY WANTS TO CONTACT EACH OTHER.

BUT BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE POWER'S OUT, MAYBE THE METHODS OF COMMUNICATION YOU'RE USING ARE SPOTTY AT BEST.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A DESIGNATED TIME WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO RECONNECT WITH EACH OTHER.

YOU WANT TO HAVE A WRITTEN EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST.

UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE USED TO HAVE EVERY IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBER, BUT IT'S JUST NOT THAT WAY ANYMORE.

WE ALL HAVE IN OUR CELL PHONES OR OTHER PLACES, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A WRITTEN COPY THOUGH, AND YOU RUN OUT OF POWER AND HAVE NO WAY TO ACCESS THAT, THEN YOU'RE KIND OF GOING TO BE OUT OF LUCK.

SO I'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WRITTEN COPY SOMEWHERE.

AND THEN IT SEEMS PRETTY OBVIOUS, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET THIS.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER'S INVOLVED IN YOUR PLAN ACTUALLY KNOWS THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THE PLAN AND HAVE GONE OVER ALL THIS.

AGAIN, ALL OF THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AHEAD OF TIME.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE DISASTER HAPPENS TO TRY AND FIGURE THINGS OUT THEN.

SO YOU CAN PLAN THIS OUT AND BE PREPARED.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS THERE'S PHONE CALLS AND TEXTS.

SO WE JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, IF ANYONE'S, IF ANYONE HAS TRIED TO MAKE A PHONE CALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER EARTHQUAKE, CHANCES ARE YOU'RE GETTING NOTHING BUT BUSY SIGNALS.

WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, HOWEVER, IS THAT A TEXT MESSAGE USES FAR LESS BANDWIDTH THAN THE PHONE CALL.

SO CHANCES ARE TEXT MESSAGES WILL GO THROUGH QUICKLY AND EASILY WHERE PHONE CALLS WILL NOT.

SO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S AN OPTION THAT YOU THINK OF ANOTHER THING, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF POWER OUTAGE IS YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE KIND OF VARIOUS CHARGERS BATTERY BAGS.

WE ALL USE OUR PHONES ALL DAY LONG.

SO YOUR PHONE MAY OR MAY NOT BE AT A HUNDRED PERCENT WHEN THE DISASTER HAPPENS, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WAY TO CHARGE IT AND A BACKUP WAY TO CHARGE IT.

I'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE, BUT HAVE YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS BOTH IN YOUR PHONE AND WRITTEN DOWN.

THIS IS ONE THAT YOU SOMETIMES HEAR OF, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T THINK OF, IF YOU CAN HAVE AN OUT-OF-STATE CONTACT.

THE REASON FOR THAT BEING IS THAT WITHIN OUR OWN NET LOCAL NETWORK, THE LINES MAY BE FLOODED, BUT PHONE CALLS, CELL PHONE CALLS, WE'LL STILL BE ABLE TO GO OUT.

SO IF YOU HAVE A OUT OF STATE CONTACTED EVERYONE IN YOUR COMMUNICATION PLAN KNOWS ABOUT THEY CAN ALL CALL AND CHECK IN WITH THAT PERSON AND THAT PERSON CAN RELAY INFORMATION.

SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO STAY IN CONTACT LANDLINES.

YOU HARDLY SEE THIS ANYMORE.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CORDED PHONES LIKE THAT OLD SCHOOL WENT UP IN THE TOP CORNER THERE.

IF THERE'S A POWER OUTAGE, A CORDLESS PHONE IS NOT GOING TO DO YOU ANY GOOD.

SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CORDED PHONE AND THAT'S, IF YOU STILL HAVE A LANDLINE HOOKED UP IN YOUR HOUSE, IF YOU DO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT GETTING RID OF IT BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THOSE WILL STILL WORK VERY, VERY WELL.

AND THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING NOWADAYS, IF YOU GET RID OF IT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK.

SO IF YOU HAVE ONE SERIOUSLY, THINK ABOUT KEEPING THAT.

AND THE LAST THING IS SATELLITE PHONES.

SATELLITE PHONES ARE EXCELLENT IN DISASTERS THAT YOU SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS.

SO NO DISASTER ON THE GROUND IS GOING TO AFFECT THAT AT ALL.

BUT THE ISSUE WITH IT IS, IS THAT THEY'RE, THEY CAN BE QUITE EXPENSIVE.

SOME OF THEM DO HAVE PREPAID CALLING CARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE MORE COSTLY OPTIONS AROUND.

SO THEN WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA IS IMPORTANT FOR A LOT OF THINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THAT.

BUT EMAIL FOR ONE THING WILL WORK A LOT LIKE TEXT MESSAGES.

THE BANDWIDTH IS NOT AS MUCH SO YOU CAN SEND EMAILS WHEN YOU CAN'T MAKE PHONE CALLS.

AGAIN, THIS IS ALL CONTINGENT ON POWER, STILL BEING UP, BUT, UM, EMAILS WILL BE VERY EFFICIENT VERSUS A PHONE CALL.

UM, FACEBOOK, FACEBOOK IS AN EXCELLENT, UH, WAY TO POST MESSAGES, PICTURES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

ALSO ONE THING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT FACEBOOK ACTUALLY HAS A THING CALLED FACEBOOK SAFETY CHECK.

UM, IT'S A FEATURE THAT THE FACEBOOK COMPANY ACTIVATES DURING A DISASTER AND IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY LOG IN AND CLICK THAT THEY'RE SAFE AND IT SENDS AN AUTOMATIC MESSAGE TO ALL OF THEIR FACEBOOK FRIENDS.

AGAIN, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN GO LOOK AT ANYTIME YOU WANT.

THIS ONLY HAPPENS DURING NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS.

UM, THE COMPANY WILL ACTUALLY ACTIVATE IT, BUT IT SENDS OUT A MASS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS TO LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE OKAY.

TWITTER IS A GREAT ONE.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEND SHORT MESSAGES TO WHOEVER FOLLOWS YOU WITH PICTURES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

TWITTER IS ALSO, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO FOLLOW OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

SAME THING WITH INSTAGRAM GROUP, ME AND WHATSAPP ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

THESE ARE CHAT APPS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY CHAT WITH YOUR SPECIFIC GROUP

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OF FRIENDS.

SO THIS IS A GOOD WAY FOR YOUR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO ACTUALLY HAVE MAYBE A FAMILY GROUP WHERE YOU CAN MESSAGE EACH OTHER BACK AND FORTH.

AND AGAIN, THE BANDWIDTH IS NOT GOING TO BE AS BIG AS THE CELL PHONE CALL.

SO IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH A LOT EASIER.

THERE'S ALSO A BUNCH OF OTHER DIFFERENT EMERGENCY APPS THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD.

A ONE IS FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

IT'S CALLED THE EMERGENCY APP.

YOU CAN LOOK THIS UP AND I'LL HAVE SOME INFORMATION LATER ON HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THAT APP.

THAT APP HAS A BUTTON THAT'S CALLED I'M SAFE.

AND THAT BUTTON ACTUALLY, ONCE YOU LOG IN AND CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT AND EVERYTHING, WHEN YOU HIT THE SAVE BUTTON, IT SENDS MESSAGES OUT TO EVERYBODY THROUGH ALL YOUR SOCIAL PLATFORMS. SO IT'S A GREAT WAY TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT, WE HAVE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE.

WHENEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PREPAREDNESS, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE DIFFERENT MEANS OF DOING THINGS IN CASE ONE DOESN'T WORK.

SO THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS THAT YOU CAN GET AND THEY HAVE THEIR DIFFERENT UPS AND DOWNS.

SO ONE OF THEM IS THE FAMILY RADIO SERVICE FRS.

SO IF YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR A RADIO AND YOU SEE FRS, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

IT'S BASICALLY A WALKIE TALKIE.

SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE INEXPENSIVE.

THEY'RE EASY TO BUY.

THEY'RE EASY TO PROGRAM.

THEY'RE EASY TO USE.

THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT EVEN IF IT SAYS IT HAS A 40 MILE RANGE, CHANCES ARE YOU'RE GOING TO GET THREE TO FIVE MILES RANGE AT BEST.

AND THAT'S ALL DEPENDENT ON TERRAIN BUILDINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT IS A GOOD WAY TO COMMUNICATE, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A LOT OF DISTANCE OUT OF IT.

IT ALSO DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY KIND OF LICENSE TO USE A CITIZEN'S BAND.

YOU KNOW, THE OLD THING, YOU SEE A SMOKEY IN THE BAND AND TALKING ON TRUCKERS, THINGS LIKE THAT, USUALLY MOUNTED IN CARS USUALLY HAVE BIG ANTENNAS.

THEY'RE NOT GREAT FOR HANDHELD BECAUSE THEY DO REQUIRE A LARGER ANTENNA.

AGAIN, EASY TO USE.

THEY HAVE A GREATER DISTANCE THAN A REGULAR FRS RADIO.

SO THAT'S A GOOD BENEFIT.

YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY ONLY TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE IT, UH, AND IT ALSO DOES NOT REQUIRE A LICENSE.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD OPTION.

NOW, A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT DO REQUIRE LICENSE WOULD BE A G M R S RADIO, AND SOME RADIOS THAT ARE OUT THERE HAVE ACTUALLY THE FRS AND GMRS, UH, FUNCTIONS.

SO YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM, UH, GMRS AT GENERAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE AND WHAT THIS IS, IS IT'S AN ACTUAL LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, POWERFUL SIGNAL GOING OUT.

AND A LOT OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL THESE IS THE FREQUENCY THEY USE.

SO I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO GET INTO ALL THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THAT, BUT YOU CAN DO SOME RESEARCH AND FIND THAT OUT.

UM, THIS DOES REQUIRE A LICENSE TO USE THOUGH.

SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET YOUR, UH, FCC LICENSE TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS AMATEUR RADIO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HAM RADIO.

UM, THIS USES A SERIES OF REPEATERS AND DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS, YOU CAN ACTUALLY, UH, REACH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH IT.

UM, IT DOES REQUIRE A LICENSE, LIKE I SAID, SO, UM, IT'S, IT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION.

UH, IT'S A GREAT HOBBY TO GET INTO, UM, DESPITE OR, UH, BESIDES EMERGENCIES AND HERE IN THE CITY, WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR CHART GROUP, WHICH IS OUR CHINO HILLS AMATEUR RADIO GROUP.

UM, THEY MEET MONTHLY, THEY TALK ABOUT RADIOS, THEY'LL HELP TEACH ABOUT RADIOS, EVERYTHING, UH, AND THEN THEY SERVE THE CITY DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCY TO HELP WITH OUR BACKUP COMMUNICATIONS.

SO THAT'S A GREAT CHOICE, UM, OFFICIAL EMERGENCY INFORMATION.

WE HAVE OUR WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS.

SO THAT'S IN THAT FIRST PICTURE ON THE TOP LEFT THERE.

THAT'S WHAT A WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT LOOKS LIKE.

AN AMBER ALERT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT.

UM, SOMETIMES THEY, YOU GET THEM NO MATTER WHAT OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S ACTIVATED ON YOUR PHONE TO GET IT.

UH, BUT THEY ARE TARGET LOCALLY.

UM, SO YOU CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE AT.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD INFORMATION TO GET A WAY TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DISASTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM IS THE ONE YOU SEE TESTS FOR ON YOUR TV ALL THE TIME.

AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY, UH, BROADCAST THROUGH RADIO AND TV AND IT GIVES YOU THOSE, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'LL HAVE THAT, THAT ANNOYING TONE TO GET YOUR ATTENTION AND THEN IT'LL DELIVER WHATEVER THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE IS.

UH, IT'S, IT COVERS A LITTLE BIT WIDER AREA THAN WHAT A WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT WOULD DO.

THAT'S MORE TARGETED.

UH, BUT AGAIN, ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO GET INFORMATION.

UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF NEW APPS OUT FOR YOUR PHONE, UH, TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN EARLY WARNING ABOUT EARTHQUAKES.

IT'S A MATTER OF A COUPLE SECONDS, BUT IT GIVES YOU TIME TO GET AWAY FROM WINDOWS, GET UNDER A TABLE THING LIKE THAT.

UH, THERE'S THE MIC SHAKE APP, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED OUT OF BERKELEY AND THAT'S A STATEWIDE EARTHQUAKE ALERT APP.

AND THEN THERE'S SHAKE ALERT LA, WHICH IS TARGETED MORE TOWARDS THE LA COUNTY AND LA CITY AREA.

SO, UH, AND THOSE ARE BOTH FREE TO DOWNLOAD.

UH, WE TALK ABOUT EMERGENCY RADIOS, LIKE THE TOP RIGHT PICTURE THERE.

UM, IT'LL HAVE AMFM FREQUENCIES, SO YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE NEWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT YOU ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE, UH, UH, ONE THAT HAS NOAA, WHICH IS THE, UH, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GIVE ALL THE GREAT REPORTING ON WEATHER AND EMERGENCY ALERTS WITH THE WEATHER LOCALLY.

UM, WE HAVE THINGS LIKE MESSAGE BOARDS.

UH, WE HAD

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A PICTURE OF ONE OF THOSE ON THE, ON THE VERY FIRST SLIDE.

IT'S THE BIG LIGHT BOARD YOU SEE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE STREET, THAT'LL GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT ROAD CLOSURES AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY, WE WOULD DEPLOY THOSE WITH DIFFERENT MESSAGES ABOUT MAYBE EVACUATION POINTS OR SHELTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SOME CITIES MAY HAVE, UH, OTHER SYSTEMS LIKE NIXLE OR BLACKBOARD CONNECT.

YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHATEVER CITIES YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR SYSTEM IS AND, UM, AND SIGN INTO IT.

SO IF YOU WORK IN A DIFFERENT CITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO GET ALERTS FOR THE CITY THAT YOU'RE IN AS WELL.

UH, IN CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE HAVE NOTIFY ME AND YOU CAN SIGN UP THAT THROUGH THE CITY WEBSITE.

SO IF YOU GO THROUGH THE CITY WEBSITE, THIS IS WHAT THE HOMEPAGE LOOKS LIKE.

UM, IF THERE'S ANY EMERGENCY ALERTS IN THE CITY, THAT LITTLE RED BUTTON THAT'S BEING POINTED OUT BY THE YELLOW ARROW WILL BE BLINKING.

AND IF YOU CLICK ON IT, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR EMERGENCY ALERT PAGE.

THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR NOTIFY ME RIGHT THERE IN THE TOP MIDDLE, UH, WHERE THE ARROW IS POINTING.

YOU WOULD CLICK ON NOTIFY ME.

THIS IS WHERE YOU SEE ALL YOUR ALERTS ALSO, WHERE YOU SIGN UP.

ONCE YOU CLICK ON NOTIFY ME, IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THIS PAGE.

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR ANY KIND OF NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT WHAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS SPECIFICALLY EMERGENCY ALERTS.

SO IF YOU SIGN UP THROUGH THAT, UM, YOU CAN GET EMAILS AND TEXT ALERTS FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ON ANY EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND ON ROAD CLOSURES.

LIKE WHEN WE HAVE ALL THOSE, UH, ROAD WORK BEING DONE IN CARBON CANYON.

AND THEN OF COURSE YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ALL OF THE CITY, SOCIAL MEDIA, ANYTIME WE HAVE ANY KIND OF, UH, VALUABLE OR IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING EMERGENCY INFORMATION, IT WILL GO OUT ON ALL OF THOSE PLATFORMS AS WELL AS OUR WEBSITE.

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SIGN UP ON THOSE.

SO YOU HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF ACCESSING INFORMATION FROM THE CITY.

HERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN SCREENSHOT THAT REALLY QUICK.

ALSO AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THIS WILL BE UP ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE LATER.

SO ALL THAT INFORMATION WILL BE THERE FOR YOU AT ANY TIME.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

[Introducing Community Connect – Joe DeSoto, Battalion Chief, Chino Valley Fire Department 10 minutes]

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR FANTASTIC NEW PROGRAM WITH CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT COMMUNITY CONNECTS GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME TO THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.

MY NAME IS JOE DESOTO.

I'M A BATTALION CHIEF OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, AND I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED STARTING SEPTEMBER 1ST, IT'S CALLED COMMUNITY CONNECT.

AND THIS IS AN ONLINE SELF-REPORTING PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS US TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS AND THE PROPERTY AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY POSSIBLE.

AND THE WAY WE DO THAT IS BY ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT THEY DEEM IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BEFORE AN EMERGENCY.

AND SO A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT COME UP OR WHETHER IT'S A SAFE AND SECURE, AND, UH, I COULD ASSURE YOU, UH, THIS PROGRAMMING IS BANK LEVEL ENCRYPTION AVAILABLE, AND IT'S ONLY TWO FIRST RESPONDERS.

SO THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, FIRST RESPONDERS, THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT REALLY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS.

UM, IT'S THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

AND IT'S REALLY A VERY, VERY SIMPLE, I LIKE TO SAY IT'S AS SIMPLE AS A ONE, TWO, THREE, UM, FIRST YOU NEED JUST TO CREATE ACCOUNT THE ACCOUNT IS FREE SO YOU CAN SIGN UP AND I'LL JUST BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION REGARDING HOW TO SIGN UP HERE SHORTLY IN THE PRESENTATION IN THE SECOND PART IS TO ENTER THE INFORMATION, UH, THAT YOU DEEM AS THE MOST IMPORTANT.

AND THAT COULD BE ANYTHING AS CREATIVE AS YOU WANT TO BE.

AND THERE IS SOME GUIDELINES AS WELL THAT CAN KIND OF GUIDE YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

AND THEN THE FINAL PIECE IS UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION WHEN THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME, UH, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP ARE WHAT IF SOMEBODY MOVES AND WE HAVE IT SET IN PLACE SO THAT EVERY SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR, DEPENDING ON HOW WE SET THE SET SCHEDULE, IT'LL SEND AN EMAIL TO THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED ALL THEIR INFORMATION AND REQUEST THAT THE INFORMATION IS STILL CORRECT, OR IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES.

AND IF WE DON'T GET A RESPONSE BACK THEN THAT INFORMATION WOULD JUST DEEM IT, UM, NO LONGER, NO LONGER CURRENT AND CORRECT.

SO WE MOVE ON FROM THERE, BUT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO CHANGE THINGS AS TIME COMES ON.

AND THEN REALLY THE, UM, THE MOST IMPORTANT, CRITICAL PIECE OF THAT IS THAT WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY.

AS SOON AS YOU SET UP AN ACCOUNT AND PUT IN YOUR INFORMATION AND IT'S AT THE HANDS OF THE FIREFIGHTERS, UH, WHILE WE'RE RESPONDING TO YOUR INCIDENT, UH, HOW DO YOU SIGN UP WHILE THERE'S SEVERAL WAYS OF SIGN UP? UH, MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU CREATE AN ACCOUNT, UM, AND YOU LOOK FOR THAT.

YOU LOOK FOR THAT INFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY CONNECT ON ANY OF THE FIRE DISTRICTS, WEB PAGES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.

UH, YOU COULD ALSO SCREENSHOT, I'M GONNA STEAL THAT FROM EDDIE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY CREATIVE, JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE A SNAPSHOT OF THAT QR CODE AS WELL AS THAT, UM, COMMUNITY CONNECT.IO FORWARD SLASH INFO FORGE SLASH

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CA DASH CHINO.

AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU OPEN UP THE PAGE, THIS IS A, WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE LANDING PAGE.

YOU'LL SEE, IT SAYS CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CONNECT.

IF YOU SEE IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE, THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, THERE'S ALSO A TRANSLATION BUTTON.

SO IT ALLOWS YOU TO IMPLEMENT YOUR INFORMATION.

UM, AND IT'S GOT MULTIPLE LANGUAGE THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ONTO THE PROGRAM.

AND SO YOU CAN UTILIZE THAT IF YOU'LL ALSO NOTE THE, CREATE YOUR PROFILE, THAT'S WHERE YOU KIND OF START THE PROCESS.

IT'S THE BLUE BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF THE PAGE.

AND WHEN YOU CLICK ON IT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE REGISTER SCREEN.

AND THE REGISTER SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS, AND SIMPLY YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IN YOUR EMAIL AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE A ROBUST PASSWORD.

AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO CONFIRM THAT PASSWORD AGAIN, A BANK LEVEL ENCRYPTION AVAILABLE.

SO ANY OF THAT INFORMATION, IF YOU'RE CONCERNED IS, UM, IS SAFE AND SECURE.

AND THEN WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION CAN YOU PROVIDE WHILE AGAIN, IT'S, UH, UP TO YOUR CREATIVITY.

REALLY? THERE'S A, THERE'S SEVERAL, SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS OF, UM, SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE AS FAR AS THE INFORMATION GOES ANYWHERE FROM HOUSEHOLD FUNCTIONAL NEEDS, INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PETS, YOUR PEOPLE, AND SPECIFICS ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY, ANYTHING REALLY THAT YOU THINK, UM, IS IMPORTANT.

AND FOR, UM, FOR SOME REASON I DID A LITTLE DEMONSTRATION, BUT MY DOG, MY DOG ACTUALLY IS A TYPE ONE DIABETIC.

AND SO I USE THAT AS THE EXAMPLE, UM, IF I WANTED SOMEBODY TO KNOW THAT I COULD NOTE THAT IF I HAD A DOG THAT, THAT TEND TO BITE PEOPLE ARE BARKED A LOT AND THEN MAYBE IT WAS A WAS HARMLESS.

I MEAN, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LIKE PUT THAT INFORMATION IN AS WELL.

AND THEN THE FINAL PIECE, REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE FOR US, IS IT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AS THEY'RE RESPONDING TO YOUR INCIDENT, UH, WE UTILIZE THIS DASHBOARD, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS TILES.

AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF, UH, ONE OF THE MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE SEE.

I JUST HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTED PIECE.

UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE, A QUICK WAY IN THE HOUSE IS THROUGH THE GARAGE AND THEY'VE PROVIDED A CODE FOR US.

NOW, I'VE OBVIOUSLY BLANKED OUT THE CODE FOR THIS PRESENTATION, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO ONLY.

AND THERE'S OTHER, UM, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS WELL.

IN THE FIRE SERVICE WE USE, WHAT'S CALLED PRE-PLANS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, WE HAVE PRE-PLANS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, AND THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO ACTUALLY HAVE A PREPLAN OF A RESIDENCE, WHICH IS A PRETTY AMAZING THING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

IT'S A VERY, VERY NEW CONCEPT.

UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD PRE-PLANS AROUND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

SO THIS IS A REALLY COOL THING.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S WATER SHUT OFF LOCATIONS, ELECTRIC, UM, GAS SHUTOFF, AGAIN, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.

AND SO THAT'S, I'M AGAIN, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY NOT TO SHARE, NOT ONLY TO SHARE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

UM, SO THANK YOU.

NEXT PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, EDISON, WHO IS GOING TO BE JOINING US REMOTELY.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM.

UM, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT.

THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, ESPECIALLY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HELP SERVE THE COMMUNITY A LOT BETTER.

SO THAT'S AMAZING.

UM, OUR

[Public Safety Power Shutoffs & CAISO Rolling Outages – Jennifer Menjivar-Shaw, Government Relations Manager, Southern California Edison]

UH, JENNIFER, ARE YOU WITH US? I AM.

I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME.

MY NAME IS JENNIFER SHAW WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.

I'M YOUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER COVERING THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

THANK YOU, EDDIE.

AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR INVITING ME TODAY.

UH, AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO BE THERE IN PERSON, BUT BECAUSE OF COVID, UM, THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED FOR US.

UM, SO, UH, LET'S MOVE FORWARD.

I'M GOING TO PRESENT ON OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU JUST SOME UPDATES.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER EVERY SINGLE SLIDE HERE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF SLIDES.

UM, AND SO, BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED FOR THIS YEAR AND WHAT WE'VE DONE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION ON PUBLIC SAFETY, POWER SHUT OFF.

AND THEN AT THE END, I'LL, I'LL TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, UH, THE CHILD ISO, UH, ROTATING AVERAGES THAT WE EXPERIENCED, UH, EARLY IN AUGUST.

UM, SO THE, THE SLIDE THAT'S SHOWING RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S PAGE NUMBER TWO, I'D BE REMISS NOT TO REEMPHASIZE WHAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN EMPHASIZING THIS EVENING AND THAT'S TO BE READY.

RIGHT? THIS SLIDE IS FROM CAL FIRE IS TO BE PREPARED TO GET READY, GET SET, GO HAVE A PLAN, UM, WITH ALL THESE WILDFIRES GOING ON, UH, WE JUST WANT TO BE PREPARED AND HAVE PEACE OF MIND.

NEXT SLIDE SIDE IS TALKS ABOUT OUR RESPONSE TO COVID-19.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HIGHLIGHT ON THAT AS WELL.

UH, WE ARE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICES COURSE, AND WE CONTINUE TO DELIVER SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZING, UH, CRITICAL WORK

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OUT THERE, UM, AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE REALIZED HOW, UM, IMPACTFUL, ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN EVERYBODY'S WORKING FROM HOME AND DOING SCHOOL FROM HOME, UM, HOW NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE POWER.

UM, SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE BEEN ENHANCING, UH, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, IS THE MEDICAL BASELINE AND CHAIR, UM, SITUATION WHERE MY, YOU MIGHT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, UH, QUALIFY FOR MEDICAL BASELINE OR CARE IN THE PAST.

UH, NOW WE'VE LOOSENED UP A LITTLE BIT, THE, THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THAT.

SO IF THERE'S A, A RESIDENT THAT NEEDS HELP, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID-19, UH, FINANCIAL SITUATIONS HAVE CHANGED, PLEASE GIVE US A CALL AND LET US KNOW, AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOU.

ANOTHER THING TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF FRAUDULENT CALLS GOING ON OUT THERE WHERE PEOPLE ARE CALLING OUR CUSTOMERS SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCONNECT THEM FOR NONPAYMENT.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WE'RE NOT DOING DISCONNECTIONS FOR NONPAYMENT, AND WE'RE ALSO WAVING LATE BECAUSE OF COVID.

SO JUST TO, TO EMPHASIZE ON THAT, DON'T FALL PREY TO THOSE FRAUDULENT CALLS AND THEN SOMETHING TO ADD.

UM, WE'VE BEEN INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY DONATING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS, UH, IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMICS.

AND I NEED TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT, HOW WE'VE RESPONDED TO COVID-19 BY GOING TO SC.COM/ COVID-19 NEXT SLIDE, SKIP THAT SLIDE.

YOU ALL KNOW WE'VE BEEN PLAGUED WITH WELL FIRES AND THE PROBLEM WORSENING, AND IT'S GETTING REALLY SERIOUS.

AND SO, UM, AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND OTHER UTILITIES PUT TOGETHER A WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN, WHICH, UH, UH, EXPLAIN HOW THE UTILITIES ARE MOVING FORWARD TO MITIGATE THAT RISK OF WILDFIRE.

WE DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT OUR EQUIPMENT, OUR LINES TO BE CAUSES FOR THOSE FIRES.

SO THIS IS HOW WE'RE, WE'RE IMPLEMENTING, UH, TO MITIGATE THAT RISK.

SO WHAT WE LEARNED THAT LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR, SO AS FAR AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF AGAIN, WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT IT HAS ON CUSTOMERS.

AND, UM, WE WERE WORKING ON MULTIPLE WAYS AND TO REDUCE THE, THE, THE IMPACT ON CUSTOMERS.

AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT, UM, WE NOTICED THAT LAST YEAR WE DID, IT WAS OUR FIRST YEAR TO REALLY IMPLEMENT PSPS.

AND, UM, IT, IT WORKED, WE FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.

UM, OUR TREE BRANCHES, UH, TREE BRANCHES WERE CONTACTING OUR POWER LINES THAT COULD HAVE SPARKED AN ARC OR CAUSED THE FIRE.

SO IT'S WORKING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO A PSPS EVENTS.

NOW, THE NEXT BULLET POINT TALKS ABOUT THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION TOOLS.

WE'VE BEEN, UH, HARDENING OUR GRID, UH, INSTALLING HIGH TECH TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP REDUCE THE IMPACT ON THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS.

AND, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT WE WERE DOING THIS YEAR AS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INSTALL EQUIPMENT, TO SECTIONALIZE A CIRCUIT.

SO WHEN, BEFORE WE HAD A CIRCUIT, LET'S JUST SAY IT, UM, IT CAUSED A THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ON THAT CIRCUIT TO BE SHUT OFF WITH THESE SECTIONALIZING TOOLS.

WE'RE ABLE TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON CUSTOMERS BY SECTIONALIZING MAYBE 500 OR 200, UM, THAT ARE ONLY EXPERIENCING THAT OUTAGE.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE NEW HIGH TECH TOOLS.

WE'RE INSTALLING THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND, UH, THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW HOW MANY OF THESE WE'VE BEEN INSTALLING, UH, ANOTHER, UH, BULLET POINT HERE BEFORE WE GO ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNICATIONS, WE'RE ACTIVELY PURSUING NEW PROGRAMS TO HELP CUSTOMERS.

UM, AND WE'VE BEEN IMPROVING OUR WEBSITE.

WE REALIZED LAST YEAR, OUR WEBSITE WAS TERRIBLE AND OUR MAPS WERE TERRIBLE AS WELL.

UM, SO WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK TO HELP IMPROVE, UM, THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WE CAN HOLD ON THESE WEBSITES.

AND HOPEFULLY, UH, WE, THAT SITUATION WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

UM, WE'VE ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING THEM BE PREPARED FOR THESE TYPES OF EVENTS AND HELPING US TO OUR VULNERABLE CUSTOMERS.

WE'RE BOLSTERING OUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

THE NEXT SLIDE, I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER, YOU GUYS KNOW THE SCIENCE BEHIND THESE, UM, UH, THIS TOOL THAT WE HAVE ON PFPS.

SO LET'S SKIP THAT SLIDE.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE TALKS ABOUT THE THREE AREAS WHERE WE'RE FOCUSING ON, ON OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN, AND THAT'S HARDENING THE ELECTRICAL GRID.

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AND ENHANCING OPERATIONAL PRACTICES TO HELP MITIGATE FOR FIRE RISK.

SO HERE'S WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

UM, WE'LL, WE'VE INSTALLED WELFARE CAMERAS, 161 OF THEM, UH, THROUGHOUT OUR HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS.

UH, 850 PLUS WEATHER STATIONS HAVE BEEN, UH, WILL BE INSTALLED BY THIS YEAR.

UM, IF YOU'VE NOTICED, UH, INCREASED AMOUNT OF HELICOPTER DRONES AROUND OUR HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS, WE'RE DOING INSPECTIONS, UH, JUST TO MAKE SURE EQUIPMENT IS UP TO PAR, UH, WE'VE INSULATED, UH, WIRES OR COVERED CONDUCTORS THAT 50 MILES AND HAVE BEEN INSTALLED 1200 MORE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AND WHAT THAT COVER CONDUCTOR WILL DO IS HELP MINIMIZE THE RISK OF LINES, GETTING HIT BY A TREE AND THEN SPARKING AN ARC OR, UM, UH, CAUSING A FIRE.

SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR MITIGATION PLAN, AND WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

UH, THE NEXT BOX TALKS ABOUT OUR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM.

WE HAVE OVER 500 PLUS QUALIFIED RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE ON CALL 24 SEVEN FOR ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY.

UM, AND THEN OUR PROTECTIVE DEVICES.

THAT'S WHAT I TALKED ABOUT.

SECTIONALIZING A CIRCUIT WE'VE INSTALLED OVER 12,000 PLUS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT NEXT STAGE UNDER BRANDING.

YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THAT IS, UM, WHEREVER AND IN A HIGH FIRE RISK AREA.

IF IT'S FEASIBLE TO DO SOME UNDERGROUNDING OF THE LINES, WE WILL DO THAT.

WE CAN SKIP THROUGH THAT ONE.

UH, THAT'S WHY, UH, WEATHER MODELING, THAT'S THE NEW STATE OF THE ART SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE THAT WILL HELP US TO, UH, FORECAST WEATHER DOWN TO LESS THAN TWO MILES.

SO HELPING US TO MAKE THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO, UH, ENACT THAT PSPS, UH, EVENT OR NOT.

AND WE HAVE 24 SEVEN MONITORING OF OUR OWN METEOROLOGISTS, AND THEY HELP US DECIDE ON A PS PSPS FOR THAT NEXT SLIDE MANAGEMENT.

I WON'T GO OVER ALL THE SLIDES, BUT YOU'VE SEEN THE INCREASED, INCREASED AMOUNT OF, OF, UH, VEGETATION PROOF, UH, OUT THERE, UH, PROVING THAT THE TREES HELPING US CLEAR THOSE LINES, WHEREVER THERE'S A TREE THAT MIGHT BE TOO CLOSE TO OUR LINES.

UH, WE'RE MAKING SURE TO MITIGATE FOR THAT.

SO YOU'VE SEEN AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF THAT AS WELL IN OUR HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS, POWER SHUT OFF.

THIS IS A, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, UH, IS THE DE ENERGIZING OF POWER LINES TO PREVENT A FIRE, RIGHT? AND WE USE THIS DURING ELEVATED FIRE CONDITIONS.

SO WITH JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A RED FLAG WARNING, DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO SHUT OFF THE TOWER.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

THESE ARE THE DECISION POINTS JUST TO REITERATE, UH, THE DECISION POINTS ARE NOT LIMITED TO THIS.

THERE'S A LOT OF THE FACTS THAT GO INTO THIS, BUT WE LOOK AT RED FLAG WARNINGS.

WE LOOK AT OUR OWN UROLOGISTS FORECAST WITH WHETHER THEY'RE FORECASTING, STRONG WIND CONDITIONS IN THAT SERVICE AREA.

OUR OWN FIRE SCIENCE HAS WE'LL LOOK AND ASSESS TO SEE IF THERE'S FIRE POTENTIAL WEATHER AND FIELDS.

AND WE'LL ALSO SEND OUT PROOF TO GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT REAL TIME OBSERVATIONS, WHETHER THERE'S HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE FIELD, AND THEY WILL FEED THAT INFORMATION TO US AS WELL.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE KEEP IN CONTACT WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS.

UM, AND WE LISTEN TO SEE IF, IF THERE'S IMPACT TO DE ENERGIZING THOSE CIRCUITS AND THAT BUILDS INTO OUR DECISION PROCESSES AS WELL.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WEATHER CAN CHANGE WITHIN SECONDS OR MINUTES, AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO, UH, NOTIFY CUSTOMERS.

SO THIS SLIDE TALKS ABOUT THE IDEAL TIMELINES AND THERE'S THREE NEW NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED FOR THIS YEAR.

THE LEFT SIDE IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

OF COURSE, THIS IS IF, IF, IF WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND THERE'S THE IDEAL TIMELINE, THIS IS WHAT WE STRIVE FOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS.

UH, FOUR TO SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL OF A PSPS EVENT.

THREE DAYS AHEAD, WE ARE SETTING UP OUR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM IT'S ACTIVATED AND READY TO GO.

WE ARE NOTIFYING OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY OFFICIALS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE PROVIDERS AS WELL.

TWO DAYS AHEAD.

THAT'S WHEN THE NOTIFICATION GOES OUT TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

AND THEN ONE DAY AHEAD, THERE'S AN UPDATE GIVEN ONE TO FOUR HOURS BEFORE SHUTDOWN, WE ALSO COMMUNICATE.

AND THEN THE THREE NEW NOTIFICATIONS ARE WHEN THE POWER'S BEING SHUT OFF.

AND THEN WHEN WE'RE GETTING READY TO REENERGIZE AND THAT WHEN WE'RE, WHEN WE HAVE THE POWER RESTORED AGAIN, THIS IS IF ALL THINGS GO WELL AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO NOTIFY A PARSE,

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AND SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE PATIENTS AND, AND THIS IS WHAT WE STRIVE FOR IS THIS IS THE IDEAL TIMELINE.

SO LIKE I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE OUR WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE A DEDICATED PAGE ON PFPS.

WE HAVE FIRE WEATHER AND PFCS INFORMATION ON THERE.

WE'VE INCREASED CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE WEBSITE VISITS.

UH, WE'VE IMPROVED OUR MAPS, UH, AND NOTIFICATIONS REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'VE ADDED NEXT DOOR TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WHERE WE CAN NOTIFY OUR CUSTOMERS.

UM, AND IN THOSE LOCAL AREAS WHERE WE'RE ACTIVATING APS, YES, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE, UM, OUR CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM AND OUR, UH, VEHICLES AND RESOURCE CENTERS.

WE'VE PARTNERED UP WITH CITIES WHEN WE HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF, THEN WE WILL DEPLOY, UH, COMMUNITY CREW VEHICLES TO HAVE INCLUDE WATER.

I THINK IT, SOLAR POWER CHARGERS, UM, ONSITE PHONE CHARGING AS WELL.

AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO OUR, OUR TOYS OUT THERE WITH INFORMATION ON PFPS AND, UM, AND OTHER RESOURCES AS WELL.

SO THAT INFORMATION OF WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOCATED AND ACTIVATE DURING A PSPS EVENT IS ON OUR WEBSITE.

YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT, UH, WHEN THERE IS A PSPS OR THAT REBATES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE, UH, WE HEARD, UH, OUR CUSTOMERS LAST YEAR.

THIS IS WHAT THE NEED WAS.

AND SO WE IMPLEMENTED THESE NEW REBATES AND PROGRAMS. WE HAVE RELEASED FOR HOME HOME ENERGY STORAGE.

WE HAVE A $50 REBATE, OUR SMALL CLIENTS AND DEVICE BATTERY BACKUP, UH, THREE TO $500 GENERATOR REBATES, WELL WATER DEPENDENT CUSTOMERS.

AND THEN, UH, FOR INCOME QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS, WE HAVE A FULLY SUBSIDIZED CRITICAL CARE CUSTOMER BATTERY BACKUP.

NEXT SLIDE, I'LL GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES IS JUST HOW WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, BECAUSE OF KOBE, WE AREN'T ABLE TO DO IN PERSON COMMUNITY MEETINGS, BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING THEM ONLINE VIRTUALLY WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT ON THOSE, UH, THOSE, UH, MEETINGS.

AND, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THOSE AS, AS COVID PERSIST.

NEXT SLIDE AGAIN, TALKS ABOUT REACHING OUT TO OUR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.

AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY IS PARTNERING UP WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

UH, NEXT YEAR.

THE NEXT ONE IS REALLY, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR, OUR A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN GIVE US FEEDBACK SE.COM/WILDFIRE OR EMAIL ADDRESS OR SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES AND OUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT NUMBER.

IF YOU HAVEN'T UPDATED YOUR INFORMATION YET WITH US, PLEASE DO.

SO YOU MIGHT HAVE A NEW CELL PHONE NUMBER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

PLEASE DO THAT.

THAT IS THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.

AND YOU LET US KNOW HOW YOU WANT US TO COMMUNICATE THESE TYPES OF INFORMATION.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IF YOU'RE ON A PMPM CIRCUIT, YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

UM, AND THAT'S A GREAT TOOL TO USE, UH, TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION.

AND AGAIN, IF A MEDICAL BASELINE, IF YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT YOU, UH, IN ORDER TO, TO, UH, SURVIVE, UH, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR MEDICAL BASELINE, LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE A CRITICAL CARE CUSTOMER, AND THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE YOU ON OUR SYSTEM AT THAT.

UM, AND AGAIN, CHECK OUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND REBATES, UM, AT OUR WEBSITE DOT COM SLASH WILDFIRE.

UM, AND THEN LASTLY, PLEASE BE PREPARED AGAIN, HAVE A SAFETY PLAN, PREPAREDNESS PLAN.

AND THERE'S ALSO A PAGE THERE ON A POWER OUTAGE CHIPS.

QUESTS ALERTS WHEN WE'VE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, HIGH TEMPERATURES, BUT, UH, REALLY THAT, UH, THAT MONTH OF AUGUST, THAT WEEK WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT.

SO THAT, UH, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, THERE'S A SLIDE THERE OF USEFUL INFORMATION, THOSE WEBSITES, WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE, MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT.

UM, AND NOW I WANT TO JUST QUICKLY COVER THE CAL ISO EVENT.

WHAT IN THE WORLD, RIGHT? THIS WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO BACK IN AUGUST, UM, THE CAL ISO.

SO THE KELLOGG'S.

SO FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW IF THE CHILD FOR INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR IS MANAGES THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL GRID AND THE ENERGY MARKETS FOR 80% OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, UH, WE F FTE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.

WE DEPEND ON CAROLINA.

SO TO ENSURE RELIABLE ENERGY AND THE MOST OF THE ENERGY WE USE COMES THROUGH TELL ISO.

SO BEFORE, UH, LIPSEY BACK IN 2001 WAS THE LAST TIME WE EVER HAD A ROTATING OUTAGE.

UH, BETWEEN THAT TIME WE HAD SEVERAL

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AND SO THE PAL, I FEEL CALLS UPON THE UTILITIES TO REDUCE LOW.

AND SO WHAT WE DO FIRST, THEY CALL THE DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM.

AND THAT IS LIKE YOUR SUMMER DISCOUNT PROGRAM.

IF YOU HAVE A, IF YOU'RE A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER AND YOU'D HAVE THAT PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN CYCLE OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING, AND IN TURN, WE GIVE YOU AN INCENTIVE FOR THAT.

SO THOSE ARE, THAT'S THE TYPE OF DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM.

SO THE CAL ISO TOLD US TO REDUCE LOAD THROUGH DEMAND RESPONSE.

AND SO WE DID THAT AND IN AUGUST, AUGUST 14TH, UH, THAT, THAT WASN'T ENOUGH.

I MEAN, THERE, THERE WAS BREAKFAST BREAKING HATE AND THEY NEEDED MORE.

SO WE NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THAT ON WHEN THEY CALL A STAGE THREE THAT'S WHEN WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT, UH, THE ROTATING OUTAGES.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED BACK IN AUGUST 14TH, IT WAS TOUGH.

AND WE REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR CUSTOMERS FOR REALLY STEPPING UP WHEN WE HAD TO CALL DEMAND RESPONSE AND TO REDUCE, YOU KNOW, TO FLEX YOUR POWER AND ALL OF THAT, THEY REALLY STEPPED UP AND, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE MORE, UH, ROTATING OUTAGES, UH, AFTER THAT.

SO THAT WAS GREAT.

CAUSE THEY WERE REALLY THINKING THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE MORE ROTATING OUTAGES.

SO ANYWAY, THAT IS AN UPDATE ON THE TIMELINE.

SO, AND, UM, THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU.

UH, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE ON GENERATORS, UH, WHICH IS GOING TO HELP YOU THROUGH THESE POWER OUTAGES AND EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JENNIFER.

UH, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THIS EXTREME HEAT AND WILDFIRES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, UM, S E HAS DEFINITELY BEEN ON PEOPLE'S MINDS THOUGH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE WITH US AND TALK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO STAY TILL THE END FOR A QUESTION AND ANSWER PORTION? I HAVE A HARD BED AT EIGHT 30, SO HAVE MY KIDS KNOCKING DOWN THE DOOR.

THEY WANT TO GO TO SLEEP.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE HERE TILL EIGHT 30.

SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JENNIFER.

[Generators: How to Choose – Rod Hill, Assistant City Manager, City of Chino Hills 8 minutes]

SO THIS WILL BE BY CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING OUR 2020 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP.

MY NAME IS ROD HILL AND THIS EVENING, AND I'LL BE PROVIDING YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON PORTABLE GENERATORS.

OUR, OUR PRESENTATION WILL TOUCH ON SEVERAL KEY AREAS RELATED TO GENERATORS, WHICH INCLUDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF GENERATORS.

KEY CONSUMER CONSIDERATIONS WHEN PURCHASED PURCHASING A GENERATOR, THE SIMPLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INVERTER AND CONVENTIONAL GENERATORS, COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF GENERATORS BY SIZE, HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR WATTAGE REQUIREMENTS.

AND FINALLY, WE'LL HIGHLIGHT SOME IMPORTANT SAFETY TIPS.

PORTABLE GENERATORS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR FOR THE HOMEOWNER IN RECENT YEARS BECAUSE OF THEIR MODERATE PRICING, ALONG WITH BEING EASY TO OPERATE TRANSPORT AND STORE PORTABLE GENERATORS COMING IN A WIDE RANGE OF OUR POWER OPTIONS, WHICH PROVIDE THE CONSUMERS A VARIETY OF CHOICES WHEN DETERMINING THE GENERATOR THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS.

PORTABLE GENERATORS USE STANDARD AND EASY TO FIND FUELS.

YOU COME IN A VARIETY OF SIZES.

SOME HAVE EASY TO CARRY HANDLES WHILE OTHERS USE WHEELED OPTIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PORTABLE GENERATORS HAVE FREQUENTLY BEEN PURCHASED AS BACKUP POWER SOURCES TO BE USED IN THE EVENT OF UNPLANNED POWER OUTAGES WERE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY IN RECENT YEARS, WE'VE SEEN EVENTS OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PRIMARILY DUE TO ENERGY DEMANDS, SUCCEEDING SYSTEM CAPACITY AND WILDFIRE THREATS.

IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, POWER OUTAGES ARE COMMONLY DUE TO WEATHER EMERGENCIES, SUCH AS ICE STORMS AND HURRICANES, AND FINALLY CAMPING AFTER ACTIVITIES ARE ANOTHER COMMON USE FOR PORTABLE GENERATORS.

AS CONSUMERS ARE CONSIDERING A GENERATOR PURCHASE, THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY WHAT APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT WOULD BE CRITICAL TO THEIR HOUSEHOLD AND POWER OUTAGE.

THIS MAY INCLUDE THINGS LIKE REFRIGERATORS, CELL PHONE CHARGERS, LIGHTS, HEATERS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES.

A GOOD RULE TO REMEMBER IS A GENERATOR CAPACITY SHOULD EXCEED YOUR IDENTIFIED NEEDS BY APPROXIMATELY 50%.

ONCE THE POWER NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED, A CONSUMER CAN DECIDE ON THE TYPE OF JENNER THAT GENERATOR, THE BEST NEEDS ARE MEET BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF STANDARD GENERATORS AND THEY INCLUDE INVERTER AND CONVENTIONAL MODELS.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE MODELS WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

FINALLY, THE PURCHASERS SHOULD DETERMINE THEIR FUEL CHOICES AND THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO ALL SOURCES.

MANY CONSUMERS ARE MOVING TOWARDS DUAL FUEL OPTIONS THAT ALLOW THE GENEROUS DROPPING THEM BOTH GAS AND PROPANE.

AND THESE ARE AVAILABLE AT YOUR COMMON HARDWARE STORES AND BIG BOX RETAILERS.

THIS SITE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE SOME BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING WATTAGE REQUIREMENTS OF COMMON HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES.

A SIMPLE EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR POWER NEEDS IS PROVIDED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE AND RED AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CALCULATION.

AN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY 1200 WATTS.

A FLAT SCREEN TV WOULD REQUIRE 120 WATTS AND FIVE LED BULBS WOULD REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED WATTS BASED ON THIS CALCULATION, THE COMBINED WATERS REQUIREMENT FOR THESE ITEMS WOULD BE 1,420 WATTS REMEMBERING THAT YOU

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SHOULD EXCEED YOUR, YOUR WATERSHED NEEDS BY PROSPIE 50% TO PURCHASE A GENERATOR TO MEET THIS NEEDS WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE A GENERATOR IN EXCESS OF 2000 WATTS.

WE'LL MOVE INTO THE INVERTER AND GENERATOR DISCUSSION INVERTER AND CONVENTIONAL GENERATOR DISCUSSION.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, THE MAJORITY OF PORTABLE GENERATORS ARE CLASSIFIED AS EITHER INVERTER OR CONVENTIONAL GENERATORS.

THE KEY DIFFERENCES INVERTER GENERATOR GENERATOR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A STABLE ELECTRONICAL, ELECTRICAL SOUND WAVE, OR A SINE WAVE THAT MAKES THESE TYPES OF GENERATORS UNIQUELY SAFE FOR SENSITIVE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT UTILIZE COMPUTER PROCESSORS, INVERTOR GENERATORS ARE ALSO COMMONLY SMALLER AND LIGHTER THAN CONVENTIONAL GENERATORS.

THEY ARE MORE FUEL EFFICIENT, AND THEY'RE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR SMALLER SHORT TERM NEEDS.

THE INVERTER TECHNOLOGY IS MOST FREQUENTLY FOUND IN GENERATORS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 WATTS.

LASTLY, INVERTER GENERATORS ARE GENERALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN CONVENTIONAL GENERATORS THOUGH ON A COST PER WATT BASIS, DO THEIR ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

NEXT SLIDE, BRANDON, THANK YOU.

CONVENTIONAL GENERATORS ARE AVAILABLE IN HIGHER WATTAGE OPTIONS.

THEY'RE FREQUENTLY CONSTRUCTED OF A STRONG STEEL CAGE.

THEY PROVIDE A LARGER FUEL CAPACITY FOR LONGER RUN TIMES.

THEY PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT LONGTERM BACKUP POWER SOURCE, BUT THE POSSIBLE DOWNSIDES OF CONVENTIONAL GENERATORS IS THAT THEY ARE LARGER, LOUDER, AND HEAVIER THAN THEIR INVERTER COUNTERPARTS.

THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES WE'LL TOUCH ON INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIFIC, AS SPECIFIC TO THE DIFFERENT SIZES OF PORTABLE GENERATORS.

SMALL GENERATORS ARE AVAILABLE AND OPTIONS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 2,500 WATTS.

THEY ARE USUALLY AN INVERTER GENERATOR PROVIDING CLEAN POWER TO SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT.

THEY'RE LIGHTER AND EASIER TRANSPORT.

THEY DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE ELECTRICAL START OR POWER OR WHEEL OPTIONS, AND THEY REQUIRE EXTENSION CORDS TO CONNECT APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT.

MEDIUM GENERATORS ARE GENERALLY FALL WITHIN THREE TO 4,000 WATTAGE RANGE.

THEY FREQUENTLY USE INVERTER TECHNOLOGY.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FAIR NUMBER OF CONVENTIONAL MODELS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THESE, UM, SAME WATTAGE RANGES, MANY MODELS OFFER BOTH ELECTRIC START AND WHEEL OPTIONS FOR EASY OPERATION AND TRANSPORT.

THESE MODELS HAVE CAPACITY TO POWER, A VARIETY OF APPLIANCES, INCLUDING SMALL PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONERS.

AND THE GENERATORS IN THIS CATEGORY GENERALLY ALSO USE EXTENSION CORDS TO CONNECT TO APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT.

AND THE THIRD AND LAST SIZE CATEGORY OF THE LARGE GENERATORS THAT TYPICALLY ARE IN EXCESS OF 4,500 WATTS.

THESE GENERATORS ARE USUALLY TYPE GENERATORS.

THEY, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE USUALLY A RUGGED DESIGN WITH WHEELS AND THESE LARGE GENERATORS HAVE THE ABILITY TO SOMETIMES DIRECTLY CONNECT TO A HOUSE THROUGH AN APPROVED AND PERMITTED TRANSFER SWITCH CONNECTION IN OUR LAST SLIDE TONIGHT, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION IS THAT WE, UH, WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO SKIP ON SAFETY AND WE WANTED TO PROVIDE A FEW SAFETY TIPS.

IS THERE INHERENT DANGERS RELATED TO PORTABLE GENERATOR USAGE? WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW THE OPERATOR AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OPERATE ALL PORTABLE GENERATORS OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM STRUCTURES.

PORTABLE GENERATORS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF HAZARDS, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL SHOCK, CARBON MONOXIDE, POISONING, BURNS AND FIRE.

WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO UTILIZE HEAVY OUTDOOR EXTENSION CORDS WHENEVER USING GENERATOR NEVER ATTEMPT TO DIRECTLY POWER YOUR HOUSE WITH A PORTABLE GENERATOR, UNLESS YOU HAVE A PERMITTED TRANSFER SWITCH DESIGNED FOR YOUR GENERATOR INSTALLED.

AND REMEMBER TO TEST YOUR GENERATOR ON A REGULAR BASIS AND PERIODIC PERIODICALLY REPLACE YOUR FUEL AS A FUNERAL FUELS DETERIORATE OVER TIME.

AND IT CAN CAUSE YOU PROBLEMS WHEN YOU NEED TO USE YOUR GENERATOR.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE OVERALL PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROD, SKIP THE HEAD THERE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UH, SO JUST A REMINDER, WE WILL BE TAKING QUESTIONS AT THE END OF ALL THE PRESENTATIONS.

UM, I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF GREAT INFO SO FAR.

YOU MAY BE GETTING OVERWHELMED WITH ALL THE INFORMATION, BUT LIKE I SAID, THIS IS ALL BEING RECORDED SO YOU CAN WATCH IT ALL AGAIN, AND IT WILL BE POSTED ONLINE BY TOMORROW.

SO YOU CAN BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THESE, UH, POWERPOINTS ONCE AGAIN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOK INTO SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT FOR YOU.

UM, I ALSO WANNA REMIND YOU THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, WHICH IS WHY WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP DURING THIS MONTH.

UM, SO HOPEFULLY, UH, THIS REALLY IS MAKING YOU THINK ABOUT GETTING MORE PREPARED AND YOU'LL TAKE SOME OF THIS TO HEART.

OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE FROM OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS.

[Wildfire Evacuation: Carbon Canyon – Laura Addy, Sergeant, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department/Chino Hills Police Department 10 minutes]

GOOD EVENING, SERGEANT LAURA ADDY HERE FROM THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME WITH YOU.

UM, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, UH, THE FIRST BEING THE SAFE RETURN PROGRAM, AND THEN TALKING ABOUT CARBON CANYON EVACUATION ROUTES.

SO THE SAFE RETURN PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT THE SHERIFF'S

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DEPARTMENT CAME UP WITH IN 2016 AND THE SAFE RETURN PROGRAM DEALS WITH, UH, MOSTLY FAMILY AND PERSONAL EMERGENCIES, WHICH OFTENTIMES BECOME A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY.

SO SAFE RETURN DEALS WITH, UH, TRYING TO ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO SAFELY RETURN PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK HOME WHEN THEY LEAVE UNINTENDED.

UM, OF COURSE, WHEN SOMEBODY LEAVES HOME AND THEY HAVE ALL TIMERS, IF THEY HAVE AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, DEMENTIA DOWN SYNDROME, OR ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTAL OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, UM, IT'S ALWAYS PANIC, INDUCING, AND VERY QUICKLY IT BECOMES A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY TO LOCATE THIS PERSON AND RETURN THEM SAFELY HOME.

LYDIA.

SHE SAYS, AND SHE CALCULATES AND SHE'LL WATCH HER.

SHE'S SMART.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT KIDS WITH AUTISM.

THEY DON'T NECESSARILY EXPRESS THEMSELVES, BUT THEY'RE SMART.

SO ALL IT TAKES IS JUST A BRIEF SECOND.

YOU FORGET TO LOCK THE DOOR INSIDE OR SOMEBODY, THERE YOU GO.

WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SAME TIME PROGRAM ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE SECOND DAY MOVED, UM, THE DOORS WERE OPEN AND CLOSED, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE MY SAFEGUARDS THE TIME WASN'T ON THE DOOR.

UM, AND I HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M HACKING TURN AROUND SOMEBODY GETTING A VISUAL ON, UM, NOBODY CAN FIND HER.

SO WE ALL, EVERYBODY, THE KIDS OUT FROM GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, NOBODY CAN FIND HER.

UM, MY HUSBAND, UM, BRIAN LYONS, SOME BICYCLIST WHO SAYS, OH, YOU'RE THE PINBOARD LITTLE GIRL.

SHE'S ALL THE WAY ON CHURCH.

THE POLICE IS OUT THERE FOR THEM.

SO WE GET THERE AS FAST AS WE CAN.

SHE, IS THERE A NEIGHBOR OR A LADY WHO LIVED ON THE STREET, SAW HER ALL THE POLICE AND SHE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, SCREAMING HER HEAD OFF.

AND, UM, THERE WAS ABOUT FOUR OFFICES THERE, YOU KNOW, SURROUNDING HER.

UM, AND, UH, WHEN WE FINALLY GOT DONE EXPLAINING TO THEM, CAUSE ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS WAS WHAT IS SHE HONEST, WHICH ALL THE TIME WITH THIS, WHEN SHE HAS AUTISM.

AND, UM, SHE'S JUST SCREAMING BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT ASK HER QUESTIONS AND THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON.

SO ONE OF THE, UM, THE, THE, UM, YOU KNOW, SHE EXPLAINED THE PROGRAM TO ME AND SAID THAT THEY THERE'S A, I GUESS, AN OVERLY DONE THAT THEY, UH, THEY WATCHED THAT THEY HAD ASSIGNED A BOARD AND SHE JUST ENCOURAGED ME TO DO THAT.

SO AFTER EVERYTHING SETTLED DOWN, GOT BACK HOME, I DID IT, I WENT TO THE WEBSITE WAS VERY EASY TO DO.

I DID, I DID IT STRAIGHT FROM MY IPHONE AND I, UM, I, IN FACT, I DIDN'T, I WASN'T EVEN SURE THAT IT EVEN TOOK BECAUSE IT WAS SO EASY.

IT WAS, UM, FEW WORDS ABOUT HER, ABOUT US, UH, PICTURES.

THEY TOLD US SOME LITTLE PICTURES I DID READ.

UM, AND THEN IT WAS DONE LIKE ANY THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU, YOU SIGNED UP, BUT LIBBY WANDERED AWAY AGAIN.

AND THAT WAS AFTER SHE DECIDED FOR SEEING RETURN.

AND AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, SHE WAS A, A DEPUTY, I GUESS, I DON'T KNOW SOMEONE TO CALL A DEPUTY FOUNDER ABOUT A LOT OF WOMEN, A HOUSE.

AND HE WAS ABLE TO USE THE SAVE RETURN DATABASE AND FOUND OUT INSTANTLY WHO SHE BELONGED TO.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M ACTUALLY IN BED WATCHING MY TV.

I WANT TO SAY IT WHEN WE GOT THE CALL, IT WAS CLOSE TO NINE O'CLOCK.

UM, IT WAS FROM THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND OUR FIRST QUESTION WAS, DO YOU KNOW, LYDIA AGGRESSIVE JUMPED UP OUT OF BED AND RAN TO HER ROOM.

AND THEY SAID, WE HAVE HER HERE.

AND SO I MET BRIAN AND I SAT DOWN, LYDIA HAD OUT AND CHECKED THE DOOR, DOORS WERE STILL LOCKED.

EVERYTHING WAS LIKE EVERYTHING IN PLACE.

WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW SHE GOT OUT, WENT TO THE WINDOW SCREEN WITHOUT

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SHE WENT THROUGH THE WINDOW.

UM, SO THEY, UM, SHE TELLS US ALL AND SHE'S HERE.

SHE'S OKAY.

I'M PICKING HER UP.

SO WE GOT OUT, WE DROVE DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO US, NO SACRED TIME WITH A GUY SAID, UH, PARENTS LIKE US KIDS AS SPECIAL NEEDS.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ADDED PROTECTION FOR US.

AND WE KNEW A LOT OF THESE KIDS, THEY CAN'T ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.

THEY MAY HAVE COMMUNICATION ISSUES.

AND TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A PROGRAM OUT THERE WHERE THE INCIDENT WE IDENTIFIED AND REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES IS JUST, UH, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.

AND HAVING THAT INFORMATION IN THAT DATABASE, WE KNOW THAT IT'S SECURE.

UM, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE OFFICERS OUT THERE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT TRYING TO HELP.

UM, AND I WOULD SAY THAT IF ANYBODY, WHETHER IT BE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF YOUR PARENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, OR MAYBE YOU HAVE AN ELDERLY ADULT, UH, IT HAS, UH, IT HAS A PROPENSITY TO WANT TO ROB.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN.

IT WAS SUPER EASY TO SIGN UP.

IT'S FREE, YOU KNOW, AND HE HAD, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST ADDED PEACE OF MIND.

YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE ARE VERY, VERY THANKFUL BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN.

YOU DON'T WANT HER OWN DAUGHTER WATCH THEM 24 SEVEN.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

IT JUST TAKES A SECOND JUST TO USE THE BATHROOM TO GO ANSWER THE PHONE.

ANYTHING, A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONE.

IT'S JUST GREAT TO HAVE THAT EXTRA LAYER, JUST TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY ELSE OUT THERE THAT IS GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOUR KID IS AS WELL AS YOU WOULD.

SO PLEASE, ANYBODY OUT THERE PLEASE SIGN THEM UP.

IT'S EASY TO DO IT.

GLAD YOU DID.

SO, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE A LOT OF ELDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, YOUTH AND JUST ADULT AGED PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTAL INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AT TIMES OF THE ESSENCE, OFTENTIMES PEOPLE WILL LEAVE THE HOME AND THEY'LL LEAVE ON FOOT.

UH, THEY'LL LEAVE WITHOUT A CELL PHONE WITHOUT A WALLET, UH, LIMITED ABILITY TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES.

AND THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO SEARCH FOR THEM IN A TWOFOLD WAY.

SOMETIMES WE COME UPON PEOPLE WHO APPEAR TO BE LOST, UM, MUCH LIKE WHEN LYDIA WAS FOUND IN THE STREET AND IT ENABLES US TO SEARCH THAT DATABASE AND REVERSE LOCATE THEM AND THEN LOCATE THEIR FAMILY SOMETIMES OFTENTIMES BEFORE THE FAMILY REALIZES THE INDIVIDUAL'S LEFT.

UM, AND THEN ON THE FLIP SIDE, IF THEY LEAVE THE HOME AND THEY CALL TO REPORT IT TO US, WE'RE ABLE TO ACCESS THE DATABASE QUICKLY AND GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO OTHER RESPONDING AND LOCAL AGENCIES IN THE AREA TO MAKE OUR SEARCH EVEN BROADER.

SO THE SAFE RETURN PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY.

UM, AND IT, IT GIVES US THE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION, A DETAILED PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION, THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS, A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INDIVIDUAL, UM, KNOWN ROUTINES AND FAVORITE ATTRACTIONS OR PLACES THAT THEY'RE LIKELY TO HEAD AND, UM, SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL.

VERY EASY TO ENROLL.

YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, THERE'S STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS.

UH, WE DO ASK THAT YOU HAVE A CURRENT OR UPDATED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AT LEAST ONE, UH, IT HAS TO CONTAIN JUST THE SINGLE PERSON.

IT CAN NOT BE DARK.

IT HAS TO HAVE GOOD LIGHTING AND COLOR, AND IT CANNOT BE TURNED OR ROTATED SIDEWAYS.

THIS IS THE LINK HERE AT THE BOTTOM.

UH, YOU CAN SCREENSHOT IT OR YOU CAN JUST GO TO THE SAN MARINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AND CLICK ON PROGRAMS AND IT'S THERE UNDER SAFE RETURN.

UM, THE NEXT TOPIC WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS GOING TO BE CARBON CANYON, FIRE EVACUATION ROUTES.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CANYON, THIS IS, UH, AN COMMUTE THROUGH THE CANYON.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THERE, A LOT OF TRAFFIC, UM, IN THE EVENT OF A WILDFIRE, WHAT ARE THE EVACUATION ROUTES? IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE AT FIRST AND FOREMOST.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT IF THERE IS A FIRE IN CARBON CANYON, THE FIRST THING THAT THE POLICE DO IS WE GET SET UP A UNIFIED COMMAND WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH CHINO VALLEY FIRE TO SET UP THE BEST EVACUATION ROUTES AND TO PRIORITIZE THOSE THERE'S FOUR EVACUATION ROUTES OUT OF CARBON CANYON, UH, THERE'S CARBON CANYON GOING INTO BRIA.

AND THEN THERE'S CARBON CANYON COMING OUT INTO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, UM, GOING EAST AND WEST OUT OF THE CANYON.

THERE'S GOING TO BE CANON LANE THAT GOES OUT INTO EUCALYPTUS AND THEN VALLEY SPRINGS ROAD COMES OUT INTO BOLANO.

AND THAT TURNS

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INTO WOODVIEW.

WE HAVE A PIER, THIS IS GOING TO BE A CANON LANE COMING OUT OF CARBON CANYON.

UM, KEN AND LYNN CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED THROUGH CANYON HILLS THAT HOOKS UP TO HIGHLAND PASS.

AND THIS MAP SHOWS YOU A COUPLE OF POINTS WHERE WE HAVE A FIRE ACCESS GATE HERE OFF OF CANON LANE, GOING UP TO EUCALYPTUS, WHICH IS ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

AND THEN THESE COMMUNITY ACCESS GATES THAT ARE POINTED OUT HERE ARE INTERNAL GATES THAT ARE SET UP, UM, IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

THIS IS THE EVACUATION ROUTE COMING OUT ON VALLEY SPRINGS FROM THE CANYON.

IF YOU WERE TO GO UP VALLEY SPRINGS, YOU WOULD COME TO A FIRE ACCESS GATE INSTEAD OF TO, AND THOSE WOULD TAKE YOU OUT INTO THE VELANO HOUSING AREA.

AND EVENTUALLY YOU WOULD END UP ON WHAT HAVE YOU WROTE BOTH OF THE ROUTES INSIDE OF CARBON CANYON CANNON LANE AND VALLEY SPRINGS ARE BOTH SECURED BY FIRE ACCESS GATES.

IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, THE GATES CAN BE OPENED BY ANY CHINO HILLS PD, PERSONNEL, AND FIRE, UH, FOR THE EVACUATION ROUTES, UH, ON CARBON CANYON LANE.

AND DID SHE KNOW HILLS AND BRIA WERE ABLE TO COORDINATE TRAFFIC FLOWS AND SHUT DOWN TO JOINING INTERSECTIONS TO CREATE ONE WAY TRAFFIC TO EXPEDITE TRAFFIC OUT OF THE CANYON.

SO IF WE WERE USING A CARBON CANYON INTO CHINO HILLS, WE GET SHUT DOWN CHINO HILLS PARKWAY AND CREATE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO EXIT THE CANYON.

WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL RESIDENTS AND COMMUTERS FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THESE EVACUATION ROUTES.

UM, THE FIRE ULTIMATELY HAVE INFRARED.

WE HAVE ULTIMATELY, THE FIRE IS GOING TO DETERMINE WHICH ROUTE WE'RE ABLE TO USE AND WHICH ROUTE IS GOING TO BE THE BEST TO GET PEOPLE OUT, HAVE A PLAN WITH YOUR FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY NEIGHBORS WHO YOU THINK MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, STAY INFORMED BY REGISTERING FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS WITH THE CITY FIRE AND WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SERGEANT ADDIE, UM, AS SHE SAID, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, DIFFERENT WAYS OUT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUT OF THE CANYON IN GENERAL, UM, YOU KNOW, SHE JUST POINTED OUT TO YOU ALL THE DIFFERENT EVACUATION ROUTES, UH, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO KNOW, BUT LIKE SHE SAID, YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW ALL THE OFFICIAL CITY ACCOUNTS BECAUSE ONCE THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE, WHAT THE ACTUAL EVACUATION ROUTE IS, UM, ALL THOSE NOTIFICATIONS ARE GOING TO BE PUSHED OUT IMMEDIATELY.

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST GO AHEAD AND CHOOSE YOUR OWN EVACUATION ROUTE.

YOU WILL BE GIVEN THAT INFORMATION, UM, BASED ON WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT KNOW ABOUT WHERE THE FIRE IS AND WHERE IT'S MOVING.

SO AGAIN, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE INFORMATION, BUT ALSO LOOK FOR THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION COMING FROM THE CITY.

ON WITH WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR NEXT PRESENTATION FROM CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT.

UH, MOVING

[Wildfire Preparedness: Hardening Homes and Defensible Space – Danielle Barnes, Fire Marshall, Chino Valley Fire District]

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS DANIELLE BARNES AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS THE FIRE MARSHALL FOR CHINO VALLEY FIRE.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WILDFIRES HAVE BURNED OVER 3 MILLION ACRES IN OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE.

THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS A WILDFIRE ACTION PLAN.

CHINO VALLEY FIRE ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT LIVE IN CARBON CANYON OR WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE STATE PARK OR OTHER OPEN SPACE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO FOLLOW READY, SET, GO READY IS ABOUT PREPARING YOURSELF YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR PROPERTY SET IS ABOUT PUTTING YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION AND GO IS ABOUT LEAVING EARLY.

WHEN ASKED TO EVACUATE, OUR FOCUS IS EVENING WILL BE ON THE PREPAREDNESS PIECE OR THE READY COMPONENT OF THE ACTION PLANS SPECIFIC TO YOUR PROPERTY.

MANY MIGHT SAY THAT WILDFIRES ARE A NATURAL PART OF CALIFORNIA'S LANDSCAPE.

AND BY THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ONGOING WILDFIRES, WE'RE SEEING THIS YEAR.

CAN YOU DEFINITIVELY ANSWER THE QUESTION? ARE YOU READY? SO WHAT IS INVOLVED IN GETTING READY? THERE ARE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME.

THE FIRST IS DEFENSIBLE SPACE.

DEFENSIBLE SPACE IS THE REQUIRED SPACE BETWEEN A STRUCTURE, TYPICALLY YOUR HOME AND THE WILD LAND AREA.

THE GOAL OF THE REQUIRED SPACE IS TO CREATE AN ADEQUATE BUFFER, TO SLOW OR STOP THE SPREAD OF FIRE TO YOUR HOME.

THE SECOND COMPONENT IS HARDENING YOUR HOME.

HARDENING YOUR HOME IS ABOUT TAKING MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD YOUR HOME AGAINST DIRECT FLAME IMPINGEMENT OR EMBERS CAUSED BY A WHILE.

THEN FIRE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HOMES PERMITTED AND BUILT AFTER JANUARY 1ST, 2008 CAN HAVE DESIGN FEATURES THAT ARE ALREADY IN LINE WITH THE HEART AND HOME.

HOWEVER, IF YOUR HOME WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THIS, THERE ARE STILL THINGS YOU CAN DO.

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN CREATING AN ADEQUATE BUFFER.

IT INVOLVES FREQUENTLY CLEANING OFF YOUR ROOF, GUTTERS, DECKS, BALCONIES, OR PROPERTY TO AVOID THE ACCUMULATION OF DEAD VEGETATION.

IF YOU HAVE WOOD MALTS WITHIN FIVE FEET OF ANY STRUCTURES ON YOUR PROPERTY,

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YOU SHOULD CHANGE IT OUT TO NONCOMBUSTIBLE PRODUCTS, SUCH AS STONE OR GRAVEL, REMOVE ALL DEAD OR DYING VEGETATION WITHIN 30 FEET OF ALL STRUCTURES OR TO YOUR PROPERTY LINE, TRIM TREES TO KEEP BRANCHES A MINIMUM OF 10 FEET FROM OTHER TREES OR FROM YOUR CHIMNEY.

AND REMEMBER TO THIN TREES OUT TO REDUCE THEIR FUEL LOAD.

YOU CAN CONSIDER PLANTING, FIRE RESISTANT LANDSCAPING, BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT NOT NECESSARILY, THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME THING AS HAVING A WELL-MAINTAINED YARD.

BUYER'S ISTENT LANDSCAPING INVOLVES USING FIRE RESISTANT PLANTS THAT ARE STRATEGICALLY PLANTED TO RESIST THE SPREAD OF FIRE TO YOUR HOME.

DEFENSIBLE SPACE IS VITAL TO HELPING YOUR HOME SURVIVE.

A WILDFIRE.

CHINO VALLEY FIRE HAS AN ACTIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND THIS INCLUDES ANNUAL BRUSH INSPECTIONS IN CARBON CANYON, AS WELL AS OUR WEED ABATEMENT INSPECTIONS THAT ARE CONDUCTED TWICE A YEAR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO ACTIVELY MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY FREE OF DEBT OR DYING VEGETATION.

PLEASE DON'T WAIT TO RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM OUR OFFICE IN ORDER TO TAKE ACTION, HARDENING YOUR HOME.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT THE ROUGH CHINO HILLS HAS REQUIRED CLASS A ROASTS FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS.

SO ALTHOUGH YOU MAY HAVE AN EXISTING CLASS, A REP, YOU WANT TO ENSURE THAT IT IS STILL FOUND WITH NO HOLES, OPENINGS, MISSING TILES OR SHINGLES CLEAR YOUR BOTH OF THEY NEED TO BREATHE, PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROOF VALLEYS OPEN END OF BARREL TILE AND RAIN GUTTERS.

IT'S ALSO RECOMMENDED TO SCREEN YOUR RAIN GUTTERS OR ENCLOSE THEM WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE CORROSION RESISTANT METAL COVERS EAVES AND SOFFITS TO PREVENT EMBERS FROM ACCUMULATING.

YOU CAN BOX IN YOUR EAVES OR PROTECT THEM WITH IGNITION RESISTANT NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, VINCE PREVENT EMBERS FROM ENTERING INTO THE ATTIC OR OTHER CONCEALED SPACES OF YOUR HOME BY COVERING VENT OPENINGS WITH ONE 16TH TO ONE EIGHTH INCH NONCOMBUSTIBLE CORROSION RESISTANT METAL MESH SCREENS, WALLS, COMBUSTIBLE, CITING, OR OVERLAPPING MATERIALS PROVIDE A SURFACE.

AND PREVIS FOR EMBERS TO NESSEL AND IGNITE.

IF YOU HAVE WOOD PRODUCTS SUCH AS BOARDS, PANELS, OR SHINGLES AS EXCITING MATERIAL ON YOUR HOME, LOOK TO REPLACE IT WITH IGNITION RESISTANT, BUILDING MATERIALS, SUCH AS STUCCO, BRICK, CEMENT, OR A FIRE RETARDANT TREATED.

WHAT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO DO SO, UM, RE REPLACING YOUR SITING OR UPGRADING IT, BE SURE TO INSPECT IT FOR DRY ROT GAPS, CRACKS AND WARPING.

YOU CAN COCK AND PLUG GAPS GREATER THAN ONE 16TH INCH AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGE OR IT'S, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH DRY ROT, WINDOWS, REPLACE EXISTING WINDOWS WITH MULTI PANE WINDOWS WITH AT LEAST ONE PANE OF TEMPERED GLASS, TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF BREAKAGE IN A FIRE DOORS, INSTALL, WEATHER STRIPPING AROUND AND UNDER DOORS, INCLUDING YOUR GARAGE DOOR GATES, DECKS, AND BALCONIES.

LOOK TO UPGRADE OR REPLACE WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE IGNITION RESISTANT, BUILDING MATERIALS.

ANY IF YOUR HOME HAS A CHIMNEY REMEMBER TO COVER YOUR CHIMNEY INSTEAD OF PIPE OUTLETS, IT WAS A SPARK ARRESTOR TO GIVE YOUR HOME THE BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVING ANY WILDFIRE.

IT TAKES THE COMBINATION OF BOTH DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND HARDENING YOUR HOME.

WILL YOU BE READY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ITEMS PRESENTED THIS EVENING? PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE@WWWDOTCHINOVALLEYFIRE.ORG, OR YOU CAN EMAIL OUR OFFICE AT INFO AT DOT ORG.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DANIELLE.

ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH WILDFIRES NOWADAYS, THAT'S SOME GREAT INFORMATION FOR ALL OF OUR PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE HILLS, SO REALLY TAKE THAT TO HEART AND, UH, PREPARE YOUR HOUSE TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.

ALL

[Evacuation Preparedness: Go Bags – Christopher Eddy, Emergency Services Analyst, City of Chino Hills 10 min]

RIGHT.

WE'RE BACK TO ME AGAIN.

I'M CHRISTOPHER EDDIE, UH, EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR FOR CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND CONTINUING WITH WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT, UH, WHAT TO PUT IN A GO-BAG, UH, AND JUST A OF QUICK REMINDER AT THE END OF ALL THE PRESENTATIONS, WE'LL BE DOING QUESTION AND ANSWER.

SO WRITE THOSE QUESTIONS DOWN.

BUT REALLY TRY TO PLAN OUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

YOUR BASIC GO-BAG, UH, SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ABOUT A 72 HOUR PERIOD, UM, BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU'RE GOING TO BE GONE OR WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING.

UH, SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF PLAN OF WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO IF YOU NEED TO EVACUATE YOUR HOUSE.

UM, IF YOU HAVE A LOCATION TO GO TO, OR IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN A SHELTER, UH, YOU NEVER KNOW EXACTLY, BUT HAVING A PLAN FOR THOSE VARIOUS THINGS WILL REALLY HELP YOU OUT.

UH, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PACK, UH, SEASONAL, APPROPRIATE CLOTHING IN YOUR BAG.

UM, HAVE THAT READY TO GO, UH, A FIRST AID KIT, JUST IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS ALONG THE WAY YOU MIGHT NEED IT AGAIN, SINCE YOU MAY BE GONE FROM YOUR HOME FOR MULTIPLE DAYS, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TOILETRIES, LIKE TOOTHBRUSH TOOTHPASTE, THAT KIND OF STUFF.

UH, CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET HOME AND GET MORE THINGS, UH, FOOD AND WATER.

YOU KNOW, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON REALLY WHAT YOUR PLAN IS AND WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING.

UM, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT IN THE TENT, CAMPING IN A PARKING LOT SOMEWHERE, AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU PREPARE FOR THAT, IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE SHELTER, MAYBE BRING JUST SOME SNACKS AND THINGS,

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UH, DON'T FORGET ENTERTAINMENT.

IT'S NOT REALLY A LIFE SAVING ISSUE, BUT IF YOU'RE STUCK IN THE SHELTER SOMEWHERE FOR A FEW DAYS, IT MIGHT BE REALLY GOOD TO HAVE A DECK OF CARDS OR A BOOK OR SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY OCCUPIED.

UM, YOU WANT TO THROW IN A FLASHLIGHT IN THERE.

THOSE ARE JUST YOUR BASIC THINGS, BUT THEN YOU REALLY WANT TO REMEMBER THE SEVEN PS OF EVACUATION PREPAREDNESS.

SO THESE ARE SIX OF THEM AND WE'LL GET TO THE SEVENTH ONE AFTERWARDS.

UH, BUT THE FIRST THING IS PEOPLE AND PETS.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PLAN FOR EVERYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD TO HAVE A GO BAG, UH, WITH WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO NEED INDIVIDUALLY TO EVACUATE, BUT DON'T FORGET YOUR PETS.

UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TAKE YOUR PETS WITH YOU, WHICH I'M SURE YOU WILL MAKE SURE YOU KIND OF KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SUPPLIES FOR THEM.

A LOT OF TIMES, ESPECIALLY WITH SHELTERS ARE FIRST GETTING SET UP AND EVERYTHING.

YOU STILL NEED TO CARE FOR YOUR OWN PETS.

UM, IF THEY HAVE SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS OR MEDICINES, UH, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU BRING THOSE AND ALSO HAVE ANY KIND OF VACCINATION OR LICENSING RECORDS THAT YOU MIGHT NEED.

ALL RIGHT, THE SECOND P IS PAPER, UH, IMPORTANT PAPERS.

YOU WANT TO HAVE PHONE WRITTEN DOWN.

LIKE I MENTIONED, IN MY EARLIER PRESENTATION, YOU ALSO WANT ANY OTHER IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, UH, WHICH COULD BE, YOU KNOW, PINK SLIPS, THE VEHICLES, DEEDS TO PROPERTY, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, THINGS LIKE THAT, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, UM, THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HARDER FOR YOU TO REPLACE OR THAT YOU MAY NEED ALONG THE WAY, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THOSE THINGS PACKED AWAY, READY TO GO AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE AHEAD OF TIME.

UH, PERSONALLY, I GOT MYSELF A FIREPROOF FOLDER.

IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD IN THE VIDEO.

I'M NOT SURE HOW IT ACTUALLY WORKS, BUT IT'S GOOD TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS IN ONE PLACE AND THAT THEY'RE PROTECTED AND EASILY GRABBED TO TAKE WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT ONE IS PRESCRIPTIONS.

THIS COULD INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, VITAMINS, EYEGLASSES, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE NOT GOING TO, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF THE HOUSEHOLD THAT ARE ALSO NOT GOING TO BE EASILY REPLACED.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE VITAL INFORMATION WITH YOU, MAKE SURE YOU PLAN ON THAT AND HAVE ALL THAT WITH YOU IN YOUR BAG, UH, PICTURES AND IRREPLACEABLE MEMORABILIA.

IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF FAMILY PICTURES OR HEIRLOOMS OR ANYTHING THAT YOU, UH, CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE IN A WILDFIRE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU PLAN ON TAKING THAT STUFF WITH YOU, UM, AND MAKE SURE IT'S STUFF THAT YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU.

IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, TOO BIG OR SOMETHING, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

BUT JEWELRY, DIFFERENT FAMILY, HEIRLOOMS, VALUABLE PICTURES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR PERSONAL ELECTRONICS, COMPUTER HARD DRIVES AND DISCS.

THOSE ARE KIND OF EXPENSIVE AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF OUR LIVES ON THEM.

SO IT'S GOOD TO TAKE THOSE WITH YOU.

A SUGGESTION.

UM, DID I GIVE THAT I ALSO DO IS HAVE ALL OF YOUR FAMILY PICTURES AND MAYBE SOME OF YOUR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND ALL THAT BACKED UP ON A HARD DRIVE AND PLACED IN CASE YOU LOSE THE PAPER COPIES, YOU STILL HAVE IT.

IT'S NOT LOST FOREVER.

SO MAKE SURE YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT.

THE LAST ONE IS PLASTIC.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR CREDIT CARDS, ATM CARDS AND CASH.

UM, ONCE YOU'RE DISPLACED FROM YOUR HOME, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SITUATION YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN.

AND MONEY IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO HAVE IN A MAJOR DISASTER SITUATION WHERE THERE COULD BE POWER OUTAGES AND OTHER THINGS.

CASH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE.

AND YOU MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT HAVING SMALL DENOMINATIONS BECAUSE IN A SERIOUS SITUATION, UH, WHEN YOU GO TO THE LOCAL LIQUOR STORE AND IT'S THE LAST BOTTLE OF WATER, AND ALL YOU HAVE IS A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL, UH, GUESS HOW MUCH THAT BOTTLE OF WATER IS GOING TO COST YOU, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

CAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO SAY THEY CAN'T MAKE CHANGE.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE CASH REGISTERS DOWN, WHATEVER.

SO THINK ABOUT KEEPING SMALL DENOMINATIONS WITH YOUTUBE, FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE SIX P'S, BUT WE THREW IN THE SEVENTH P THAT WE THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND THAT'S YOUR PHONE.

EVERYONE LIVES ON THEIR CELL PHONE NOWADAYS TALK ABOUT HAVING PICTURES BACKED UP AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

MOST OF OUR PICTURES AND VIDEOS AND EVERYTHING ELSE LIVE IN OUR CELL PHONES NOWADAYS.

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR PHONE, BUT ALSO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A WAY TO KEEP THAT PHONE RUNNING THROUGH WHATEVER IT IS.

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WALL CHARGER, UM, TO BE ABLE TO PLUG IT IN WHEREVER YOU GO, HAVE A BACKUP, ALWAYS HAVE BACKUPS OF EVERYTHING, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CAR CHARGER.

SO YOU, AS YOU'RE DRIVING WHEREVER YOU CAN CHARGE YOUR DEVICES, UH, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA BATTERIES OR POWER BANKS.

THEN YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THERE PICTURED, UM, ANY WAY TO KEEP YOUR PHONE ALIVE AND RUNNING, UH, AND THEN MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CABLES AND BACKUP CABLES.

MAKE SURE THEY'RE THE APPROPRIATE CABLES FOR THE DEVICES YOU HAVE.

AND IF YOU'RE A REAL NICE PERSON, BRING CABLES FOR PHONES, YOU DON'T HAVE.

SO YOU CAN SHARE WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.

UH, BUT I CAN'T STRESS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.

THIS WILL BE A COMMUNICATION LIFELINE FOR YOU.

IT WILL BE A BACKUP OF DATA, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT WILL ALSO BE AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR ACCESSING EMERGENCY INFORMATION AS WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, EARLIER.

SO MAKE SURE YOU REALLY CONSIDER THAT ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT IS A BASIC GO-BAG MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR

[Pandemic and Flu Season – Patricia Muth-Mayason, Specialty SPOC and Testing Coordinator, San Bernardino County Department of Public Health 10 minutes]

LAST PRESENTATION BEFORE QUESTIONING AND ANSWERS, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE FROM TRISH MUTH,

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MUSSEL YAWN, AND SHE IS FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

I'M IN SUCH AN ESTEEMED AND BEAUTIFUL ROOM.

IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.

SO MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS ON ADVANCED PLANNING FLU SEASON DURING A PANDEMIC.

AGAIN, MY NAME IS TRICIA.

MY USUAL ROLE WITH THE COUNTY AS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY PLANNING SPECIALIST.

DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PANDEMIC RESPONSE, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TESTING AND COORDINATING ALL OF OUR SINGLE DAY TESTING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

RIGHT NOW I DO WORK OUT OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND IT'S BEEN A WILD RIDE THIS YEAR.

THIS PRESENTATION DOES FOCUS ON FLU SEASON AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US LOOKING BACK IN 2018 AND 2019, WE DID HAVE SOME ELEVATED NUMBERS OF FLUS OF FLU AND INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS OR ILI SYMPTOMS PRESENT THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY.

IN 2018, WE DID HAVE A PEDIATRIC DEATH THAT OCCURRED IN OUR COUNTY.

USUALLY DURING FLU SEASON, MY DEPARTMENT, THE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH HOSTS, MASS VACCINATION CLINICS, OR MVCS.

WE USE THESE CLINICS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST SOME OF OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS AND PROCEDURES.

WE USE THEM AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO A GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE FREE FLU SHOT, UH, AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE AGED THREE OR OLDER.

AND WE ALSO USE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST OUR MEDICAL POINT OF DISPENSING SITE PLANS.

IN 2019 DURING FLU SEASON, WE STARTED HEARING ABOUT THE FIRST REPORTS OF CORONA VIRUS IN CHINA DURING THE HEIGHT OF FLU SEASON, RIGHT AT THE END OF NOVEMBER AND BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, WE EXPERIENCED VERY ELEVATED NUMBERS OF ILI LIKE SYMPTOMS THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY.

AND LOOKING BACK, IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT SOME OF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS BEING PRESENT IN OUR COUNTY BEFORE WE REALLY KNEW IT WAS OCCURRING.

THESE GRAPHS RIGHT HERE, WE'LL SHOW YOU, I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THEM VERY BRIEFLY.

THIS RED LINE THAT'S JACKET SHOWS 2020.

ALL THE OTHER LINES UNDERNEATH ARE PRETTY CONSISTENTLY CLOSE TOGETHER.

THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING PREVIOUSLY.

THE BLUE LINE IS 2019, WHICH STILL SHOWS ELEVATED NUMBERS, ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF FLU SEASON FOR THESE SYMPTOMS. OKAY.

YOU CAN SEE IT DIPS AND THEN GOES UP AGAIN WHERE THE RED LINE ENDS AROUND WEEK 34 WEEK 35 MARKS WHERE WE ARE PRESENTLY IN OUR FLU SEASON.

WE HAVE SEEN A DIP RECENTLY.

HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE'RE OUT OF THE WOODS QUITE YET WHEN IT COMES TO EITHER INFLUENZA OR COVID-19.

WE DO NOT KNOW YET WHAT WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THIS FLU SEASON.

HOWEVER, WE ARE PLANNING MUCH MORE IN ORDER TO PREPARE AND TO ENSURE COMMUNITY SAFETY.

DURING THIS TIME, THE TABLE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH.

THE FIRST COLUMN IS 2019 TO 2020, AND THEN IT GOES OVER FROM THERE.

SO IF YOU'LL LOOK IN PARTS, ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR FLU SEASON, OUR ILI NUMBERS WERE INFLATED ALMOST 300% FROM THE YEAR PRIOR FORWARD INFLUENCE.

THIS YEAR FLU SEASON TRADITIONALLY STARTS AROUND OCTOBER, NOVEMBER.

WE'VE SEEN VERY, VERY ELEVATED NUMBERS THIS YEAR ALREADY, BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? IF YOU'RE POSITIVE FOR THE FLU THAT PUTS YOU AT HIGHER RISK TO BE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND VICE VERSA, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE COINFECTED WITH BOTH INFLUENZA AND COVID-19 WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN FOR HIGHEST RISK INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COUNTY? WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE CAN EXPECT ELEVATED NUMBERS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS, A HIGHER IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS A HIGHER IMPACT ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, OR MAY HAVE DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY ON THE RIGHT OF THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19.

AND WHAT I REALLY WANT TO POINT

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OUT HERE IS THAT MANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS ARE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH INFLUENZA.

THE BEST WAY TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 IS TO GET TESTED THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM COVID-19 IS TO GET TESTED.

ONE OTHER THING THAT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE AND MENTION IS THAT MANY CARRIERS OF COVID-19 ARE IN FACT ASYMPTOMATIC, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY ARE NOT SHOWING SYMPTOMS FOR COVID-19 HOWEVER THEY CAN BE CARRYING IT AND POTENTIALLY TRANSMITTING IT.

IF THEY'RE NOT CAREFUL, IF THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING OUR SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES, IF THEY'RE NOT WEARING THEIR MASKS IN PUBLIC, IF THEY'RE BEING A LITTLE BIT LAX.

ONE OTHER THING THAT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT A NEGATIVE RESULT FOR COVID-19 DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU'RE OUT OF THE WOODS.

YES, CAN BE RE-EXPOSED TO COVID-19 ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING A TESTING SITE OR VENTURING BACK OUT INTO THE PUBLIC.

AGAIN, WE'RE RELYING ON EVERYBODY IN OUR COUNTY TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND HELP US KEEP FLATTENING THE CURVE.

WE'VE SEEN OUR NUMBER OF CASES GO DOWN AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

WHAT I REALLY WANT TO IMPRESS UPON YOU ALL IS THAT IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO STAY HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, FOLLOW OUR HEALTH OFFICER'S ORDERS WEAR THAT MASK, SANITIZE YOUR SPACES.

THAT IS THE BEST THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

MANY OF THE COMORBIDITIES THAT MAKE YOU HIGH RISK FOR BOTH INFLUENZA AND COVID-19 ARE THE SAME.

A COMORBIDITY MEANS THAT YOU COULD HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

YOU COULD HAVE CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES.

YOU COULD HAVE DIABETES, YOU COULD BE A SMOKER.

MANY OF THOSE THINGS ARE PREVALENT, ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT OUR MORE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THIS COUNTY, ADVANCED IT'S PLANNING.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO WORK ON THIS? NUMBER ONE, GET YOUR FLU SHOT.

THEY ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE AT MANY, MANY PHARMACIES.

AND WITH YOUR PROVIDERS, THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WILL BE DISTRIBUTING FREE FLU SHOTS STARTING OCTOBER, 2020.

I WILL BE SHARING ALL OF THOSE DATES WITH CITY OF CHINO HILLS TO MAKE SURE IT'S EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

HERE WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS GET THAT VACCINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, EITHER FROM THEIR PROVIDER OR FROM ANOTHER AVENUE WHERE THEY CAN RECEIVE THAT SUCH AS ONE OF THOSE PHARMACIES LISTED ABOVE ARE LISTED ON THIS SLIDE.

OUR COVID-19 VACCINE MAY BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS MID.

THERE WAS ANOTHER NEWS REPORT FROM CBS THIS MORNING FORECASTING THAT IT COULD BE HERE AS SOON AS NOVEMBER.

WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IS THAT WE ARE USING THIS FLU SEASON AND OUR MASS VACCINATION CLINICS OR MEDICAL POINT OF DISPENSING SITES IN ORDER TO PRACTICE TO DISTRIBUTE THAT VACCINE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THERE WILL BE TWO DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE, EITHER THREE OR FOUR WEEKS APART, FOLLOWED BY AN OBSERVATION PERIOD.

THE REASON FOR THAT OBSERVATION PERIOD IS THAT WE WILL WANT TO ENSURE SINCE THIS IS A NEW VACCINE, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAFETY.

IF THERE IS AN ADVERSE REACTION TO ANY OF THE VACCINES, WE WANT THAT TO OCCUR WHILE OUR MEDICAL STAFF ARE PRESENT.

AND WHILE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CARE FOR THEM OR CALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, IF NEEDED ONE FINAL REMINDER, YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. WHEN YOU RECEIVE ANY VACCINE, THE VACCINES CONTAIN THE LIVE ELEMENTS OF, OF EITHER TYPE OF VIRUS THAT COULD PUT YOU AT HIGHER RISK FOR DEVELOPING FURTHER SYMPTOMS. IF THAT IS THE CASE, OUR MEDICAL POINT OF DISPENSING SITES ARE THROWN UP AND NON TRADITIONAL CLINICAL SETTINGS, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, SENIOR CENTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, UM, PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE WE CAN THROW ONE OF THESE UP AND WE CAN DISPENSE VACCINES OR WE CAN DISPENSE PROPHYLAXIS AND, OR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROPHYLAXIS MEANS A LIFE SAVING MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE.

THAT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM A VACCINE.

IT COULD BE ANTIBIOTICS.

IN THE CASE OF H ONE N ONE, BACK IN THE DAY, IT

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WAS TAMIFLU TO START.

LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE USING THESE MASS VACCINATION CLINICS THIS YEAR AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TEST OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS.

WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR.

HOWEVER, THIS YEAR WE HAVE DEVELOPED SOME SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS, BOTH AT THEIR RECOMMENDATION OF THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

ANOTHER EXCITING THING FOR US THIS YEAR IS WE WILL BE HOSTING OUR FIRST EVER DRIVE THROUGH M POD OR MEDICAL POINT OF DISPENSING SITE.

ALL OF THESE DATES, TIMES LOCATIONS WILL BE COMING SOON TO BOTH OUR SB COVID-19 WEBSITE, THE PUBLIC HEALTH WEBSITE, AND WILL BE SHARED WITH ALL OF OUR CITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING CITY OF CHINO HILLS, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ALL HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE ON HOW YOU CAN RECEIVE THESE FREE FLU SHOTS.

WE DO NOT ASK FOR INSURANCE.

WE DO NOT CHECK IDENTIFICATION.

THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT HAVE A SYMPTOM AT THAT TIME, OR IS OVER THREE YEARS OF AGE.

WE WANT TO MAKE THIS ACCESSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ENSURE THAT THE WORD GETS OUT THERE.

WE ALSO STILL ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING OUR SPOCKS OR OUR SPECIMEN POINT OF COLLECTION SITES.

OUR CURRENT VENDOR IS FULL GENT GENETICS.

WE OFFER FREE COVID-19 TESTING REGULARLY.

RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE OPERATING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WE HAVE SOME SINGLE DAY EVENTS OCCURRING ON SATURDAYS OR SUNDAYS.

AND YOU CAN ACCESS THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

SOME OF OUR EVENTS WILL ACTUALLY BE CONCURRENT WITH BOTH TESTING AND VACCINATION TAKING PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THOSE ON MY NEXT SLIDE, I HAVE QR CODES HERE, AS WELL AS THE LINKS.

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO USE THE QR CODE.

SO YOU ESSENTIALLY FOCUS YOUR PHONE CAMERA ON THIS QR CODE, A LINK POPS UP AT THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN, AND YOU CAN CLICK ON IT TO GO AHEAD AND VISIT THERE.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, FEEL FREE TO TYPE THOSE WEBSITES IN, AND THAT ABOUT WRAPS IT UP FOR ME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU TO CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TRISHA.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.

UM, TRISH HELPED US RUN A, UM, COVID-19 TESTING SITE AT CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WAS A FANTASTIC SUCCESS.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOU AND LARGE, THANKS TO YOU, CHRIS, AND ALSO TO SHERIFFS WHO WAS OUT THERE HELPING US THAT DAY AS WELL, AND TO FIRE WHO CAME AND ASSISTED.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS A COLLABORATION AND A PARTNERSHIP WHEN IT COMES TO ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY.

SO WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS EITHER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT, BUT WE ARE IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.

UM, WE ARE, TO THAT POINT, WE HAVE MADE IT THROUGH, THERE WAS A TON OF INFORMATION AS ALWAYS A REALLY GREAT PRESENTATIONS.

I WANT TO, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PRESENTERS FOR BEING HERE.

UM, WE WILL OPEN UP

[Q & A - 10-15 minutes]

FOR QUESTIONS NOW.

I KNOW, UH, JENNIFER SHAW IS ONLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE ON FOR AWHILE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.

UM, I WILL SAY AT THIS POINT, MY CONTACT INFORMATION WILL BE AT THE VERY END OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION AND YOU CAN EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND I CAN FORWARD THEM TO JENNIFER AND GET THEM ANSWERED FOR YOU.

UH, CHERYL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE CAN ASK QUESTIONS, PLEASE? SURE.

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT TONIGHT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND WITHIN THE ZOOM APPLICATION AND YOU'LL BE CALLED UPON WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK TO RAISE YOUR HAND FROM A PHONE LINE, JUST DIAL STAR NINE IN THE ZOOM APPLICATION.

WHEN I UNMUTE YOUR LINE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A MESSAGE ASKING YOU TO MUTE YOUR MICROPHONE, JUST CLICK ON THE UNMUTE NOW, AND THAT WILL MAKE YOU LIVE.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF HANDS RAISED IF YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE FIRST, PLEASE LET'S GET STARTED FIRST.

WE WILL UNMUTE JENNIFER MIXER.

HI JENNIFER.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR QUESTION.

I'M GOING TO CLICK ON THE END MUSIC AGAIN TO GIVE HER THAT MESSAGE.

OKAY, JENNIFER.

AND THEN WE JUST GO BACK TO HER.

THE NEXT ONE IS ONLINE.

THE LAST THREE DIGITS IS FINE.

FIVE EIGHT.

I DO NOT HAVE A NAME FOR IT, SO, OKAY, GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR QUESTION PLEASE.

HI, GOOD EVENING.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAD A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER AGREEMENT ALREADY INTACT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON IN CASE OF A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF.

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UM, WE GET ALERTS ON A REGULAR BASIS FROM THEM, UH, WHEN THEY'RE DOING SHUTOFFS IN WHAT AREA, UM, IT IS THE SAME ALERTS THAT THEY SEND OUT TO THE CUSTOMERS.

AND AS SOON AS WE GET THAT INFORMATION, I'M SORRY.

I THINK YOU MISUNDERSTOOD MY QUESTION.

UM, WHEN THE GAL FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON WAS SPEAKING, SHE SAID THAT THERE IS A CRC AGREEMENT THAT CITIES CAN HAVE IN IT.

SO WHEN ARIZONA POWER, SIR, UM, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF, INDIVIDUALS CAN GO TO A CERTAIN LOCATION AND GET ICE WATER, AIR CONDITIONING, PLUGIN, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS PASSED ONE OF THOSE AGREEMENTS OR WHAT CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION, CAUSE THAT WASN'T SPECIFIED DURING THE PRESENTATION.

GO AHEAD.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? THIS IS JENNIFER.

YEAH.

JENNIFER.

YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

UH, WE, WE DO HAVE, UH, CONTRACTS WITH CITIES.

UH, I'M NOT AWARE THAT WE HAVE ONE WITH CHINO HILLS YET, BUT I WILL CHECK WITH THE BUSINESS CUSTOMER DIVISION TO SEE IF WE DO HAVE, WHEN YOU'RE IN PLACE WITH CHINO HILLS.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES VEHICLES THAT WE WILL DEPLOY OUT.

WHEN WE KNOW THERE IS A PSPS EVENT IN A PARTICULAR CITY, SO THOSE ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER WOULD HAVE.

UM, AND THEN AGAIN, IF, IF WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE, WE WILL WORK WITH THE CITY TO GET SOMETHING IN PLACE.

UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, JENNIFER, I DO KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE.

UH, BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT WE FINALIZED ANYTHING EITHER.

SO IF YOU COULD CHECK ON THAT, UH, GET BACK TO ME.

UM, THAT'D BE A GREAT IDEA.

THANK YOU.