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MEMBERSHIP & VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORMS NOTE: If you used to come to the EPO meetings before COVID-19 closed down the Rossmoor facilities in 2020, but are missing out on our meetings because you are technology challenged, or you don't have email or use a smart phone to access the EPO website, a friend, caretaker, or neighbor can help you still be notified of critical emergency response actions, or upcoming EPO programs on Rossmoor TV Channel 28. Register with your name, but include the phone number or email of a family member, caregiver, or neighbor who can call you or knock on your door to let you know what is happening. You already have unlimited access to our amazing EPO website to prepare yourself and your family to be ready to survive and thrive following a disaster. However, you can also get other optional benefits by becoming an EPO Registered Member. Registered members can get: Notifications when new information is posted to the site Invitations to meetings and special events An optional email newsletter REGISTER AS A MEMBER If you're interested in helping your neighbors get ready, and showing them how to help each other as well as helping themselves... Then register as an EPO Volunteer. Click on the link below. We need volunteers: Street & coordinators & team members EPO committee and board members EPO staff support volunteers REGISTER AS A VOLUNTEER HOME PAGE

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HOME PAGE EPO ZOOM Meetings & Webinars MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022 - EPO ZOOM VIDEO MEETING - "Golden Rain Foundation and its Emergency Preparedness Operations." QUESTION : Part of my front yard had redwood chips as ground cover, installed during Rebecca Pollon’s tenure. Over the years, that redwood bark cover has thinned out, perhaps due to turkeys or other people and animal traffic. Now, during recent nearby mulching activity, the gaps in redwood chips have been filled in with noncolored Rossmoor special blend mulch. Redwood is known for its fire resistance, but I don’t know about the mulch. Can you please comment on this in relation to today’s topic? ANSWER : The type of mulch we purchase is C6 Pacific Mulch, which is composted from green materials. Here are some of the benefits of C6 mulch: Erosion Control Water conservation Controller Runoff Improved moisture retention Weed growth protection Soil temperature regulation We spread mulch in areas that residents don’t always visit to mostly to help conserve water in those areas and to also prevent weeds from growing. The mulch is not just spread only for an aesthetic purpose. Unfortunately, no organic mulch is 100% fireproof. However, C6 Pacific Mulch is the least flammable of all organic mulch options. The attached study that shows that composted wood chip mulch (like the one we use in Rossmoor) is by far the least flammable mulch material. You will see that composted organic materials (such as C6 Pacific Mulch) showed the slowest spread rate and the shortest average flame length, usually smoldering. Our crews are also instructed to not mulch up to the edges of the buildings, so we avoid dry rot and a potential fire hazard. We also irrigate all areas we place mulch, which greatly reduces the risk of fire. (John Tawaststjerna, Rossmoor Landscape Manager ) ARE YOUR EPO ANNUAL DUES UP TO DATE? CLICK HERE TO RENEW Update your contact information annually or whenever there is a change. The mission of the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) is to provide information to residents about disaster preparedness and to organize them to be self-sufficient until first responders are available. Walnut Creek C.E.R.T. Red Cross Bay Area FEMA Contra Costa Emergency Alerts Rossmoor Nixle CON FIRE

HOME PAGE Membership Update HISTORY OF ROSSMOOR EPO 2025 2024 ZOOM MEETINGS and WEBINARS 20 20 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 Since the meetings typically run around 2 hours or more, YouTube videos with hyperlinked Time Stamps in a Table of Contents have been set up so you can jump to just the parts that in terest you. To find the Time Stamps: look below the YouTube window - you’ll see a two-line description and below that a link that says “Show more…” Clicking on that displays the full Table of Contents with the Time Stamps. How to access the Closed Captions in English, and the Subtitles in other languages. PLA YLIST OF ALL ZOOM MEETINGS AT YOUTUBE MONDAY January 8, 2024 (9:30 AM) - Peacock Hall - EPO Room & Zoom Meeting - Bill Coy, "Post-Disaster Emotional Trauma Recovery — Neighbors and the Community." Meeting Agenda \ Bill Coy Slide Show . Bill Coy's: Post Trauma Support & Overview of Trauma Response YouTube Video (How to navigate t he Time Stamps and subtitles) Table of Co ntents Time Stamp Topic (hh:mm:ss) 00:00:00 Fran Gibson - Opening remarks & upcoming EPO Events 00:14:06 Fran Gibson - Introduction of Panelists 00:19:52 Colene Reams-Trinterud - Upcoming Blood Drives 00:23:29 Tom Cashion - Rossmoor Public Safety Report 00:28:02 Bill Coy - Post Disaster Emotional Trauma Recovery 01:08:45 Room and Zoom Questions & Answers 01:16:08 Fran Gibson - closing remarks MONDAY, June 10 (10 AM – Noon) - Event Center - Room and Zoom. Rossmoor Firewise USA Town Hall on “Wildfire Evacuations.” YouTube Video YouTube Video (How to navigate t he Time Stamps and subtitles) Table of Co ntents Time Stamp Topic (hh:mm:ss) 00:00:00 Jeroen Wright - Opening remarks & Introduction of speakers 00:04:22 Jeroen Wright - Introduction to Firewise 00:08:57 Tom Cashion - Rossmoor Public Safety Manager - Evacuation routes 00:23:19 Jose Valenzuela - Evacuation Alerts and Orders 00:35:47 Chief Jamie Knox - Police role in Evacuations 00:37:37 Marcia McLean (representing Fran Gibson) - a history of EPO 00:40:08 Noell Crosse - Wildfire Evacuations - preparing for them, evacuating, finding shelter, and returning home 01:14:35 Jeroen Wright - Firewise Next Steps 01:17:01 Questions & Answers 01:42:03 Jeroen Wright - Closing Remarks MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 (10 AM – Noon) - Peacock Hall - Room and Zoom. "Rossmoor Against Senior Exploitation.” Ken Jonah leads the presentation. He covers a wide range of scams targeted toward elders and will offer Rossmoor residents definitive ways to avoid becoming a victim of scams. YouTube Video (How to navigate t he Time Stamps and subtitles) Table of Co ntents Time Stamp Topic (hh:mm:ss) 00:00:00 Fran Gibson - Opening remarks & upcoming EPO Events 00:07:14 Colene Reams-Trinterud - Upcoming Blood Drives 00:14:37 Tom Cashion - Rossmoor Public Safety Report 00:20:25 Ken Jonah - Rossmoor Against Senior Exploitation 00:56:04 Questions & Answers 01:20:31 Fran Gibson - closing remarks 2025 TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025 - (2PM - 5PM) - Rossmoor Firewise Town Hall on “Wildfire Evacuations” - Event Center. YouTube VIDEO Walnut Creek C.E.R.T. Red Cross Bay Area FEMA Contra Costa Emergency Alerts Rossmoor Nixle CON FIRE

HOME PAGE Membership Update EPO ZOOM Meetings & Webinars HISTORY OF ROSSMOOR EPO NEW Government / National Resources CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) - Walnut Creek FEMA Website "Are You Ready ?" in-depth guide to citizen preparedness Mobile App - Receive real-time alerts from the National Weather Service Free Publications Emergency Supply List Pets - Get Ready Now Pets - "Quick Series" Pocket Guide for emergency preparedness Pets - Emergency Preparedness Social Media Toolkit Emergency Kit Supply Checklist (FEMA and DHS) YOU are the help until help arrives - click here Emergency Financial First Aid Kit & Checklist (presentation by Harris Greenberg) Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) - website Video : Family Communication Plan & Emergency Kit Video : "When the Fire Starts" (wildfires) Video : "When the Earth Shakes" Video : April 4, 2010, 7.2 earthquake in Calexico, CA Video : "Preparing Makes Sense for Pet Owners" (FEMA) RED CROSS GRF/Red Cross Memorandum of Understanding (2020) - Establishing a Shelter in Rossmoor - Go to Page 39 Website "Safe & Well" website (list yourself as safe or search for registrants). Spanish . You can also call 1-866-GETINFO to check on someone’s status or register yourself and your family. Tip Sheet . More information. Mobile Apps: (Hero Care, Emergency-severe weather, Earthquake, First Aid, Blood Donations, Pet First Aid) Supplies and products to purchase Hurricane Harvey (2018) - 3-year update Bay Area Red Cross - website U.S.G.S. (earthquakes) Sign up for ENS (Emergency Notification System) Website "Protecting Your Family From Earthquakes - 7 Steps to Safety" National Institute of Building Sciences - How society benefits when buildings can withstand natural disasters Walnut Creek C.E.R.T. Red Cross Bay Area FEMA Contra Costa Emergency Alerts Rossmoor Nixle CON FIRE

HOME PAGE Make a Donation to EPO MEMBERSHIP & VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORMS YOU CAN MAKE A DONATION TO EPO BY CREDIT / DEBIT CARD OR BY CHECK. To make a donation by credit / debit card: To pay by CHECK: Please make your check payable to: "EPO of Rossmoor" SEND CHECK TO: Paul Rosenzweig 3773 Terra Granada Drive 1B Walnut Creek, CA 94595 Phone: (925) 947-0829 Or, you may drop off your check (in an envelope) to our mailbox at the Gateway Administration Office. The EPO box is located in the second bank of boxes near the General Manager's office. The box is alphabetical under "E" Emergency Preparedness Organization. Please include your email address so we can keep you informed of EPO future events. Donate EPO ZOOM Meetings & Webinars HISTORY OF ROSSMOOR EPO Walnut Creek C.E.R.T. Red Cross Bay Area FEMA Contra Costa Emergency Alerts Rossmoor Nixle CON FIRE

HOME PAGE Membership Update EPO ZOOM Meetings & Webinars HISTORY OF ROSSMOOR EPO Coordinator Resources If you are looking for emergency preparedness information NOT specific to Coordinators, please go to "Resident Resources " page MISSION and Responsibilities of the Coordinator and Team LINK TO --> ENTRY COORDINATOR ORIENTATION & GUIDE As a Coordinator (with your Building Captains), you can suggest that residents on your Entry each prepare: A Personal Evacuation "GO BAG " (if told by authorities to evacuate immediately). One per person & pet per household. (Emergency Preparedness & Grab n Go TIP SHEET ) A duffle bag or backpack with all the emergency & first aid items needed to assist your entry or street residents (medical supplies, tools, etc.) when we shelter-in-place If authorities order residents to shelter-in-place for 1 to 3 weeks (see pages 7 and 8 in the Entry Coordinator Guide) IMP ORTANT RESOURCES ZOOM MEETIN GS & WEB INARS NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS - MESSAGING/TRAININ G FRS RADIOS/CBs - Communication in Entries and Rossmoor (During an emergency) RS Channels & Fire Evacuation Zones in Rossmoor - List May 4, 2020 ZOOM Webinar Slide Show - "FRS Radio Protocol" - Video FR S Radio - Quick Reference Guide for reporting critical information to Rossmoor's Command Post in an emergency - (From the EPO ZOOM Webinar 5-4-2 0) NEW - FRS Radio purchase recommendation FRS Radio protocol (fact sheet) FRS Radio "Golden Rules of Communicating with FRS Radios and HAM Radios" CB's MAY 27 - 10:00 am - SPECIAL EPO ZOOM Webinar: "Are You a Rossmoor Prepper? Is Your Household Ready for a Disaster?" A one-hour presentation by Ron Halog, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Independent Living Resources of Solano and Contra Costa Counties. Slide Show. Ron's Resource Sheet . YouTube Video TEAM BUILDING / ORGANIZING ENTRY OR STREET Solving Challenges in your Entry - pdf (i.e., dealing with disengaged neighbors) Team building Toolkit for Coordinators (Ready.gov) Organizing Questions for Coordinators for Planning Your Local Entry or Street OTHER Shelter info - post-disaster or evacuation: Text “shelter94595” to 43362 for open nearby shelters Front Door Evacuation Notice Walnut Creek Second Hand Smoking Ordinance Know Your Fire Evacuation Zone # - Have a Fire Evacuation Plan (from GRF) Contra Costa Crisis Center . Counselors available 24/7 Calendar o f monthly EPO meetings and special events EPO Coordinator Orientation & Guide (Revised Nov. 2018) Emergency Contact Information FORM for Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) PG&E - Training/Publications 8 -31-23 CWSU - Wildfire Safety Up date "7 Saturdays to a More Fire-Resistant Home" Episode 1: "Defensible Space Around Your Home" - video Episode 2: "Clearing 100 Feet of Defensible Space" - video Episode 3: " Three Affordable Things You Can Do to Harden Your Home " - video Episode 4: "Making an Emergency Plan" - video Episode 5: " Fire-Resistant Landscaping 101" - video Episode 6: " A Guide to Making the Inside of Your Home More Fire Resilient" - video Episode 7: "Building a more Fire-Resistant Community" - video Video: Gas safety training (Les Putnam, PG&E Public Safety Specialist) Video: Electrical safety training (Les Putnam, PG&E Public Safety Specialist) Flip Book: "Handling Gas and Electric Emergencies" - Click here to order free books Flip Book: "C.E.R.T" - Click here to order free books (These books are for Coordinators and Building Captains) SAMPLE RESIDENT FORMS These forms are intended as "guidelines" and NOT official forms that every Coordinator must follow. Every Coordinator is encouraged to add, change or delete content to these forms as needed by the unique requirements of their entry or street. These revisions then stay within their entries and do not replace the generic versions on the EPO website. EPO is a training organization and does not mandate Coordinator operations or procedures in any entry, street or Mutual. Front Door Evacuation Notice New Resident Introduction Letter - pdf Resident Information Questionnaire (emergency contact information) - pdf Drill Flyer - pdf (Post in a conspicuous place) Drill Letter - pdf (Hand out to each resident in your Entry or street) "My Pet" form Blank Resident Skills Inventory and Equipment Check form - XLS - pdf Blank Resident Roster form - Word - pdf "OK/Help" window signs (print off, put in a plastic sheet protector - Help on one side, OK on the other. Attach a bandaid (unopened). Help - OK DRILLS IN YOUR ENTRY OR STREET ShakeOut Drill Guidance 10-15-20 "California ShakeOut" Drill Contest in Rossmoor "California Shake-Out" drill manual How to conduct an effective drill in your Rossmoor Entry or street How to conduct a hypothetical drill (chron.com) 7 tips for an effective drill Audio drill (short) MOBILE PHONE APPS and ALERTS - See Residents Page EMERGENCY SUPPLIES / SHEDS Emergency Supply Shed Suggestions (for your Entry or street) - Shed #1 - Shed #2 Evacuation "Grab N Go Bag " (one per person in household) Emergency Preparedness & Grab n Go TIP SHEET Battery-operated Bull Horn (find at Amazon) Walnut Creek C.E.R.T. Red Cross Bay Area FEMA Contra Costa Emergency Alerts Rossmoor Nixle CON FIRE

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