ORPS Emergency Preparedness Plan Jan 2024 BOD Approved

‭Outdoor Resort Palm Springs‬

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‭SAFETY & SECURITY COMMITTEE (SSC)‬

‭Emergency Preparedness Plan (‬ ‭January 2024)‬

‭Search & Rescue Team‬ ‭- ERT volunteers (with experience‬‭as firefighters, law enforcement,‬ ‭equipment operators, utility workers) assemble at the equipment cache shed, near the Ramon Rd‬ ‭security post. Check in with the Staging Team. Retrieve search & rescue supplies bags from the‬ ‭equipment cache shed. At the direction of Incident Command, inspect all buildings for injured‬ ‭persons and damage. Assess damage and injuries throughout the resort. Drive routes through‬ ‭the resort and respond to owners/renters/employees requests for assistance. Complete‬ ‭additional tasks as requested by Incident Command, Board of Directors and/or ORPS‬ ‭Management. (see appendix B for full duties)‬ ‭First Aid Team‬ ‭- ERT volunteers (with experience as‬‭nurses, doctors, Medics, EMTs and those‬ ‭with first aid experience) assemble at the equipment cache shed, near the Ramon Rd security‬ ‭post. Check in with the Staging Team. Retrieve first aid supplies bags from the equipment cache‬ ‭shed. At the direction of Incident Command establish a First Aid treatment area. Injured may‬ ‭arrive at the treatment area, or First Aid Team volunteers may visit resident lots. (see appendix C‬ ‭for full duties)‬ ‭Ham Radio Team‬ ‭- Licensed radio operators bring their‬‭personal hand-held radios and assemble‬ ‭at the equipment cache shed near the Ramon Rd security post. Check in with the Staging Team.‬ ‭At the direction of Incident Command establish communication with Riverside County and‬ ‭Cathedral City emergency authorities. The Team moves into the ham radio base station in the La‬ ‭Palma clubhouse if safe. There is a portable ham radio near the base station. (see appendix D‬ ‭for full duties)‬ ‭Safety & Security Committee‬ ‭- will recruit and organize‬‭the above volunteer response teams on‬ ‭a continual basis. Equipment & supplies will be inspected regularly. An emergency response drill‬ ‭will be conducted annually. The committee will advise the Board of Directors of recommended‬ ‭emergency response plan changes and requests for the purchase & maintenance of equipment‬ ‭and supplies.‬

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