DESERT HORIZONS OWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEE REPORT ANNUAL MEETING 2025
Committee Name: Emergency Preparedness Committee Members: Chris Clark, Byron Graves, Kristina Hoffman, Karen Lempert, Ron Lempert, Jon Rombough, Donna Okrusko, Sherrell Sutherland, Shelly Soorholtz, David Soorholtz Submitted by: Sandra Rogers During this past year the Committee has gained recognition by the Board of Directors and drafted, and the Board approved, a Committee Charter. The Committee has recruited and trained almost 20 new block captains and Emergency Operations Center personnel and will hold a drill at 2:00 PM on March 17, 2025 to afford an opportunity for all these people to apply these skills in a real life situation. The Committee has held regular block captain/first aid team meetings, virtually all of which have featured presenters with outside expertise to train us in such important skills as how to stop bleeding in a severely injured person (Stop the Bleed), when and how to assess whether it is necessary to turn off a gas meter to prevent fire, and what to do if faced with an active shooter situation. Many of these sessions have been open to all DH residents. Moreover, the Committee has kept DH residents informed of training opportunities outside our community in which they can obtain invaluable information as to how to prepare themselves to better survive a disaster. The Committee has continued to carry out monthly radio drills with the City of Indian Wells to test and maintain continuing ability to communicate in a disaster. Throughout this year, continuous updates have been deployed to the DH Emergency Preparedness Database to facilitate ease of use and to increase the types of reports which can be elicited from that database. Further, a total inventory of the Committee’s first aid supplies was completed, and new supplies ordered to replace those which had expired. Thereafter, all of the first aid supplies were moved into the Committee’s newly designed storage room in the clubhouse. The Committee has maintained fiscal responsibility and completed all necessary tasks within the budget requested by from and approved by the Board of Directors.
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