Grand Haven CERT Meeting -- September 11, 2019

Meeting called to order by Chip Howden at 2:00 PM.

• Chip Howden opened the meeting by having everyone do a brief self-introduction.
  

Items discussed during the meeting:

1. Discussed possible input to the County with an After Action Report from the Team. The consensus was to report problems with when and how we got notification about lifting the evacuation order and curfew and the subsequent delay in notice to the team to assemble.
2. Discussed several inter-team communications by cell phone, e-mail and FLAGLERAlert, GRMS and FMRS radios. Chip is checking on use of ALERTFlager and the REACT Radio NET. We also talked about reception issues during the pre-Dorian radio check and the post-Dorian event.
3. NOTE: Grand haven CERT can use the REACT radio net to assemble the team. More details to follow. However, here is an IMMEDIATE change from our discussion; when you believe a storm is winding down please monitor Channel 21 (462.575), [the backup is Channel 20 (462.675)] for a possible .announcement about when and where the Team will assemble.
4. Discussed monitoring Channel 16 at the meeting.
5. Discussed difficulties in operation of our EOC after Dorian, particularly with documentation. We operated under a modified system after Dorian due to the nature of the event. Steve reminded everyone that the design of the EOC operation is for a LONG TERM event. And several members (including our trainers) discussed the importance of the documentation, even if it slows the process down .
   
6. The team concluded we need more instruction and practice on desk procedures and committed to spend part of each meeting on the procedures beginning next year.
7. The Palm Coast Fire Department will conduct First Aid Training at our last scheduled Regular Meeting on Oct. 9 .
8. Our November Meeting is tentatively planned as a get-together celebration.
   
9. We raised (and lowered) the antenna and disbursed in two different locations to check radios on channels 7 and 16. Some non-working radios were swapped out.
   

Adjournment: 3:45 PM