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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MARCH 2016 21 The Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) welcomes new member Linda Gaylor who has already demonstrated her willingness to help during both the planning and the actual conducting of our recent successful EPC- sponsored El Niño Town Hall Meeting. Looking ahead during the rest of 2016, the EPC will be reviewing our committee's charter to see if it adequately reflects both our capability to inform residents of emergency preparations they can make, as well as our ability to staff support teams with enough volunteers. Thanks to EPC member Dick Van Bree and others, the Radio Room in the Recreation Center North is now operational. This key communication center will be invaluable during an emergency situation within Four Seasons Beaumont and will aid in mobilizing residents already equipped with Family Radio System (FRS) yellow walkie-talkie type radios and our residents that are ham radio operators. The EPC will be looking at ways to get additional staffing for our various support teams, (i.e., Survey, Fire Suppression, First Aid, etc.) as well as scheduling training. Another objective for 2016 for the EPC will be addressing the need to conduct a 'Table Top' Disaster Drill exercise. This type of exercise involves key players within the Emergency Preparedness Committee as well as team leaders of various support teams setting up an emergency operations center of the Ballroom and responding to simulated disaster scenario inputs. The EPC has conducted two such disaster exercises within the last 18 months. To be effective, this type of exercise requires frequent refresher training. Our next meeting of the Emergency Preparedness Committee will be March 15 at 10 am in the Board Room in the Recreation Center North. ~ Fred Weck, EPC Co-Chair Emergency preparedness committee Bistro Committee The Bistro Committee met on Tuesday, Jan. 26. We discussed the kitchen repairs. A fiberglass door to replace the defective back kitchen door has been installed. The weather stripping for it has also been installed. A small leak in the top of the water heater has been fixed. The cold storage unit in the Bistro dining area is noisy. It was suggested that three proposals be submitted to the Safety and Facilities Committee for replacement. The committee meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 11 am in the Lodge Conference Room. All homeowners are invited to attend. ~ Bill Taylor

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