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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | SEPTEMBER 2016 21 Emergency preparedness committee The Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) is planning to host new training sessions in a 'dual track' format that allows residents to receive training in more than one useful area but within just one short training session. One example is a training module planned for residents that allows refresher training in First Aid as well as the Family Radio System (FRS) walkie-talkie type radios that many Four Seasons residents already possess. Each dual-track training session is planned to be no more than one hour. The first 30 minutes could address First Aid refresher training, and another 30 minutes given to use of the FRS walkie-talkie radios. Refresher training in First Aid is valuable because you may need those skills outside of any incident within Four Seasons. You could be at a family gathering, in a store shopping, or at the park with your grandchildren and suddenly you find yourself in front of an injured person or someone needing First Aid. Our First Aid training addresses questions like: What is the first thing you should do before treating an injured person? What are the key elements of California's Good Samaritan Law and how do they affect you? When do you call 911? How do you keep yourself safe while giving First Aid? In similar fashion, the FRS walkie-talkie radios are useful not only in an emergency but helpful in camping, hiking and many other outdoor activities. Not long ago, nearly 20 of these FRS radios were purchased by our home owners association for use in emergency exercises and drills. Residents who possess their own FRS radios and are members of your Four Seasons Radio Club participate in a weekly test of our ability to communicate with each other. However, unless you use your FRS walkie-talkie radio frequently, you may forget how to do rather simple things like, change channels, how and when to use different privacy codes, how to use your radio to check pending changes in the weather that is broadcast by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Further information on training dates and schedules will be forthcoming, so watch the Breeze and the AM Report. ~ Fred Weck New Training Sessions for Residents in Emergency Preparedness Planned Far left: Al Blair demonstrates to the class how to easily use the FRS walkie-talkie radio. Left: First Aid Trainer Anne Savy (left), demonstrates on fellow First Aid trainer Marty Freeman, how to apply a home made sling for a broken arm.

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