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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 BCCD Minutes and Attachments 11.02.1981 BRAZOS COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE MEETING Mon. Nov. 2, 1981 - 5 :00 p.m. Civil Defense Office Present: Jake Canglose, Sgt. Freddie Forsthoff (DPS), James Beamer (SO), Chief Charles Phelps, Ernest Clark, North Bardell, Mrs. Margie Shenkir (Bryan Hospital) Charles Clites (St.Joseph Hospital), Harry Stiteler, Col. Carroll Bell, Capt. Warren Heffington,Ben Wormeli. Presiding: Jake Canglose Proceddings: * Bryan Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital need an ex- ercise for accreditation. They need two a year, and Bryan's last one was a small in -house exercise. They need this one by the end of the year. Bryan Hospital needs 20 victims, St.Joseph needs 20 to 25 victims. Jake Canglose explained that a County Command and Control Exercise could be held in conjunction with the hospital exercise. He sugg- ested kicking the exercise off with a NOAA radio announcement. Both City Managers and the Sheriff's Office agreed to participate in the exercise. Mr. Canglose asked Jim Beamer if the Sheriff's Re- serves (about 30) might be involved. This will be checked. A date for the exercise was discussed. A week -end offers certain opportunities to call in off -duty personnel, and this was selected. Sunday was agreed upon but a date will be selected later. Mr. Canglose asked for selection of a site. Mr. Clites suggested a chemical spill or train derailment. Mr. Bardell suggested something involving a football week- end (simulated). Mr. Canglose suggested a rural pro- blem. A school bus accident in a rural area was dis- cussed, as was a truck accident. A chemical accident at the County Industrial Park was discussed. A rural accident simulation was chosen. The TAMU Act- ing Club will be asked to provide "victims." Mrs. Shenkir and Mr. Clites were asked to select a date, but not within the next 3 weeks. The date of Sunday afternoon, December 6th. was discussed and selected, Another meeting will be called by Mr. Canglose to finalize these plans. BRAZOS COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE MEETING Mon. Nov. 2, 1981 - 5:00 p.m. Civil Defense Office Present: Jake Canglose, Sgt. Freddie Forsthoff (DPS), James Beamer (SO), Chief Charles Phelps, Ernest Clark, North Bardell, Mrs. Margie Shenkir (Bryan Hospital) Charles Clites (St.Joseph Hospital), Harry Stiteler, Col. Carroll Bell, Capt. Warren Heffington,Ben Wormeli. Presiding: Jake Canglose Proceddings: * Bryan Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital need an ex- ercise for accreditation. They need two a year, and Bryan's last one was a small in -house exercise. They need this one by the end of the year. Bryan Hospital needs 20 victims, St.Joseph needs 20 to 25 victims. Jake Canglose explained that a County Command and Control Exercise could be held in conjunction with the hospital exercise. He sugg- ested kicking the exercise off with a NOAA radio announcement. Both City Managers and the Sheriff's Office agreed to participate in the exercise. Mr. Canglose asked Jim Beamer if the Sheriff's Re- serves (about 30) might be involved. This will be checked. A date for the exercise was discussed. A week -end offers certain opportunities to call in off -duty personnel, and this was selected. Sunday was agreed upon but a date will be selected later. Mr. Canglose asked for selection of a site. Mr. Clites suggested a chemical spill or train derailment. Mr. Bardell suggested something involving a football week- end (simulated). Mr. Canglose suggested a rural pro- blem. A school bus accident in a rural area was dis- cussed, as was a truck accident. A chemical accident at the County Industrial Park was discussed. A rural accident simulation was chosen. The TAMU Act- ing Club will be asked to provide "victims." Mrs. Shenkir and Mr. Clites were asked to select a date, but not within the next 3 weeks. The date of Sunday afternoon, December 6th. was discussed and selected, Another meeting will be called by Mr. Canglose to finalize these plans. * An Air Force certificate for Col. Bell was presented. The certificate is for the Commendation Medal he was presented earlier. * Mr. Bardell and Mr. Clark were asked to consider the possibility of using low water crossing staff gauges. Mr. Canglose has an opportunity to secure these gauges free of charge. The gauges measure water height above a certain level, such as road level. * The location of rain gauges for flash flood warnings at City installations which are manned 24 hour per day was discussed. The staff gauges and rain gauges will be discussed later after an inventory of rain gauge locations. * Problems with the NOAA weather radio were discussed. The radio sounds an alert so often, that people are ignoring it. False alarms for the C.S. Fire Dept. from the Campus were discussed briefly. * Jake Canglose participated October 21 in a meeting sponsored by the Brazos County Chapter of the American Red Cross to organize the Disaster Relief branch of the Red Cross in this area. Also present were rep - prsentatives of the Sheriff's Dept., Bryan and College Station Fire Departments, Bryan Police Dept., Medical Service fields REACT Unit and TAMU Safety and Medical Services. * Thursday morning, 10 -29 -81 Doyle Casey (NWS) and David Barham (Region 6 Liasion Officer 9 -81) met with Jake Canglose to review severe weather programs and update information on Flood Emergency Plans.