Irish Beach NEST

There is a Neighborhood Emergency Services Team (NEST) here in Irish Beach. The Irish Beach NEST and other coastal NESTs from Timber Cove to Irish Beach are sponsored by the Coast Life Support District (CLSD). There are six NEST teams in Irish Beach (Damage Assessment/Safety and Security, Light Search and Rescue, First Aid, Shelter and Special Care, Communications, and Animal Care). and approximately 10 active members serving on these teams. We need more people in the community to participate.

NEST TEAMS
The NEST teams are trained to provide assistance in an emergency but are only dispatched to assess damage to and assist NEST households. NEST volunteer team members are covered for liability and injury by state-sponsored workers' compensation insurance. A condition of that coverage limits the NEST unit to provide only that assistance for which members have been trained under NEST-authorized training and only to NEST households.

NEST HOUSEHOLDS
To be a NEST household, you must complete a NEST household survey and authorize access to your house in the event of a disaster. To make sure that you can get the assistance you will need in the event of an emergency, please sign up by filling out the household survey. Survey forms can be requested via our new email address at ibnestinfo@hughes.net You may also download a PDF file of the NEST Household Survey and the NEST Pet Record here.

SPONSORS
Although Mendocino County and CLSD sponsor the NEST program, that sponsorship does not include financial assistance and we still need funds to purchase supplies and equipment that we may need in the community in the event of a disaster. We are asking for a $25.00 annual membership fee from each household to fund the purchase of the required safety, search and rescue, first aid and communications equipment. Checks should be made out to Al Thompson (NEST); please send your completed survey form and check to Irish Beach Nest, P O Box 242, Manchester CA, 95459.

NEST households must also have an OK/HELP sign that should be displayed (in a location easily visible from the street) in the event of a disaster. This will tell the NEST team members who are inspecting the community after the disaster occurs whether or not there are people in the house who need help. This sign is only used to report on the status of the people not the structure. Damage to structure will be assessed after the people of the community are taken care of. If you are injured and there is no one who can display the sign, the team will determine that the lack of a sign will mean that help is needed. Therefore every NEST household is required to obtain the OK/HELP sign. The NEST team has obtained a supply of these signs. The cost of these signs is $5.00. Please included this $5.00 in your membership fee check if you don't already have one of these signs.

	Mendocino County Emergency Services Authority
Mendocino County Sheriff's Office	American Red Cross Mendocino County Chapter
California Office of Emergency Services	California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
California Road Conditions	Current Radar Weather
Weather Alerts, Watches, and Warnings	Earthquake Information from USGS
FEMA Global Emergency Management System	FEMA Disaster Preparation Information
FEMA Information for Disaster Victims	Library of Congress Emergency Preparedness
Smokey the Bear Home Page	ARRL Emergency Communication

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