6^th Annual PIERsafe Drill and Safety Expo

When:                  Friday, October 12^th, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Where:                 Jefferson Street between Hyde Street and Aquatic Park

How:                     RSVP  to Reuel Daniels if you would like to participate in the drills, otherwise simply show up to watch the demonstrations.

The 6^th Annual PIERsafe Drill and Expo helps prepare and teach businesses and citizens about how to prepare and recover from a major disaster in the Bay area.  The drills demonstrate the formation and implementation of the Incident Command System's incident command center, as well as examples of extrication, triage, utility shut off and fire suppression.

The expo compliments the drill in by exposing local residents, businesses and employees to the tools that they have at their disposal from NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team) training to emergency preparedness kits.  Vendors that will be participating will be private industries and government agencies focused on emergency preparedness and business continuity including:

·         The American Red Cross

·         Department of Emergency Management

·         PG & E

·         San Francisco Fire Department

·         NERT

·         Cole Hardware

PIERsafe welcomes volunteers from the Fisherman’s Wharf Community and beyond to participate in this year’s drill.  Live nearby?  Come on down.  Run a business in the area?  Send your staff.  Everyone stands to benefit from learning where to go, what to look for, and how to best help those in need.  For more information please call 415-673-3530.

Thanks, we look forward to seeing you on October 12^th!