Pearl District Neighborhood Association (PDNA) Emergency Preparedness
The PDNA E-Prep Committee is organizing a grassroots, resident-led, emergency preparedness (e-prep) program based on the ideas that:
- Preparedness is about community, not catastrophe
- The time to prepare for an emergency or disaster is before it happens
The goal of the e-prep program is to work with Pearl residents to build a culture of emergency preparedness in the Pearl:
- Making the community safer, more prepared and more resilient
- Developing relationships and capacities during normal time, before a disaster strikes
E-Prep Committee Volunteers are working in their buildings to:
- Organize resident-based E-Prep committees
- Engage with management company & owner / homeowners association (HOA), to encourage their support.
- Bring the community together – at both the household & building level – to enhance disaster response capability by:
- Raising awareness of hazards, including earthquakes
- Making and practicing emergency plans
- Developing E-Prep resources & capacities
- Learning how to stay informed about changing conditions during a disaster
E-Prep Committee volunteers are working with the residents of their buildings to develop emergency and disaster response capabilities, including:
- E-Prep buddy system – resident mutual support agreements
- Supporting residents with functional and/or access needs and provide emergency child/elder/pet care
- Disaster first aid
- Emergency communications using family radio service (FRS) walkie-talkies
- Controlling building utilities and putting out small fires
- Building evacuation
- Shelter-in-place:
- Food and water storage & distribution
- Sanitation – PHLUSH, two bucket toilet system
Building E-Prep organizing initiatives are underway in a half-dozen buildings in the Pearl, with more under discussion. Check out the PDNA website for more information.