Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT): Sunnyside Needs Volunteers!

Sunnyside is currently seeking NERT volunteers!

This week’s earthquake in the SF Bay area reminds us that we need to be prepared.  Part of this is having key response team for neighborhood safety and assistance.

Logo_NERT  

 

Welcome to the Official SFFD Web Site for the

Neighborhood Emergency

Response Team

N E R T

 

gif file: NERT photos

NERT is a free training program for individuals, neighborhood groups and community-based organizations in San Francisco.  Through this program, individuals will learn the basics of personal preparedness and prevention.  The training also includes hands-on disaster skills that will help individuals respond to a personal emergency as well as act as members of a neighborhood response team.

A typical NERT volunteer is not one type. The NERT volunteer is anyone who is active and involved in the community–or wants to be. NERT teams are best formed in neighborhoods through a partnership with existing community groups such as a Neighborhood Watch program, Rotary Club, business group, faith based group or homeowners association. Together with their neighbors, team members and coworkers, they build a NERT network within their own community, teaming with the San Francisco Fire Department. All residents can benefit from NERT training. (Participations under 18 require the signature of a parent or guardian.)

NERT connects volunteers with a network of fellow volunteers all working together for a common cause. NERT members are trained citizen first responders who can help save lives.

The NERT Training Program is a 20 hour comprehensive program consisting of six (6) class sessions.  Delivery of these 6 sessions is offered in a variety of scheduling options. Every potential volunteer must 1) attend and complete all six classes; 2) upon completion of the training, SFFD may provide a certification; 3) individuals who complete the program and obtain certification may be invited to volunteer; and 4) all individuals invited to volunteer continue to do so at the discretion of SFFD.

The training instructors are professional firefighters. There is no cost for our neighborhood training classes. There is a fee for private training.

Explore this website for a complete course outline , our current schedule and more information. You are welcome to register for any neighborhood class. If you have any questions or are interested in finding out how you, your group or your business can get involved, please contact the NERT office.

September

North Panhandle/Lone Mountain
USF Campus

September 13, 8:30a-4:30p: Class 1 & 2
September 20, 8:30a-4:30p: Class 3 & 4
September 27, 8:30a-4:30p: Class 5 & 6
New Student Enroll – pdf Class Flyer 
Recertification Enroll

Civic Center
San Francisco Federal Bldg.
90 7th Street

September 23, 8:30a-4:30p: Class 1 & 2
September 30, 8:30a-4:30p: Class 3 & 4
October 7, 8:30a-4:30p: Class 5 & 6
New Student Enroll – pdf Class Flyer
Recertification Enroll 

To see when the next training will be held, visit http://www.sf-fire.org/index.aspx?page=884

A message from Mayor Lee regarding Sunday’s earthquake

Preparedness is about connection, not catastrophe.

 

 

Dear San Francisco Bay Area residents,
Many in the San Francisco Bay Area were awoken early Sunday morning by the largest earthquake in the region since the Loma Prieta earthquake nearly 25 years ago. While thankfully, San Francisco suffered no damage, this is a good opportunity to remind ourselves that we need to be prepared before the next earthquake or emergency. Being prepared today will make our City’s recovery all the more efficient and effective, allowing us all to get back to business as usual, faster.
Let’s use this as an opportunity to educate ourselves, our friends and family, and our employees and coworkers about earthquake preparedness and why it is critical to making sure that San Francisco is a resilient City. Please visit www.sf72.org to learn how to get prepared for the next earthquake and how to connect with your community.

 

I also encourage everyone who lives or works in San Francisco to take the San Francisco Fire Department’s free Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) training, and register for the City’s e-mail and text-based notification system www.AlertSF.org.
It is often said that real emergencies look more like people coming together rather than cities falling apart. That is why it is important to take steps now so we are all ready for the next emergency.
Let’s not wait until the next disaster; let’s be prepared today.
Thank you.
Sincerely,

 

Mayor Edwin M. Lee

Sunnyside Neighborhood Garage Sale – September 13 from 9 am – 1 pm

SNA Garage Sale 2014

 

Hello Sunnysiders,
We are back and so looking forward to this year’s garage sale. If you are interested in participating, you can sign up online right here: http://tinyurl.com/SunnysideSalesignup2014.

The Basics About This Year’s Sale:
1. Saturday, September 13th from 9:00-1:00pm. If you want to start earlier or go later, that is fine. Just make sure to note it on your entry and we will include your hours with the map.
2. Starting point will be 415 Edna Street at the St. Finn Barr Auditorium. People can pick up maps there as well as get donuts and coffee. You will be able to pick up your flag for marketing purposes there as well at at 8:00am.
3. We will have a Goodwill Drop Off Truck at St. Finn Barr at day’s end so you can share your non-treasured treasures with others. : )
4. We will be marketing via SF Chronicle and Craigslist as well as via our social medial channels. We would also appreciate you marketing to your networks as well.

That’s about all for now and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Happy Garage Sale Selling and Shopping!

PG&E Rate Increase – Public Participation Hearings

The CPUC is holding a series of Public Participation Hearings regarding PG&E’s application proposing rates for gas transmission and storage services for 2015-2017 (A.13-12-012). PG&E requests a revenue requirement of $1.286 billion for 2015, $1.347 billion for 2016, and $1.515 billion for 2017. PG&E requests that the new rates go into effect on January 1, 2015. The Public Participation Hearings are as follows and your City is the highlighted one.
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August 27, 2014, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.: CPUC Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
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Comments from the public can help the CPUC reach an informed decision, and consumers are encouraged to attend Public Participation Hearings. For those unable to attend a Public Participation Hearing in person, written comments on any proceeding may be submitted to: CPUC Public Advisor, 505 Van Ness Ave., Room 2103, San Francisco, CA 94102, or via email to public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov . Please refer to the proceeding number on any written or email correspondence. All public comments received are provided to the CPUC’s Commissioners and the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the case.

If specialized accommodations are needed to attend a Public Participation Hearing, such as sign language interpreters, please contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov or toll free at 866-849-8390 at least five business days in advance of the hearing. For more information on Public Participation Hearings, please see www.cpuc.ca.gov/PPH.

I am hoping that your office can spread the word about this event to your constituents so that they will have the opportunity to voice out their opinions regarding this matter of new rates effective January 1, 2015.

Best,
Roland Esquivias, Regulatory Analyst
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
S.F., CA  94102
(415) 703-2212
roe@cpuc.ca.gov

Don’t Forget! National Night Out, Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 between 5pm to 8pm.

National Night Out

You’re invited to a National Night Out barbeque on Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 between 5pm to 8pm. Come and meet your neighbors & Ingleside Station officers. What to Bring? Yourself, your family, your neighbors and an appetite. There will be activities for kids for both young and old. This year National Night Out will be held at the following two locations:

San Francisco Police Academy

350 Amber Drive

San Francisco, Calif 94131

(Behind the Diamond Heights Shopping Center)

&

Herz Playground

At the intersection of Hahn and Visitacion Avenue.

San Francisco, Calif 94134