Thursday, February 01, 2007

The Know Zone

Mike Larsen, a friend and fellow CERT team member said, “You know you ought to write about some of the stuff that has been going on around here and how everyone needs to enter the Know Zone.”

Did you know that the CERT team is working out plans called, “Standard Operating Procedures” (SOP’s)? What’s that? Well, they are guidelines for a team to follow during an emergency. Because we are developing these SOP’s as a team, we all have a say in what and how those plans work. At the end an SOP has been designed and discussed to the most miniscule detail by everyone on the team. All possibilities that we can think of beforehand are included in the plan. So when the day arrives we will have both practiced and planned for a lot of the possibilities as a team. Those that we can’t know will be dealt with as they come up. But for the most part we will have a handle on a lot of what happens.

Did you know that the current largest problem we face is getting our community in touch with one another especially in the first few hours. Pulling everyone under one umbrella and making sure you know we are coming and what you can do. You need to be in the Know Zone.

Did you know that 2 persons came out of the forest late at night recently and the police were called? Did you know they were arrested for meth? Did you know that a lady has been seen at the main gate, late at night, staring across the park by residents? Are you in the know about a resident that makes a patrol loop around the park once a night in the wee hours of the morning? He actually confronted some teenagers loitering and scared them off and turned it in to the police. Did you know that one of our single lady residents awoke to a strange man standing next to her bed recently? He was arrested. Did you know what was going on during the last high powered wind storm. Were you able to follow what repair crews encountered? Those in the know zone know all about these things. Did you know that right now the water is shut off on 60th st here in our community? Won’t be on for a day or so. about the lady who was protected from loss of oxygen in the last windstorm? Did you know that recently a modus operandi for local theives is to run a stick across your outside wall and if no lights come on they feel emboldened to break in? Did you know that several residents possess the key to the know zone and are in the know? Because of the know zone several people feel more secure and sleep easier...

NOW! The Know Zone is going to increase in size and scope .. Everyone will be offered the key. You will be able to know what is going on 24/7 in our community... and you are part of the plan.

Coming Soon .... The Know Zone.. don’t miss out.

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