County allocates funds for San Antonio Heights emergency team
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved an $8,200 allocation from the board's Priority Policy Needs budget to purchase emergency supplies and equipment for the San Antonio Communities Emergency Response Team.
Volunteers trained in disaster response will receive the tools and equipment they will need to react quickly during a major emergency thanks to funding requested by Second District Supervisor Paul Biane, according to a county news release.
The San Antonio Heights team consists of 40 residents who have received emergency response training through the San Bernardino County Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services.
Team members were requested by Biane to create a list of necessary equipment to be used during a disaster.
Two-way radios, cots, a generator, pry bars, lights, tables and other supplies were on the list.
"These residents made a huge commitment when they joined the CERT and I want to support their efforts by providing them with the tools and equipment they will use to assist their neighbors during a major emergency in the community," Biane said in a news release.
San Bernardino County and local agencies have established 23 CERTs across the county to provide basic emergency response and care following a major disaster.
More than 60,000 residents have received training.
Volunteers trained in disaster response will receive the tools and equipment they will need to react quickly during a major emergency thanks to funding requested by Second District Supervisor Paul Biane, according to a county news release.
The San Antonio Heights team consists of 40 residents who have received emergency response training through the San Bernardino County Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services.
Team members were requested by Biane to create a list of necessary equipment to be used during a disaster.
Two-way radios, cots, a generator, pry bars, lights, tables and other supplies were on the list.
"These residents made a huge commitment when they joined the CERT and I want to support their efforts by providing them with the tools and equipment they will use to assist their neighbors during a major emergency in the community," Biane said in a news release.
San Bernardino County and local agencies have established 23 CERTs across the county to provide basic emergency response and care following a major disaster.
More than 60,000 residents have received training.
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