A Day in the Park Oct 29
Tag: disaster prep
Save the Date for DITP: Oct 29
Floating Homes Association presents: A Day in the Park October 29, 2023, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Charles Van Damme Park, Waldo Point Harbor The autumn edition of the FHA’s free A Day in the Park is sure to have something for the whole family, including some of your usual favorites:...
Power Up During Outages
During the recent Ready Sausalito emergency preparedness fair at the MLK basketball courts off Coloma Street, 15 different community groups had booths dispensing invaluable life-saving information. Subjects ranged from animal safety to stroke awareness, and one booth provided tips for dealing with power outages as wildfire season approaches. Here are...
Emergency Preparedness Fair Sep. 9
Sausalito Village will hold a READY SAUSALITO community-wide emergency preparedness fair on Saturday, September 9 in partnership with the Southern Marin Fire Department’s Neighborhood Resource Group program. Head over to the MLK Basketball court on Coloma Street in Sausalito from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for this free event. At...
How Tech Might Save Your Life
A survival guide in the Sunday July 16 SF Chronicle carried a list of useful tech tools to help during a wildfire or other disaster. One article includes lists of free phone apps, numbers to text, systems to register for and technology to buy that can connect to the most...
Board Meeting Notes — July 2023
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED ON AT THE JUly 11 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. FHA treasurer Linda Futrell reported that thanks in part to Day in the Park the FHA’s bank balance grew by $3,593,...
King Tides Return 6/30-7/6
Six days of king tides (over 6.5’) will begin on June 30, causing flooding in low–lying areas of Southern Marin. Here’s the schedule from the TideLog company: Fri. 6/30 9:28 p.m. 6.5’ Sat. 7/1 9:28 a.m. 6.7’ Sun. 7/2 11:00 p.m. 6.9’ Mon. 7/3 11:51 p.m. 7.0’...
Day in the Park Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When and Where is the Day in the Park? A: It’s on Sunday, June 4 from Noon to 5:00 p.m. in Van Damme Park at Waldo Point Harbor, located between Issaquah Dock and Charles Van Damme Dock. Q: Who sponsors Day in the Park and why? A:...
Board Meeting Notes — Apr 2023
Here are some of the items that were discussed or decided on at the April 11 FHA Board Meeting. More details will be reported later in the Floating Times. President Pete Hudson set increasing FHA membership as the most important goal for 2023. Dock reps have been updating dock rosters...
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
The Southern Marin Fire District has launched a new website for the Southern Marin Neighborhood Response Group (NRG) program. The NRG program helps connect individuals and neighborhoods to resources, education, and training that will help them to prepare them for and respond to emergencies and disasters. In the event of...