Last January, many of us watched the water in Richardson Bay climb higher than we’d ever seen — lines strained, ramps flexed, roads flooded, and we stood on our decks doing the math on just how much higher it could go. That storm turned out to be a record-setting event...
FHA Past President Pete Hudson and a team of volunteers spent Saturday, April 25 straightening out the Disaster Response Trailer on Gate 6 Road, removing all the equipment and demonstrating how to operate some of the items. Pete is creating a monthly maintenance schedule for starting up and running the...
Past President Pete Hudson will be straightening up the contents of the FHA Disaster Response Trailer on Gate 6 Road starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 25. Residents are invited to stop by and learn what is available from the trailer in the way of emergency equipment and medical...
The Southern Marin Fire Protection District (SMFPD) is partnering with ReadyMarin to host free 90 minute disaster preparation classes. These classes offer a base level of emergency prep training, ensuring each attendee walks away understanding local risks, gets signed up for AlertMarin, and receives a Go Bag to get them...
Sausalito is hosting an open house to gather public feedback on the Gate 5 Drainage Management Study. This is a chance to: Share your experiences with flooding in the Marinship and Gate 5 Road area Review and provide feedback on preliminary design alternatives Speak with city staff and engineers Share...
Currently certified Community Emergency Response Team members are invited to attend free quarterly meetings to refresh their skills. The next meeting, hosted by the San Rafael Fire Department, will be on Wednesday, March 11 from 5:30–7:00 p.m. at Canal Alliance, 711 Grand Ave, San Rafael. This meeting will feature training...
A capacity crowd jammed the meeting room of the Bay Model on February 7 for a community gathering to discuss the effects of flooding due to high tides and storms. The event was hosted by Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters and her aide Doreen Gounard, a long-term resident of Galilee Harbor. The...
The San Rafael Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services are offering free Community Emergency Response Team training sessions over two weekends next month. The CERT Basic Training is a comprehensive 20-hour course that combines classroom instruction with hands-on exercises. Topics to be covered include: Conducting an initial size-up of...
On Saturday, February 7, the Southern Marin Fire Protection District will test its outdoor notification system at 12:00 noon, as part of its regular monthly testing on the first Saturday of each month. The SMFPD wants to know whether floating home residents hear the siren and asks that we fill...
On January 24, the American Red Cross (ARC) inspected 49 floating homes and installed free 10-year smoke alarms. If you’d still like to take advantage of this free service call (415) 721-2381, leave your name, phone number, email address and home address. The Red Cross will get back to you...