PURPOSE STATEMENT

This plan is created to provide leadership and coordination during an emergency and assistance to help victims recover from an emergency.

Certain Naples residents have volunteered to open their homes as emergency assistance sites if there is a major disaster. They are called Zone Captains. Following a major earthquake, these sites will be in radio contact with the CERT Command Post at Naples School.

If family members or neighbors have been injured or if you suspect people may be trapped inside a damaged home, you should report this to the Zone Captain at your nearest emergency assistance site.

The Zone Captain will notify the Command Post. Personnel with medical and/or search and rescue experience will be sent to provideneeded assistance.

The back-up sites will be used only if the Zone Captains are not home when the disaster accurs. Use the Map at the bottom of this page to identify which zone you are in and to identify the emergency assistance site nearest you. Be sure you know where that house is located, as well as the location of the back-up site. The Naples CERT Team has divided Naples into eight zones. Get to know your Zone Captain.

In the event of a severe earthquake or any disaster that may cause structural damage to homes or cause seious injuries to residents, you should first make sure your family is safe and your house is secure. After that walk around, being careful to avoid potential hazards, and look for any injured people or homes that have been severely damaged where someone inside could be injured. Also look for structural damage to bridges, seawalls, etc.,, where a hazard to public safety or further property damage seems imminent.

If a structure seems severely damaged and potentially unsafe, you are advised to not enter these structures yourself. Go to your Zone Captain's house and report what you saw. If your Zone Captain is not home, go to your Deputy Zone Captain's house.

The Zone Captain will communicate by two way radio on an emergency frequency and forward yor report to the Command Post at the Naples school who are in touch with appropriate emergency personnel. Your report will be checked out in accordance with their necessary priorities.