Drop by Memorial Park on May 11, 2024 for a look at emergency planning in Dunbar
by Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor
Games for the kids, information for adults — and a peep inside that mysterious shipping container at Memorial Park West!
Head for the park behind the community centre on Saturday, May 11, 2024, between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm for a look at how the Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) group is getting us ready for major disasters.
Volunteers will open the shipping container, which usually sits unnoticed behind the tennis courts, to unpack all the items needed to create a central hub for dealing with emergencies — radios and other communications gear, lights, tables, chairs, tents, bollards, and notice boards.
Put all together, it’s a Disaster Support Hub, which will be at the heart of Dunbar’s organizing and communications efforts in case of a major emergency. Residents will be able to go there to seek and offer help, and trained volunteers will be there to communicate with other emergency services and the rest of the city.
The exercise is aimed at getting us all better acquainted with how this will work and how we can get involved. Drop by with friends, neighbours, and/or the family — and yes, there will be a radio game with prizes so kids can get involved too!