Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network to host free training for Community Disaster Preparation
Registration is open for the Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network's free training seminars for Community Disaster Preparation.
The Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network prepares citizens for catastrophic events. The group provides training, education, and networking opportunities to help all local communities become cohesive and self-sufficient, Making sure communities are prepared to meet the challenges of natural and human disasters.
The upcoming training sessions will include personal instruction, samples, templates, resources, and other lifesaving materials to equip HOAs and non-HOA communities to develop disaster-response plans. CVDPN says people will leave equipped with the foundational model and a manual to use in creating their community disaster plan personalized to fit their community.
Carla Sullivan Dilley is the president of CVDPN.
"They're going to learn about a personal plan that they need to take care of themselves first. And then secondly, their home and whoever lives there. But most importantly, a community plan," said Sullivan Dilley. "We care about people. We want them to survive. We want them to be successful."
The creation of this new program has been in process since January 2022. The training is sponsored by the shareholders of Edison International, the parent company of SCE.
"They will be able to walk away with their template for their plan, go back to their community and share it with the rest of the people," said Sullivan Dilley.
Training dates:
- Oct. 27, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Dec. 1. from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Both trainings require pre-registration. Sessions will be in Palm Desert at the RAP Regional Access Project building, 41550 Eclectic St.
Due to high demand, CVDPN asks that only one person from each neighborhood, non-HOA community, and HOA attend.
Guido Portante is in charge of emergency planning for the Mira Vista community in Rancho Mirage. Even with a nearly 40-year Army career and many disaster courses under his belt, he wants to be as ready as he can to help his neighbors when a disaster hits. That's why he signed up to attend the training.
"The more that we're prepared-- each individual and each homeowner is prepared, the less chaotic it might be," said Portante. "Whatever I do impacts me as a homeowner as well as the rest of my fellow homeowners."
