New Madrid 1811-1812 Earthquakes

Info by popular demand:

Major earthquake felt in Iowa with large scale potential.

New Madrid 1811-1812 Earthquakes

USGS info page on the event:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1811-1812.php

Summary:

Three Main Shocks

1. December 16, 1811 - Magnitude ~7.7
2. January 23, 1812 - Magnitude ~ 7.5
3. February 7, 1812 - Magnitude ~ 7.7

Historical context:

It's happened before 1811-1812 The geologic record of pre-1811 earthquakes reveals that the New Madrid seismic zone has repeatedly produced sequences of major earthquakes, including several of magnitude 7 to 8, over the past 4,500 years.

Perspective:

1994 01 17 - Northridge, California - M 6.7 Fatalities 60

ICS 402 Incident Command System (ICS) Overview for Executives/Senior Officials (EMI Course Number: G402)

ICS 402 confirmed for 10 April 2012 at 1730 hours in the board of supervisors chambers (104 W. State St. Toledo).

Info on ICS 402:

ICS 402 Incident Command System (ICS) Overview for Executives/Senior Officials (EMI Course Number:  G402)

The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management approach that:

• Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure.
• Enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private.
• Establishes common processes for planning and managing resources.

ICS is flexible and can be used for incidents of any type, scope, and complexity. ICS allows its users to adopt an integrated organizational structure to match the complexities and demands of single or multiple incidents.
ICS is used by all levels of government—Federal, State, tribal, and local—as well as by many nongovernmental organizations and the private sector. ICS is also applicable across disciplines. It is typically structured to facilitate activities in five major functional areas: Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. All of the functional areas may or may not be used based on the incident needs. Intelligence/Investigations is an optional sixth functional area that is activated on a case-by-case basis.
As a system, ICS is extremely useful; not only does it provide an organizational structure for incident management, but it also guides the process for planning, building, and adapting that structure. Using ICS for every incident or planned event helps hone and maintain skills needed for the large-scale incidents.

Tama County Fire Skills / Mandatory Minimum Training

The Vining Fire Skills session has been cancelled for the weekend of October 29th. There is no information on a make up session at this time. All other sessions are still on as scheduled.

HARVEST SAFETY

Dry and unseasonable warm temperatures prompted the National Weather Service to issue a cropland fires warning Tuesday, October 4^th for much of the state.  The risk of machinery and vehicles igniting crop stubble is high, the NWS said, calling conditions ripe for “explosive fire growth potential.”

Tama County is currently NOT under any type of burn ban at this time.

Tama County EMA would like to remind farmers to clean agricultural equipment regularly to reduce the risk of field fires and damage to equipment.  Do a good inspection of you equipment to make sure there aren’t any parts rubbing or bearings going out that could cause friction or create a spark.

Furthermore, experts recommend that at least one fully charged 10-lb. ABC fire extinguisher be carried on all equipment.  Better yet, carry two: one in the cab and one where it can be reached from the ground.  Remember that any partial discharge from an extinguisher requires it to be recharged.

If a fire does occur, CALL 911 FIRST with an address or cross street that is close and what the problem is, and then attempt to extinguish the fire if safe to do so.

Info on I am responding

http://www.iamresponding.com/v3/Pages/Default.aspx

Latest News:  A Patent has been issued by the US Patent Office for IamResponding's innovative responder call-in function (US Patent No. 8,009,810)!  Click here for details!
IamResponding.com's patented system lets you know immediately who is responding to your calls and dispatches, where they are responding, and when they will be responding.  This saves critical time, and reduces response times, for fire departments, EMS agencies, SAR and technical rescue teams, and any other incident response teams when responding to emergencies. 
After dispatch (through any existing dispatch system), members of your department, agency or team who are available to respond to an emergency incident simply press one button on any telephone, and any Internet connected computer or mobile phone instantly displays who is responding to your incident, their qualifications, and when and where they are responding.
No one is on the phone while driving, as the call can be completed with just the press of a single button on any phone, and the call is automatically terminated within just seconds.
With IamResponding.com, you will:

• Know immediately if you have a full crew on the way, or if you need to page additional personnel;
• Stop waiting for members who are not on their way, and stop leaving the station just as others are coming around the corner;
• Know who is responding to the station, scene or any other location; and
• Reduce response times.

IamResponding.com includes many other great features, including: an instant mass-messaging system for enhanced communications within your department or team; web-based scheduling; apparatus status tracking, expiration date tracking, a fully interactive calendar, and much more!

Fully automated and web-based - no software or unique hardware required!

Call now for a FREE TWO MONTH TRIAL.  (315) 701-1372   

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Fax (315) 218-0253
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New Feature Alert:  You can now have your dispatches text messaged right to your phone, and displayed on a screen in your station!

If not you, who?

 

All twelve of Tama County’s Fire Departments are volunteer services. These dedicated volunteers train to the same level as paid firefighters in bigger cities and do the same jobs. Join your local fire department or EMS service to learn necessary lifesaving skills while helping your community and neighbors.

You can help ensure a rapid efficient response to all emergencies, by volunteering you will... train and respond when you are available.

Nobody in Tama County has ever called 9-1-1 and had to wonder if anybody would help. We have a great network of response agencies, made possible by volunteers!

If not you, who?

If interested please contact:

Your Community’s Fire Chief

Or

Tama County Emergency Management Agency & Tama County E-911

Tama County Ordinance IV.5

 

If you know of any non-compliant address or any structure in the county (non-city) please contact the Tama County Emergency Management Agency:



(641) 484 – 3760
...


Please provide the location of the sign issue to the dispatcher. Tama County Emergency Management Agency staff will then investigate the issue at their earliest availability.



Your cooperation will help ensure public safety and emergency responder efficiency.

The Tama County Emergency Management Agency is responsible for enforcing the Tama County Rural Addressing Ordinance (Tama County Ordinance IV.5).

This ordinance mandates the use of a uniform rural address system for residents of Tama County in order to promote the convenience, safety and general welfare of those residents and provides for a penalty.

NIRG trainings

 

Our Free NIRG trainings are about to “regenerate” for the year (as of July 1st new fiscal).



If anybody would like to host a class please let me know. These are a first come, first served free training.
...




Each year Tama County gets:



One Each of:



*Clandestine Drug Labs

*Haz Mat Operations 16 hour

*EMS Haz Mat Operations 16 hour

*Incident Command Class (introductory)

*Confined Space Awareness

*EMS Haz Mat Ops Recertification



Four of:



*Haz Mat Ops Recertifications

RDPC course

Our RDPC course has been rescheduled to January 6th 2012. Registration can still be done by the original link.

Hazardous Materials, Operations Level Recertification

The Tama Fire Department will be hosting (at the Tama Fire Station) a Hazardous Materials, Operations Level Recertification class on Thursday October 27th 2011. This class will begin promptly at 1800 hours (6:00pm). This is a FREE class taught by Waterloo Haz Mat as part of our N.I.R.G. membership. This class is open to ANY Tama County Emergency Responder or Official.



Please contact the Tama County Emergency Management Agency with any questions.

Tama County Emergency Management Agency / E-911 Open House Sessions

Tama County Emergency Management Agency / E-911 Open House Sessions

The Tama County Emergency Management Agency and the Tama County E-911 Service are hosting two community open house / education sessions. These sessions will cover topics including:

          *Tama County Emergency Management Agency

          *Tama County E-911

          *How and when to call 911

          *What information 911 dispatchers will need when you call

          *How to be prepared in your own home or business

          *Tama County’s CodeRED system

          *How to register for CodeRED

          *Information on how to volunteer with the county or with your local fire / ems

         

The First Session will be at the Tama County Board of Supervisors Chambers (

104 W. State St., Toledo

) on 18 January 2012 from 4:30pm till 6:30pm.

The Second Session will be at the Gladbrook Movie Theater (

319 Second St.

, Gladbrook) on 19 January 2012 from 4:30pm till 6:30pm.

The Third Session will be at the Tama County Board of Supervisors Chambers (

104 W. State St., Toledo

) on 20 January 2012 from 11:00am till 1:00pm.

The Fourth Session will be at the Reining Center (

1007 South Prospect Drive, Toledo

) on 25 January 2012 from 11:00am till 1:00pm.

The Fifth Session will be at the Traer Fire Station (

631 Second St.

, Traer) on 26 January 2012 from 4:30pm till 6:30pm.

The Sixth Session will be at the Traer Fire Station (

631 Second St.

, Traer) on 27 January 2012 from 11:00am till 1:00pm.

Snacks and beverages will be available at both sessions.

Both sessions will cover the same information; the only difference will be the location.

Emergency Services Failure to yield information

Emergency Services Failure to yield information

To also include such incidents as running over fire hose

Below is the necessary information to pass along to dispatch in the case of a vehicle failing to yield to emergency vehicles or other non-law abiding citizens.

            1. Make color and model of the vehicle

            2. License plate and state if issue

            3. How many were inside the vehicle

            4. Description of the driver (sex, race, hair color, glasses and etc.)

            5. Time delay (when did this happen)

            6. Location of incident and direction of travel

Attempt to obtain all the information that you safely can.  Not all the information is necessary however, the more information that is passed along to an Officer, the better the chances are of being able to find the suspect.

Emergency Responder Text Paging

Emergency Responder Text Paging

We are having a lot of luck getting emergency responders signed up for our text paging! Thanks to all who have already joined, please spread the word.

Tama County has the ability to add individual EMTs / Firefighters / Police to our CAD system so that they can receive a text message when calls are created within their jurisdiction. The information included in these texts is limited to only a few characters, but will include:

Call For Service Number (CFS)

Address

Call Type (example- fire, ambulance request, etc…)

Cross Streets

Any responder interested in receiving texts should provide the following information to dispatch:

Name

Department

Cell Number

Cell Provider

Can you receive text messages (Yes or No)

E-Mail

This information will then be entered by EMA staff at their earliest availability.

Reply messages sent to the sending address cannot be received.

Each department is responsible for alerting the Tama County Emergency Management Agency when a member leaves or becomes inactive.

2012 Tama County Fire Skills / Mandatory Minimum Training Requirement Month

2012 Tama County Fire Skills / Mandatory Minimum Training Requirement Month

The Tama County Emergency Management Agency has received some requests to help firefighters achieve their mandatory minimum training requirements from the state and maintain their Firefighter I certification. These classes will be approximately four hours long and after attending all of them a firefighter would have all or most of the state’s mandatory minimum training requirement done for the year. This could be useful as a single class for those in need of only a few extra hours, or the entirety could be a great refresher for new firefighters.

February 4- Ammonia Response at 0900 in Lincoln by New Century FS

February 11- Ag Rescue at 0900 in Toledo by PRI

February 18- Confined Space Awareness in Traer by NIRG Haz Mat

February 25- FSTB Fire School in Ames (Attendees can easily get a full day or more from Fire School. If you have no other means of getting to Fire School and need to line up a carpool please let the Tama County Emergency Management Agency know and we will try to assist with needs)

All classes will begin promptly at 0900 hours.

1st Post

Welcome to the Tama County, Iowa EMA & 911 blog!

We will update this page from time to time with all kinds of great stuff!!

The attached pic is of our info stand at the 2011 Traer Winding Stairs post- parade bash.