Please review and become familiar with the following information and the maps on this website and in your directory. Also please make sure that all members of the family are familiar with your family disaster plans, and keep a copy of maps and instructions in each car. The Emergency Response Map page helps you to readily identify your Neighborhood and Group, their respective leaders, and the group and leader FRS channel-codes. The Evacuation Route Map  shows you where to go in the event that Alpine and Los Trancos roads are closed and it is necessary to evacuate the area.

Homeland Security Web Site

 

The Department of Homeland Security's emergency preparedness web site is "Ready.gov".  An organization called Federation of American Scientists has created a more comprehensive, accurate and easy-to- understand version, http://ReallyReady.org.

CERPP

In the event of a large earthquake the Woodside Fire Protection District will be overwhelmed. Recognizing this, a program has been established to prepare self-reliant neighborhood response teams to work with public safety services in a major disaster. This program is called CERPP (Civilian Emergency Response Preparedness Program). Vista Verde is one of 25 CERPP Divisions.

Organization

Five or six homes make up a Group. In turn five or six Groups make up a Neighborhood. Each Group has a leader that reports to the Neighborhood Leader. Incidents should be handled at the neighborhood level if possible with the Nieghborhood Leader directing the use of available neighborhood resources such as first aid and search and rescue. The Nieghborhood Leader communicates with the Vista Verde Incident Commander (IC) at the Vista Verde Command Center for further assistance. The Command Center is located at Loren Archer's, 184 Vista Verde.

Pony Tracks Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

At some point in an emergency it may be necessary to move the Command Centers for Vista Verde and Los Trancos Woods to the Pony Tracks EOC. This EOC is a 40-foot steel container supplied by the Woodside Fire/CERPP for Vista Verde and Los Trancos Woods and is located behind the tank museum at Pony Tracks Ranch. Woodside Fire furnished this container with blankets, cots, water and some other emergency supplies. Vista Verde and Los Trancos Woods have supplemented the container with additional items including radios and advanced medical supplies.

Medical Collection Point

In the event of a larger scale disaster the Pony Tracks EOC would be used as a collection point for patients where advanced first aid may be given.

Safe Haven

Under certain conditions such as a fire storm it may be necessary to evacuate our homes. The first step is to proceed by car to the "Safe Haven" on Pony Tracks Ranch and remain there until the need and practicality of proceeding further have been determined.

The owner of Pony Tracks Ranch, Jacques Littlefield, has created a Safe Haven for us. The Evacuation Route Map shows that it includes the area between the pond and the parking area, and the area around the large "U" shaped tank museum. If the disaster is an earthquake outside the summer fire season, the vehicles in the large building can be driven out, and the space used for shelter from rain and cold. There is a large water supply and modest electrical generator and toilet facilities. There is also room for a helicopter landing. Bring your own bed rolls and food.

Evacuation through Pony Tracks Ranch

In the event of a disaster wherein Los Trancos and Alpine Roads are closed, and evacuation is necessary, the only southerly exit (uphill) is through Pony Tracks Ranch. This exit is to be used only when it is absolutely necessary - THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND TRESPASSING IS FORBIDDEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. Roads from the Vista Verde entrance to the complex of ranch buildings are paved, but beyond that they are dirt or gravel, single lane, and in some places quite steep. In the rainy season they are muddy and slippery. One stuck car could easily close the road.

What to Do BEFORE the BIG ONE

• Know your Group Leader and their contact information (phone, radio code).
• Fill out the Disaster Information Sheet and give it to your Group Leader. Know where your Utility Shutoffs are located. Put shutoff wrench next to utilities.
• Assemble emergency supplies, including clothes, in a safe and secure place.
• Have a plan and backup plan for emergencies. Make sure all family members know the plan.
• Buy a Family Service Radio (FRS) and learn how to use it. Put your Group Leader's Channel/Code number with the radio.

What to Do AFTER the BIG ONE for your FAMILY

• Call out to other family members to assess everyone's injuries.
• Smell for gas or smoke and evacuate if you sense either. Turn gas off at the main valve.
• Shut off other damaged utilities (main water shutoff, electrical).
• Attempt to report serious injuries and fires by calling 911 (in a serious event, 911 will NOT be operational).
• Report in to your Group Leader (in person or by phone or radio) and advise him or her of your status. If you cannot contact the Group Leader, contact your Neighborhood Leader.
• Confine your pets in a safe place.
• Check your home for structural damage.
• Turn on AM Radio to learn about the regional impact.
• Call your out-of-state contact person and advise them of the situation.

What to do AFTER the BIG ONE for your NEIGHBORS

• Check your neighbor's house for smoke, gas leaks or structural damage.
• If it is safe to do so, give first aid and rescue assistance to anyone trapped inside.
• Call 911 to report serious injuries or fires (in a serious event, 911 will NOT be operational).
• Report in to your Group Leader (in person or by phone or radio) and advise him or her of your neighbor's status.
• If you can't report to your Group Leader, report to your Neighborhood Leader.
• If no one is home, shut off utilities if there is structural damage.
• Check with your Neighborhood Leader or Vista Verde Command (7/11) to see if Pony Tracks Operation Center (next to the Tank Museum) is operating and/or evacuation is recommended.

Emergency Contact Information

Contact	Name	Address	Code/Channel
Vista Verde Command Center		184 Vista Verde	7/11
Incident Commander	Denny Enstam	371 Old Spanish Trail	7/2
Backup Commander	Mitzi Phillips	5 Joaquin	7/3
Backup Commander	Phil Umholtz	85 Joaquin	7/4
Communications	Loren Archer	184 Vista Verde	7/11
Medical	Bill Rogoway	266 Old Spanish Trail	7/14
Emergency Preparedness Chair	Bill Tagg	450 Old Spanish Trail	7/1
Health and Welfare Advanced Medical Station		Pony Tracks EOC	7/14
Pony Tracks Emergency Operations Center	Pony Tracks EOC	495 Old Spanish Trail (Jacques Littlefield)	7/21