Monday, Aug. 11, was the first training session for Verona Walk neighbors who can volunteer their time to simply learn how to best help each other in an emergency.
Their were roughly 25 attendees including a delegation from Lely. The sessions will run every Monday (excluding Labor Day) for six weeks.
Frank Borman and Greg Speers of the North Naples Fire District and East Naples Fire District kicked the session off by introducing Joe Frazier. He is our Collier County Emergency Manager, and his job is to "protect Collier County" by coordinating the efforts of "All" decision makers.
Mr. Frazier is very well qualified and is one of 200 certified managers in the country. That should tell residents that Collier County is very serious about protecting its' citizens.
When it comes to an emergency in Florida most people think the cause is hurricanes. It seems we should also be worried about "Tornado's." Florida ranks number three in the nation for the number of tornadoes. On the positive side S.W. Florida in general is considered much safer than the East Coast due to newer, up to date, building codes.
It was suggested that residents note and look at the following sites:
www:floridadisaster.org
www: emergencyemail.org
www:collierem.org
The next session will be Monday Aug. 18 at 6:00 pm (Town Center).
