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      <title>01/12/2012-01/12/2012:MERRAG - Flooding and Winter Weather Preparedness</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 am.    Learn what you can do to winterize your home and prepare for potential winter weather disasters such as flooding and debris flow.    MERRAG informational training session designed to prepare homeowners for the upcoming winter rainy season.   Vegetation above the foothills was destroyed by the Tea and Jesusita Fires making flooding in these areas likely.     ]]></description>
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      <title>01/17/2012-01/17/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>01/21/2012-01/21/2012:Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - Saturday 10:00 am.    You have your Disaster Kit for yourself and your family - but have you thought about your other family - your pets?  Increase awareness and preparedness among animal owners and care providers, and learn how typical hazards affect animals and what you can do to reduce the impact of disasters. ]]></description>
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      <title>02/09/2012-02/09/2012:MERRAG - CERT Unit 7:  Disaster Psychology</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 AM   Disaster Psychology:  The psychological impact of a disaster on rescuers and victims, and how to provide  psychological first aid.  Caring for Yourself, Your Buddy, and Victims:  Steps one can take individually and as part of a CERT before, immediately following, and after a disaster.  ]]></description>
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      <title>02/21/2012-02/21/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>03/08/2012-03/08/2012:MERRAG - CERT Unit 3 - Disaster Medical Operations I</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 am  In this unit, you will learn:  How to apply techniques for opening the airway, controlling bleeding, and treating for shock.    How to conduct triage under simulated disaster conditions.  The goal of disaster medical operations is to do the greatest good for the greatest number.  In a disaster with many victims, time will be critical.  CERT members will need to work quickly and efficiently to help as many victims as possible.  This unit will introduce you to the  three killers  and the principles of triage.  Throughout the unit, you will have opportunities to practice the treatment techniques and, at the end of the unit, you will have the opportunity to conduct triage evaluations in a simulated disaster.  ]]></description>
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      <title>03/19/2012-03/19/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>04/09/2012-04/09/2012:Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.  WHERE: Montecito Fire Headquarters 595 San Ysidro Rd Montecito, CA 93108   RSVP to gventura@montecitofire.com  April is National Earthquake Preparedness Month! Do you know what to do when an earthquake hits? Learn the 7 steps to Earthquake Safety including how you can Secure Your Space.   Also learn about Tsunamis and what you should do if there is any alerts/warnings for our coast. ]]></description>
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      <title>04/12/2012-04/12/2012:MERRAG - CERT Unit 4 - Disaster Medical Operations II </title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 am    In this unit you will learn about:    Public Health Considerations: How to maintain hygiene and sanitation.    Functions of Disaster Medical Operations: How to conduct the four major subfunctions of disaster medical operations.    Disaster Medical Treatment Areas: How to establish them and what their functions are.     Patient Evaluation: How to perform a head-to-toe patient evaluation to identify and treat injuries.    Basic Treatment How To:    Treat burns.   Dress and bandage wounds.   Treat fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains.   Apply splints to hands, arms, and legs.   Treat hypothermia.   Control nasal bleeding. ]]></description>
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      <title>04/16/2012-04/16/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>05/10/2012-05/10/2012:MERRAG Special Training - Electrical Safety for Responders and Volunteers</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 am.    First responders and volunteers often encounter electrical hazards during wind events, and after disasters. Fallen power lines are very dangerous! It is important to understand those dangers and learn how to properly identify them and protect yourself from harm.     In this lesson, you will learn:       About the hazards of the electrical utility systems.     Voltage and its effects on the human body     Assessing electrical risks in emergency situations     Step and touch potential: keeping safe distances     Moving people out of energized areas     Underground hazards     ]]></description>
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      <title>05/21/2012-05/21/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>06/14/2012-06/14/2012:MERRAG - CERT Unit 1 - Disaster Awareness</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 am.    Disasters and Disaster Workers:  What defines a disaster, what defines an disaster, and who makes up the response workforce.    The Impact on the Infrastructure:  The potential effect of extreme emergencies and disasters on transportation; electrical service; telephone communication; fuel; food, water, and shelter; and emergency services.    Structural and Nonstructural Hazards:  Potentially hazardous conditions in various types of structures and their contents during a disaster.    Hazard Mitigation:  What to do to reduce the risk of damage from hazards that threaten your area.    Home and Workplace Preparedness:  How you can prepare in advance to reduce structural and nonstructural hazards and survive the initial period after a disaster.    Community Preparedness:  How a community can prepare in advance to respond.  Protection for Disaster Workers:  Laws that protect disaster workers from liability. ]]></description>
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      <title>06/18/2012-06/18/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>07/12/2012-07/12/2012:READY! SET! GO! Create Your Personal Wildfire Action Plan</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 am    In this unit you will learn:     How to create a Defensible Home (READY!)    How to prepare your family for evacuations (SET!)    Information on what to put in your Go Early Checklist (GO!)   ]]></description>
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      <title>07/16/2012-07/16/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>08/09/2012-08/09/2012:MERRAG - CERT Unit 8:  Terrorism and CERT</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 AM  What Terrorism Is:  The definition of terrorism and terrorist goals.     Terrorist Weapons:  The weapons that terrorists are known or are suspected to have and the risk posed by various terrorist weapons.     B-NICE Indicators:  Cues that help to identify when a terrorist attack has occurred or may be imminent.     CERTs and Terrorist Incidents:  CERT protocols for terrorist incidents and protective action following an event.  ]]></description>
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      <title>08/20/2012-08/20/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>09/17/2012-09/17/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>10/11/2012-10/11/2012:MERRAG - CERT Unit 2: Fire Safety /Fire Extinguisher training</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00am   In this unit you will learn about: Fire Chemistry:   How fire occurs, classes of fire, and choosing the correct means to extinguish each type of fire.     Fire Hazards:  Potential fire hazards in the home and workplace, and fire prevention strategies.  Fire Safety:  How to evaluate fires, assess firefighting resources, and determine a course of action.    Portable Fire Extinguishers:  Types of portable fire extinguishers and how to operate them.    Fire Suppression Safety:  How to decide if you should attempt to extinguish a fire; how to approach and extinguish a fire safely.    Teamwork:  The importance of working with a buddy.   Hazardous Materials:  How to identify potentially dangerous materials in storage or in transit. ]]></description>
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      <title>10/15/2012-10/15/2012:</title>
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      <title>10/18/2012-10/18/2012:MERRAG/Community Drill - Great California Shake Out</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Drill begins at 10:18 am and will take place whereever you are.   MERRAG Response Team Members should respond to Montecito Fire Headquarters prior to the drill to participate in  Drop Cover and Hold On , then activate the DOC (District Operations Center) and prepare to receive incoming reports from the field.  The purpose of the Shake Out is to practice how to protect ourselves during earthquakes, and to get prepared at work, school, and home.   Everyone can participate! It can be as simple as practicing  Drop Cover and Hold On  during the drill   or it can be more extensive   by creating your family or business emergency plan and practicing that!  ]]></description>
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      <title>11/08/2012-11/08/2012:MERRAG - CERT Unit 5:  Light Search and Rescue Operations</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Montecito Fire at 10:00 am.  Search and Rescue Sizeup:  How to size up the situation in which the search and rescue teams will operate.     Conducting Search Operations:  How to search systematically for disaster victims.     Conducting Rescue Operations:  Safe techniques for lifting, leveraging, cribbing, and victim removal.  ]]></description>
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      <title>11/19/2012-11/19/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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      <title>12/17/2012-12/17/2012:Regular Board Meeting</title>
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