To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: CAER 2024 Shelter-in-Place Education Day
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution proclaiming November 6, 2024, as Contra Costa County Shelter-in-Place Education Day.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Community Awareness and Emergency Response Group, Inc. has worked with schools and daycare facilities for the last twenty-three years on sheltering in place when there is a hazardous material release that could impact them. This protective action is the best immediate action that a person can take to protect them against exposure to hazardous materials that could occur from an accidental release or spill. Attached find the proclamation and a flyer announcing November 6, 2024, as Shelter-in-Place Education Day.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not applicable.
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
body
IN THE MATTER OF proclaiming November 6, 2024, as Contra Costa County Shelter-in-Place Education Day.
WHEREAS, public and private schools, and childcare centers throughout Contra Costa County will be participating in the Shelter-in-Place Drill on November 6th:
WHEREAS, Contra Costa Community Awareness Emergency Response Group (CAER) is sponsoring the 23rd Annual Shelter-in-Place Drill and assisting schools and childcare centers with their emergency preparedness;
WHEREAS, emergency response agencies including fire, sheriff and health officials all recommend Shelter-in-Place as the immediate action to take in case of a hazardous release;
WHEREAS, the Shelter-in-Place Drill increases public awareness about Shelter-in-Place as a protective action and gives students and teachers practice in implementing this important procedure; and
WHEREAS, the County Office of Education has endorsed the Shelter-in-Place Drill and encoura...
Click here for full text