13th ANNUAL LINDON CITY DRILL DATES
2 Training Events on August 21
2 Main Events on September 13
LINDON CITY DRILL DOWN FOR SAFETY
Monday, September 13, 2021
In-Person Block Gatherings!
6:00PM
Citywide - All Residents - All Blocks
After the normal check-in...
Block Captains will do a special Q&A on
Lindon City's Everbridge Notification System
and help all residents Sign-Up if interested
SPECIAL ADDITION: CERT NIGHT!
Monday, September 13, 2021
7:00PM
Community Center (25 N. Main St.)
Bring your CERT bag! Check-in!
Don't have a CERT bag? Come find out how to get one!
We are starting new classes and refresher courses as we reinvigorate the CERT program in Lindon!
For everyone CERT trained or interested in being a part of a Community Emergency Response Team
CERT Teaches: life-saving techniques, injury assessment & treatment, disaster medical operations, psychological 1st aid, basic fire suppression, light search & rescue, debris removal, survivor extrication, rescuer safety, and other hands-on preparedness skills
2021 BLOCK CAPTAIN TRAINING EVENT
Saturday, August 21, 2021
1:30PM to 3:00PM
Community Center (25 N. Main St.)
This training is critical to attend for ALL block, neighborhood, and area captains, plus ALL specialists.
It is a public meeting, so anyone interested in learning more about the drill is also encouraged to attend!
There will be 4 fantastic rotating classes so you get the most from your time.
Importantly, one of the classes will be on the Everbridge Notification System, so you can train your block and help others sign-up on the night of the drill.
HAM RADIO EVENT
Saturday, August 21, 2021
1:00PM to 1:20PM
Community Center (25 N. Main St.)
We hope to start a regular citywide net to help everyone feel comfortable with check-ins and radio etiquette.
Whether you're a nervous newbie or a longtime pro, this 20 minute face-to-face is for YOU.
Bring your radio! Bring your questions! Bring your expertise!
Feel free to stay for the block captain training event immediately following.
2 Training Events on August 21
2 Main Events on September 13
LINDON CITY DRILL DOWN FOR SAFETY
Monday, September 13, 2021
In-Person Block Gatherings!
6:00PM
Citywide - All Residents - All Blocks
After the normal check-in...
Block Captains will do a special Q&A on
Lindon City's Everbridge Notification System
and help all residents Sign-Up if interested
SPECIAL ADDITION: CERT NIGHT!
Monday, September 13, 2021
7:00PM
Community Center (25 N. Main St.)
Bring your CERT bag! Check-in!
Don't have a CERT bag? Come find out how to get one!
We are starting new classes and refresher courses as we reinvigorate the CERT program in Lindon!
For everyone CERT trained or interested in being a part of a Community Emergency Response Team
CERT Teaches: life-saving techniques, injury assessment & treatment, disaster medical operations, psychological 1st aid, basic fire suppression, light search & rescue, debris removal, survivor extrication, rescuer safety, and other hands-on preparedness skills
2021 BLOCK CAPTAIN TRAINING EVENT
Saturday, August 21, 2021
1:30PM to 3:00PM
Community Center (25 N. Main St.)
This training is critical to attend for ALL block, neighborhood, and area captains, plus ALL specialists.
It is a public meeting, so anyone interested in learning more about the drill is also encouraged to attend!
There will be 4 fantastic rotating classes so you get the most from your time.
Importantly, one of the classes will be on the Everbridge Notification System, so you can train your block and help others sign-up on the night of the drill.
HAM RADIO EVENT
Saturday, August 21, 2021
1:00PM to 1:20PM
Community Center (25 N. Main St.)
We hope to start a regular citywide net to help everyone feel comfortable with check-ins and radio etiquette.
Whether you're a nervous newbie or a longtime pro, this 20 minute face-to-face is for YOU.
Bring your radio! Bring your questions! Bring your expertise!
Feel free to stay for the block captain training event immediately following.
Wait. What is the Lindon City Drill?
Lindon has a proud history of holding an annual emergency drill where every household participates! We encourage every resident to play their small part on September 13. Neighbors helping neighbors is one of the many things that makes Lindon City a great place to live. We have close to 90% participation every year!
We use a Block Captain system in Lindon. In the event of a disaster, say… a high-magnitude earthquake… Block Captains will check on their blocks, a group of 10-12 houses or apartments. Remember, when emergency response systems are overwhelmed, it will be the people nearest you who are the first to help. The better you know the people on your block, the better you can assist them or they can assist you when it counts most.
We also employ this method of communication whenever it is critical that every resident gets vital emergency information.
We practice by having blocks meet in person one night a year. Households gather outside at their Block Captain’s residence to chat, maybe share some cookies or have a potluck, and even do a training item—like learning about the city's primary alert system called "Everbridge."
Block Captains then communicate to the city Emergency Operations Center how many people attended through a system of runners. Having block captains in place is especially vital in a large-scale emergency when our typical technologies might be down. We would use this system help city leaders formulate a big picture for the most effective response.
Together we can make Lindon City safer! See you at the 2021 drill!
Lindon has a proud history of holding an annual emergency drill where every household participates! We encourage every resident to play their small part on September 13. Neighbors helping neighbors is one of the many things that makes Lindon City a great place to live. We have close to 90% participation every year!
We use a Block Captain system in Lindon. In the event of a disaster, say… a high-magnitude earthquake… Block Captains will check on their blocks, a group of 10-12 houses or apartments. Remember, when emergency response systems are overwhelmed, it will be the people nearest you who are the first to help. The better you know the people on your block, the better you can assist them or they can assist you when it counts most.
We also employ this method of communication whenever it is critical that every resident gets vital emergency information.
We practice by having blocks meet in person one night a year. Households gather outside at their Block Captain’s residence to chat, maybe share some cookies or have a potluck, and even do a training item—like learning about the city's primary alert system called "Everbridge."
Block Captains then communicate to the city Emergency Operations Center how many people attended through a system of runners. Having block captains in place is especially vital in a large-scale emergency when our typical technologies might be down. We would use this system help city leaders formulate a big picture for the most effective response.
Together we can make Lindon City safer! See you at the 2021 drill!
INSTRUCTIONS
- To practice this in 2021, Block Captains need to introduce the Lindon City Drill to every person on their block (flier available).
- We include everyone who lives in Lindon, no matter what! You count--whether you're only living here temporarily or have been here all your life. We don't exclude anyone based on religious, gender, ethnic or any other identities. We include long-term care facilities.
- For their parts, residents should ask neighbors to find out who their Block Captains are and should coordinate an exchange of cell phone numbers plus anything else you want your block captain to know before getting together on September 13.
- And don't forget! Lindon City has a goal for every household to join the Everbridge Emergency Notification System! On September 13, your Block Captain will teach you about it and help you sign up if you're interested!
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
What this drill IS.
What this drill IS NOT.
What this drill IS.
- An opportunity once every year to practice disaster communications as a whole city.
- A chance to get to know your neighbors, your first-line helpers in a crisis state.
- A test of our capability to create a swift, big-picture overview of events, damages, and needs during a large-scale disaster or localized emergency.
- An opportunity for Block Captains, Neighborhood Captains, Area Captains, emergency radio personnel and city officials to work together and improve two-way disaster communications with or without the use of modern technology.
- A way to increase resiliency in a time of need.
What this drill IS NOT.
- Data collection. No personal information goes past the Block Captain level: no names, no addresses, no phone numbers. A Block Captain helps coordinate disaster communication for a group of 10-12 units (houses, apartments, condos, etc). If you choose, you can also tell your Block Captain about any special needs or pets you may have in your household. The Block Captain should be a good communicator and promote general community preparedness like family disaster planning and the maintenance of a family 72-hour emergency kit.
- A stunt. Block Captain systems have been used to good effect right here in Utah in real emergency situations like evacuations due to wildfire. Communications are often the first failure point in an emerging disaster scenario at the moment they are needed most. We practice to improve.
- Exclusive. We include everyone in the city whether living here permanently or only temporarily. We don't exclude anyone based on religious, gender, ethnic or any other identities. We include long-term care facilities.
OTHER CITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
Register with the Everbridge Emergency Notification System
http://www.lindoncity.org/everbridge-emergency-notification.htm
Lindon City Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lindoncity/
Dig through this site. Still have questions?
Contact Kelly Johnson 801-836-8522 or kjohnson@lindoncity.org
Contact Kelly Johnson 801-836-8522 or kjohnson@lindoncity.org
12th ANNUAL LINDON CITY DRILL RESULTS
2020 WAS A UNIQUE YEAR
AND SO WAS OUR DRILL!
2020 WAS A UNIQUE YEAR
AND SO WAS OUR DRILL!
Thank you Lindon City for your fantastic participation our 12th annual Lindon City Drill!
We set a city goal for every household to have a 72-hour emergency kit by the end of 2020, and we're making good progress. Keep up your great work! Thank you for making Lindon a wonderful place to live!
- We reached 3,811 cell phones.
- We accounted for every resident and staff member in all 3 Lindon City residential care centers.
- And 2,123 households report having a 72-hour emergency kit. That's roughly 2/3 of you!
We set a city goal for every household to have a 72-hour emergency kit by the end of 2020, and we're making good progress. Keep up your great work! Thank you for making Lindon a wonderful place to live!
11th ANNUAL LINDON CITY DRILL RESULTS
2019 SUCCESS!
WE MADE OUR GOAL OF 90% PARTICIPATION!
THANK YOU LINDON RESIDENTS!
Thank you for supporting the
2019 Lindon City Preparedness Fair
Saturday, August 24, 12-6PM at the Lindon Community Center
The second annual Lindon City Preparedness Fair provided a chance for individuals and families to interact with first responders, disaster volunteer organizations, and vendors selling supplies and providing training. Not only did the fair help prepare households for emergencies, but the fair was wide-ranging so there was something for everyone. Educational break-out sessions were presented throughout the event, and there were hands-on displays and freebies. A children's area was provided with activities and crafts.
VENDORS, ORGANIZATIONS, and EXPERTS
Well Defended Women
Damsel in Defense
Food Storage Made Easy
Garden Inspire
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
Gluten-Free Blends/Gluten-Free Preppers
Lindon Home Storage Center
Orem Fire
Be Ready Utah
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
Beyond Sports Tae Kwon Do
PetCo
Lindon City Police
Walmart
Storage on Geneva
Inter Vivos
Prepify
radKIDS
SKAtenna
Utah County Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Red Cross
Recreation Outlet
Lindon City Drill / Everbridge Mass Notification Registration
Safe Community USA - First Aid Kits
Utah County Beekeepers Association
Thrive Life: Simple. Clean. Food.
FAIR CLASSES
Wild Edibles
DIY Freeze Dried Dinner in a Jar
Personal Protection
Self-Defense: Real Practice
Estate Planning, Wills, Finances
Gluten Free Food Storage
Family Disaster Planning
Water Storage and Treatment
2019 Lindon City Preparedness Fair
Saturday, August 24, 12-6PM at the Lindon Community Center
The second annual Lindon City Preparedness Fair provided a chance for individuals and families to interact with first responders, disaster volunteer organizations, and vendors selling supplies and providing training. Not only did the fair help prepare households for emergencies, but the fair was wide-ranging so there was something for everyone. Educational break-out sessions were presented throughout the event, and there were hands-on displays and freebies. A children's area was provided with activities and crafts.
VENDORS, ORGANIZATIONS, and EXPERTS
Well Defended Women
Damsel in Defense
Food Storage Made Easy
Garden Inspire
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
Gluten-Free Blends/Gluten-Free Preppers
Lindon Home Storage Center
Orem Fire
Be Ready Utah
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
Beyond Sports Tae Kwon Do
PetCo
Lindon City Police
Walmart
Storage on Geneva
Inter Vivos
Prepify
radKIDS
SKAtenna
Utah County Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Red Cross
Recreation Outlet
Lindon City Drill / Everbridge Mass Notification Registration
Safe Community USA - First Aid Kits
Utah County Beekeepers Association
Thrive Life: Simple. Clean. Food.
FAIR CLASSES
Wild Edibles
DIY Freeze Dried Dinner in a Jar
Personal Protection
Self-Defense: Real Practice
Estate Planning, Wills, Finances
Gluten Free Food Storage
Family Disaster Planning
Water Storage and Treatment
2018 Drill Report
THANK YOU ALL for your involvement! Lindon City is unique in all of the U.S. in its preparedness efforts!
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018
LESSONS LEARNED IN 2018
We do this drill in an effort to create a more resilient community in the face of a real emergency. The drill helps us get to know all of our neighbors and their special needs, and it helps us learn how to fill out necessary forms--the same forms we would use in an actual event. Associated with this special day of preparedness, schools and businesses also plan and carry out emergency drills. Additionally, we continue to do specific and important training for our police, mayor, and city council. This emergency management training gets a little more sophisticated and complicated every year, and every year they step up to the challenge!
We encourage you as individuals and families to create and practice your own emergency plan(s) on the day of the drill. No disaster response (or drill!) will ever be perfect, but with your help and participation, this annual event will help make us one of the most prepared cities in the world.
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018
- We had an overall participation rate of close to 88.5% citywide.
- The East and the West areas tied getting their tally sheets to the city fastest—West Area numbers came in by radio at the same time East Area numbers arrived by runner.
- The Central area was best at tracking volunteer hours.
- All three areas reported within 15 minutes of each other and all in under 2 hours.
- Lindon City net operators practiced complex information gathering via ham radio. A total of 42 “nonsense scenarios” were distributed through the city, and 37 of those (88%) were transmitted by radio back to the City EOC in good order.
- City officials (police, fire, elected officials and administration) set up a table-top exercise at a unified command post to simulate an operational and logistical response to a theoretical situation—in this case a large earthquake. City officials are to be commended for taking this exercise very seriously—discussing and creating plans pertinent to disaster response and planning.
- Independent evaluators—professional emergency managers from other jurisdictions were brought in to observe, rate, and make suggestions for improvements.
- 5 Lindon City schools held drills during school hours—1 evacuation and 4 lockdown. Minor improvements were suggested in each with an emphasis at charter schools for reunification planning.
LESSONS LEARNED IN 2018
- Lindon City would like to support large and small businesses as well as group homes that want to create or improve business continuity plans, refine reporting mechanisms, and/or provide aid to the city in time of disaster. To join an early discussion group addressing these issues, please contact kjohnson@lindoncity.org.
- Lindon City wishes to increase significantly the number of residents opting-in to the Everbridge Notification System. Currently it is estimated only 30-40% of the city would receive emergency alerts through the Everbridge Notification System. Residents can choose the method of notification and what type of alerts they wish to receive.
- Lindon City would like to see individuals and families be prepared with 72-hour go-kits and basic response knowledge to disasters common to Utah: fire, flood, earthquake, winter storm.
- Lindon City would like to improve citizen response capability through ongoing Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, continuing education and practice opportunities, and by creating an accurate and updated database of individuals who have particular skill-sets to contribute locally in a large-scale response such as but not limited to ham radio license, medical expertise, CERT trained, mass sheltering experience, search & rescue, etc. Information about these initiatives will be on-going.
We do this drill in an effort to create a more resilient community in the face of a real emergency. The drill helps us get to know all of our neighbors and their special needs, and it helps us learn how to fill out necessary forms--the same forms we would use in an actual event. Associated with this special day of preparedness, schools and businesses also plan and carry out emergency drills. Additionally, we continue to do specific and important training for our police, mayor, and city council. This emergency management training gets a little more sophisticated and complicated every year, and every year they step up to the challenge!
We encourage you as individuals and families to create and practice your own emergency plan(s) on the day of the drill. No disaster response (or drill!) will ever be perfect, but with your help and participation, this annual event will help make us one of the most prepared cities in the world.