Santa Ana Business Emergency Response Team Graduation on Nov. 18

Santa Ana Business Emergency Response Team (BERT) Graduation announcement:

Thursday November 18, 2010 9:00 am to 11:00 am hosted by the Santa Ana Police Department in the Community Room at
their headquarters.

The Santa Ana Police Foundation’s Second Business Emergency Response Training class will graduate on November 18, 2010.

Many of Santa Ana’s major employers’ key personnel have participated in a Homeland Security-based intensive, hands-on training program for the past six-weeks. Our graduates are eligible to participate in a dedicated emergency radio system designed for businesses to help themselves and their neighbors in the event of a systemic catastrophe. Our cumulative Santa Ana number of employees reached and benefited is 13,780.

The training includes:

• Fire Suppression
• Psychology of a disaster
• Search and Rescue
• Understanding the Incident Command Structure
• Medical Operations
• Terrorism
• Disaster Preparedness

Also, basic American Sign Language principals were taught and utilized throughout the training.

To find out more, please visit www.SAPDF.org and click on the purple Emergency Triangle or contact the Executive Director at 714/972-0200.

Employers:

• Mission Landscape Companies, Inc.
• Deloitte Services, LP
• Satellite Management Company
• Codan, US
• Abbott Medical Optics
• Goglanian Bakeries, Inc.
• Crevier BMW
• Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
• Guaranty Insurance
• Ingram Micro
• First American Financial Corporation
• Universal Protection Service
• Pioneer Circuits
• Waxie Sanitary Supply
• Auto Club of Southern California
• WAL-MART
• Goodwill of Orange County
• Royale Health Care
• FABCON
• Glenn M. Gelman & Associates
• Jones Lang LaSalle/Deutsche Bank

Prior participants assisting:

• Temple Beth Sholom
• Waste Management
• Patrol Masters