Earthquake Drill – November 30

During the Drill Drop, Cover and Hold On! Follow our BESST Site Emergency Plan, 2009 Consult our Emergency Drill Checklist for Teachers Attach your All-Clear (green) or Not-Clear (red) sign on your door Lead students to assigned assembly areas via our evacuation route First student in line carries the room number sign Complete the Post [...]

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Upcoming Intruder Drill

Adult Education at the BESST Center will have an Intruder “Lockdown” Drill on Monday, November 2nd at 7:55pm.   Please review the BESST Center Lockdown Procedures prior to next Monday’s drill.  Thank you, Team!

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The Great California ShakeOut

from http://web.nmusd.us/nmusdshakeout All schools and offices in Newport-Mesa Unified School District will participate in the statewide drill on October 15 at 10:15 a.m.  All meeting guests, volunteers, parents and community visitors on our campuses at 10:15 a.m. on this date will be asked to evacuate the buildings in coordination with the drills.  Thank you for your understanding.  [...]

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Emergency Preparedness, 2009

Here are the BESST Site’s updated emergency preparedness documents for 2009, including our 2009 Emergency Plan, Evacuation Map, Logs, Checklists, Procedures, Radio Assignments, and more…

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Prepare for the Big One NOW

On Tuesday, 01/20/09, the BESST Center will join Rea Elementary  in an all-site earthquake drill at 1:15pm. Here’s what you can do to prepare: Prior to the Drill Grey font = recommended but not required Instruct your students how to Drop, Cover and Hold On!  Listen to audio drill broadcast files with your class in English [...]

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01-09-09 Fire Drill Recap

Click link for Evacuation Procedures. Lessons Learned from today’s drill: Radio operators should switch from channel 1 to 2 for communication with Rea. We need room key for WIC. Search & Rescue partners need to work together, not separately, for their own safety and efficacy. We need a key that opens all rooms for Search & [...]

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Fire Drill at BESST Center – 01/09/09

The BESST Center will join Rea Elementary in an all-site Fire Drill on Friday, January 9, from 1:25pm – approx 1:35pm. Please follow these Evacuation Procedures.

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Upcoming Lockdown Drill

Adult Education at the BESST Center, in coordination with Rea Elementary, Health Services, Hope Clinic, and Language & Assessment Center will have a Lockdown Drill on Friday, December 19th at 9:45am.  Break will be from 9:20-9:35am on this day only. Please review the BESST Center Lockdown Procedures prior to next Friday’s drill.  Thank you, Team!

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The Great ShakeOut this Thursday

At 10 a.m. on November 13, join millions of people throughout Southern California in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history! (info also in Spanish)  Please click on BACK to return to this post. Here’s what you do: Prior to the Drill Instruct your students how to Drop, Cover and Hold [...]

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Our Emergency Preparedness Team Equips Us to Respond

Our NMUSD Adult School Emergency Preparedness Team provides the following documents to equip our NMUSD Adult School staff and students with the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to a disaster in a coordinated, safe and orderly manner.  Read on. Lead on!

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