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On May 18 the United Way will participate in the State of California's Golden Guardian disaster exercise.
The exercise will test emergency service personnel. Stanislaus County's Office of Emergency Services will ask the United Way of Stanislaus County to activate its Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) and the 2-1-1 center. The exercise will be a simulated flood event.
During the drill, some participants will act as people wanting to help during the flood. The EVC will coordinate and process those volunteers. The EVC will register the applicants, process applications, interview, train and provide assignments.
If you are interested in helping, please contact Michael Wilkinson at 523-4562, extension 100.
In addition to the EVC which will be deployed that day, the 2-1-1 center will provide support to Stanislaus County and the cities by assisting the Emergency Operations Center in providing information to the public.
The 2-1-1 center will also provide the vital link to family reunification with the local hospitals. This new system will allow local emergency first responders and hospitals to track the locations and condition of victims. This information is then transferred to the 2-1-1 center, providing a direct link for family members to call to find out where their loved ones are located after a disaster.
The United Way staff has been trained and is anxious to test these new skills during this statewide disaster exercise.
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