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City of La Mirada, California, Annual City Emergency Preparedness Drill, Nov. 9, 2007
On Nov. 9, 2007, the City of La Mirada, California, had its annual emergency preparedness drill.  While the primary communications network was the Los Angeles County Fire Departments' network, amateur radio was the back-up network.  La Mirada has its own Hamwatch program which supports the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department La Mirada station.    In a disaster La Mirada Hamwatch connects the the Sheriff's Disaster Communication Service (DCS).  Dr. Cliff cheng, WW6CC, Neighborhood Emerngecy Radio Project, was invited by La Mirada's Emergency Planner, Anthony Santos to participate.  He was assigned to La Mirada's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Search and Rescue (SAR) Team 2. 



SAR Team 2: Cliff Cheng, Ph.D., WW6CC (Radio Operator); Kit Snider, Cerritos CERT; Jackson Jang, Monterey Park CERT & Cerritos CERT (Team Leader); Janice Zor, Cerritos CERT; Jean Selvey, La Mirada CERT.

Staging Area

Photo: Bob Applegate, Redondo Beach CERT



Jackson Jang of Monterey Park CERT & Cerritos CERT and Janice Zor of Cerritos CERT transporting a victim to the medical area.

Photo: Cliff Cheng, Ph.D., WW6CC, Neighborhood Emergency Radio Project (c) 2007 

Immediate Treatment Area

Photo: Bob Applegate, Redondo Beach CERT




Going back into the building to get more victims out.

Photo: Bob Applegate, Redondo Beach CERT


Waiting for Debriefing

Photo: Bob Applegate, Redondo Beach CERT