Prayer Mailing List: Fw: ERT (EARLY RESPONSE TECHNICIAN) - CLASS IN SAN ANGELO - JULY 17TH

[Mark Krause (mkrause111]

ERT training 


Pastor Mark

1st UMC Mertzon 

105 W Juanita Ave

P O box 583

Mertzon, TX. 76942

325-315-6659

Cell 830-486-6526

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On Friday, June 25, 2021, 4:50 PM, Steve Whitson <whitsoncom [at] gmail.com> wrote:

A note to the Churches and Pastors of the West District-

I appreciate your valuable time. My name is Steve Whitson and I

currently serve as the Disaster Response Coordinator for the West

District. I am proudly a member of the First United Methodist Church

of Menard. I am a retired (not really retired) Firefighter/ Paramedic.

I also serve as Team Leader for the Menard Mission Team.

If your community suffers extensive damage from flooding, tornadoes,

and high winds please let me know. This is a huge District and I need

your help.Rio Texas has resources that could help in this situation.

These resources can be combined with other agencies.  Rio Texas

Disaster Response currently has substantial resources located in the

warehouse in Kerrville. If your Church would like a program on

Disaster Response and Mission Teams- we would be happy to come and

provide. We will try to bring the Response Trailer if possible.

An ERT class is being conducted in San Angelo at Sierra Vista on July

17th. You can register online at riotexasresponse.org. Please look at

your church and community as a place for volunteers. This training is

provided by the Rio Texas Disaster Trainers but is open to everyone.

We are currently working on a more regional Team approach- so if you

even have one person that's interested-it will work. Our goal is to be

available closer to home to provide assistance. Therefore even small

Churches and other groups and churches in your communities can come

together. Please consider reaching out to others in your communities.

Many ERTs are older (even bad backs) and can always find a job to do.

ERTs perform many roles to include logistics, assessment, safety,  and

support functions.  So please  bring this up at your church and

community meetings. Trained ERTs can work and lead in their local

communities. We need you. If you are an ERT now and need to recertify

- you can do this online.

Our local Community has come together to form the Menard Mission Team.

With the help of the great people of Sonora- this has happened.We have

Team Leaders and members from 6 different churches. We now have a

Disaster Response Trailer located in Menard.  We are continuing to

accumulate additional supplies (in the store room) that can be brought

if needed.  It is available with various equipment (fans,sump pumps,

shop Vacs,  generators and tarping supplies.  This  can be loaned to

your Church if the situation arises. Hopefully we will also have

volunteers to help  also.  Our goal is to lead more people to work

together. We look forward to learning from you.  Join with Us.  Your

help is needed.

Feel free to provide your input and ideas.

          Steve Whitson              whitsoncom [at] gmail.com

    325-396-5808

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