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Fire department and volunteers brief supervisors on NERT; committee files report
Summary
Supervisors heard a report on the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Oct. 23, where presenters described training offerings, volunteer contributions and gaps in supply caches; the committee voted 3-0 to hear and file the report.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on Oct. 23 received a report on the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team, the San Francisco Fire Department's volunteer preparedness program, and voted 3-0 to have the item heard and filed.
Supervisor Matt Slaughter opened the hearing and said the session would highlight the long-running volunteer network, which began after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Gary Pegueros, chair of the NERT advisory board, described the program's history and free training portfolio, including the full 24-hour NERT course, the…
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