April Events!

Sun, Apr 22 - Wine Country 5K @ King Estate Winery, 7:30a - 1:30p
Carpool LEAVES the Red Cross at 7am
Youth (3): Gabe
Adult:


Sun, Apr 29 - Eugene Marathon @ various locations, 7a - 3p [TENTATIVE]
Details TBA but sign up mark your calendars today.
Youth (16):
Adults (8):


Email Erika to sign up! BurrE@OregonRedCross.org

March 06, 2012
FAST Team Meeting today at 6 pm.
Please join us to meet new members, discuss recruitment and sign up for USOT. We will also be refreshing blood pressure skills.
Keep our team strong--be there tonight!

2012 Youth Officers Elected!

Following the elections held during the monthly meeting held on Tuesday, February 7th, FAST is pleased to announce our new youth officers.

President: Gabe Wihtol
Vice President: Kyle Freeman
Publicity Chair: Brandon Teel
Equipment Committee: Jaime Kim, Katelyn Battle, and Gabe Wihtol

From everyone involved in the FAST program, we sincerely wish the new officers much success in the coming year.

Thank you, to all who attended the meeting.  The turnout was greater than expected, thanks to the commitment of our fantastic volunteers.

FAST Team Meeting and Elections Tuesday, February 7th.

• We will elect officers for the Team--your attendance is vital.
• We will also learn the START triage system,. This training is required to work at the USOT.
• And we will be planning a FAST social event!
• The meeting will start at 1800, and as always, food is involved.
• Attendance at the monthly meetings is important--please attend if you can!

January FAST Meeting

Happy New Year  FAST Members and Visitors!

Yesterday was our January FAST meeting, during which we discussed the two FEMA tests necessary to volunteer for the United States Olympic Trials in June this year.  FEMA is the acronym for Federal Emergency Management Agency.  FEMA is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security whose job it is to coordinate the response to disasters that occur in the United States that are beyond the ability of local and state authorities.  

The two tests that are necessary for FAST volunteers to volunteer for the USOT are the ICS-100b and the ICS-200b.  ICS is the acronym for FEMA's Incident Command System.  ICS is a system which allows for efficient emergency response during a disaster.  (For a more in-depth description of what the ICS system is, visit its website at http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/IncidentCommandSystem.shtm.)  

Both of these tests are free of charge and upon passing, will allow FAST members a better understanding of what response action must be taken in a disaster situation.    

The web URL for the ICS-100b is http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100b.asp and the web URL for the ICS-200b is http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is200b.asp.

Again, both of these tests are necessary for the lawful participation in volunteering in the 2012 United States Olympic Trials.    

Hold FAST to your New Year's Resolutions FAST members, we hope to see you at FAST's New Year's Party on the 23rd!