What Is a Block Captain? Why Should I Care?

When a nasty earthquake rips you from your bed in the middle of the night, and all the land and cell phone lines are down, what do you do?  Of course, check on your family first.  But, then what?

The Tuscany neighborhood has been split into 19 sections.  Each section of homes is considered one block which consists of four to eight homes, generally in closest proximity and greatest visibility.  Timbergate apartments counts each building as a block. 

The block captain will make sure their own family is safe, and then quickly get a physical check on the needs/situation for those in their block, and then relay that to the team leader (Natalie Griffith/Tuscany or Andrea Burt/Timbergate).

Are you willing to be such a hero?  Each block also needs a block captain assistant in case the captain is not available or in dire straights themselves.  The north end of Tuscany will be holding block meetings to find such volunteers and to nominate them for this role through the next 8 weeks.

The Block Captain and Block Captain Assistant Commitment:

• Attend as many as possible of the ten Be Ready Herriman City meetings held each year.
• When: 7-8 pm, first Thursday each month
• Where: UFA Rosecrest Fire Station: 4850 West Mt. Ogden Peak (14620 South)
• No meeting December or July
• Take the CERT training within 6 months of accepting role (if you haven't already taken it)
• Learn the names of the residents in your block
• Participate in the semi-annual Herriman city Emergency Drill
• When: 3rd Saturday in March and September
• Prepare your family and personal residence as best you can for multiple types of disasters
• Willing to use texting, e-mail, twitter, phone calls, and face-to-face contact to reach block members.
• Be a team player

There are many leaders among us, we just need to find out who they are.  Remember, this is a city-wide set up, for ALL residents.  We would like full participation from each family regardless of religious convictions or other such differences of opinion.  Thank you for doing your part to unite and care for those around you!