City of South Lake Tahoe starts community action teams to help in disasters
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/17/2014 - 9:15am
The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department is looking for locals who'd like to help out during the time of large scale emergencies from winds, heavy snow, flooding, wildfire and avalanches.
STAT has been formed and that stands for South Tahoe Action Teams.
Teams of citizens will be given eight hours of training so they can help out when local resources are overwhelmed. After training they will be incorporated in the field with the SLTFD and other first responders during times of crisis.
This is the first program of its kind in the Tahoe Basin.
The inaugural class will be begin on January 15, 2015 and run through February 5, 2015. Classes will be held every Thursday night from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the Fire Department Training Center located at 1100 Al Tahoe Blvd.
Applications are available on line
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