What is the City of Orem Drill?
The Orem City Drill is an exercise designed to test the city’s Block Captain program. The purpose of the drill is to improve the City’s ability to quickly and effectively communicate with and respond to the needs of the Orem City residents during a disaster or an emergency situation.
Here’s how the drill works:
- Initiation: An Everbridge message will be sent out, to those who have signed up at alerts.utahcounty.gov, at 6pm, by the City of Orem Emergency Manager to signal the start of the drill.
- Block Activation: Block Captains alert their respective blocks that the “disaster” has begun.
- Resident Check-in: Orem residents check in with their Block Captains as quickly as possible.
- Information Relay: The Block Captains report their block’s status to their Neighborhood Specialists. This information is then passed up a chain of command: from Neighborhood Specialists to Area Specialists, and finally to the City of Orem Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
- Emergency Response: The EOC uses the gathered information to disseminate any urgent details to emergency personnel.
The primary goal of the drill is to account for all Orem residents in the shortest amount of time possible.
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Is My Neighborhood Participating?
Below are the Neighborhoods of Orem (22).
| Aspen Canyon View Cascade Cherry Hill Geneva Heights Heatheridge Hillcrest | Lakeridge Lakeview Northridge Orchard Orem Orem North Orem Park | Sharon Sharon Park Stonewood Suncrest Sunset Heights East Sunset Heights West Timpview Windsor |
What Can I Do if My Neighborhood is Not Participating, but I Want to Participate with My Family?
There will be a check-in for any citizen or group of citizens that does not have the communication chain through their blocks, neighborhoods, or areas. The check-in will be at the Orem City Center Building (56 North State Street), beginning at 6:15 pm. Anyone who would like to check-in can go there, where they will meet with volunteers who will count them. Or they can call in to the EOC at 801-724-3870 or 801-724-3871. These phone lines are only active when the City of Orem Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated during a drill, disaster, or emergency situation.
Please pass this information on to your lists of people if possible.
How Can I Be More Prepared for a Disaster?
Individual and family preparedness is vitally important during a disaster. The following four activities will help you and your family get prepared for a disaster:
- Learn about the hazards that we face in Orem.
- Make a plan for reunification after a disaster.
- Prepare an emergency supply kit.
- Get involved in your community by volunteering for your favorite disaster response organization, taking a CERT class or helping your neighborhood by volunteering to be a Block Captain.
For more information on preparedness tips, resources, and ideas visit the Be Ready Utah website at beready.utah.gov. This website provides in-depth information and suggestions about how to keep your family and home safe.