SGVERG is a grassroots, all-volunteer nonprofit focused on emergency preparedness in the San Geronimo Valley.
We don’t know exactly how a disaster will unfold, but we do know we will need to get good information, connect with our people, and have supplies ready to STAY or GO.
A ready and resilient Valley starts with each one of us taking action!
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First, Get Connected
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Who is VERG and what do we do?
SGVERG engages the entire San Geronimo Valley community in preparedness education and activity. We teach skills and inspire action at the grassroots level so our neighbors are empowered to be ready and resilient in the event of an emergency.
VERG programs and activities include:
- Education for residents, including preparedness and skills training
- Organizing neighborhoods to share resources and look out for vulnerable residents
- Maintaining a robust radio network
- Supporting Neighborhood Response Groups (NRGs)
- Drills to test our radio network and response capabilities
- Teaching residents about Home Hardening and Defensible space
- Create and maintain Firewise USA sites
- Personal and household preparedness
We believe a ready and resilient community starts at home. Our personal and household preparedness education stresses simple steps that offer residents the most impact for the least effort.
– Neighborhood preparedness
Our neighborhood preparedness focuses on ways that neighbors can work together to assess needs and risks, identify resources, and solve problems unique to their neighborhood. We organize and support neighborhood response groups (NRGs) to help residents help each other in the event of an emergency.
– Community preparedness
Our outreach includes ongoing communication and collaboration with Marin County Fire and the many wonderful organizations that serve the Valley. We lead and support efforts for neighbors to work together to take action and reduce wildfire risk and adminitster the creation and maintenance of Firewise USA sites in the Valley.SGVERG