A San Mateo County alert about a simulated 7.2-magnitude earthquake kicked off the ninth annual Burlingame Disaster Survival Drill hosted by the Burlingame Neighborhood Network (BNN) on Saturday, October 9, 2021. More than 300 Burlingame residents representing dozens of neighborhood groups participated in the 90-minute exercise, along with local police officers, firefighters and Ham radio operators.…
On Tuesday, August 3, neighborhoods throughout Burlingame are invited to join forces with thousands of other communities nationwide for the National Night Out crime prevention event. National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and is cosponsored locally by the Burlingame Police Department. From 6 to 9 p.m., neighborhoods throughout Burlingame are…
Two experts explained how to prepare and store your documents for safekeeping during our “Stepping into the Cloud” program on March 20 on Zoom. Bryce Martens, Computer and Information Science faculty member at the College of San Mateo, discussed the security of cloud services and demonstrated how to use them. BNN Board Member and emergency…
The Burlingame Neighborhood Network has distributed 31 emergency caches to neighborhood groups that have a track record of engagement in emergency preparedness activities. The caches, valued at $550, are for use in neighborhoods in the event of an emergency. They are funded by the City of Burlingame. The caches are filled with emergency supplies that…
We had a standing-room-only crowd at our “Ready, Set, Go!” program on March 9. Many thanks to the four experts who offered important tips for preparing for disasters and evacuating quickly. By popular request, we’ve summarized their advice in this handout, which we suggest you print out and keep handy. We also offer a list…
Here are some things you can do to prepare for a major emergency: Make a family plan. Agree on two emergency meeting places for your family: one near your home and one outside of the immediate neighborhood. Decide on an out-of-state contact for everyone in your family to check in with. Give each person an emergency contact card…