ACIA has notified the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal-EMA) that they are prepared to access their data base of certified SAP Evaluators in the event volunteers are needed. 

 

ACIA has received many calls inquiring if Cal-EMA certified SAP Evaluators will be needed in response to the recent earthquake in Haiti.  

Cal-EMA has not yet been contacted which in turn means that ACIA and the other partnering organizations have not been contacted for evaluators.  

This disaster once again illustrates the reality of the devastation that earthquakes can unleash regardless of geographic location.  

In its continuing preparation, ACIA is scheduling a series of training and certification classes for Cal-EMA Safety Assessment Program Evaluators for 2010 in efforts to assist local jurisdictions when the need arises.  

The first of these classes will take place in February. Please check with your local ACIA chapter or contact ACIA at 626.797.2242 to register. Your local communities may need you in the future.