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Tom McCombs (tommccombs@gmail.com)

De Land Florida Stake

Emergency Preparedness Specialist

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Deland Stake Emergency Action Checklist

(Post Storm/Event 2014)


Post-Storm/Event Plan Activation


Stake President Actions: President Markovitz cell 386-437-4020 bmarkovitz@yahoo.com


  1. •Activates Command Center at Stake Center

  2. •Prepares for Post Storm EPC meeting

  3. •Notifies Stake Presidency

  4. •President Martell 386-736-4914

  5. •President Roberts 386-238-7069

  6. •Calls Emergency Preparedness High Councilman Greg Ledet 386-479-6160 gledet@gmail.com to:

  7. •Call Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting.

  8. •Set up Stake Command Center, Staffing and Operation

  9. •Calls Bishops Liaison to coordinate with Bishops (Stuart Layman 386-761-4168)

  10. •Bishop Hodges 407-412-4496 phlds@gmail.com

  11. •Bishop Richards 386-956-1480 richards_tim@msn.com

  12. •Bishop Mixon 407-766-5234 mixon.dg@gmail.com

  13. •Bishop Morley 208-403-7540 morleyt@gmail.com

  14. •Bishop Crookston 386-308-6016 Clair@me.com

  15. •Bishop Webb 386-426-6945 smymagolfco@hotmail.com

  16. •President Gerena 386-235-1709 frankie_gerenajr@yahoo.com

  17. •Reports Status to Regional Emergency Response Leader. President Ingalls hm: 352-735-0246, cell: 407-929-9235


Church Headquarters needs to know: HC Stuart Layman 386-761-4168

  1. 1.      Name, title, and unit of the reporting officer

  2. 2.      How the presiding officer can be reached

  3. 3.      Description, location, and magnitude of the emergency

  4. 4.      Number of members or missionaries injured, missing, or dead

  5. 5.      Location and extent of damage to Church or member property

  6. 6.      Actions being taken to help those in distress

  7. 7.      Needed assistance that is unavailable locally


1st Counselor Actions President Martel 386-736-4914


  1. •1st Backup to Stake President

  2. •Contacts Bishops Storehouse supply assistance.

  3. •Brother Aron 407-857-1173

  4. •Discusses Storehouse management & distribution

  5. •Monitor News and Weather Reports

  6. •Check of Status of Stake Building

  7. •Fills out Building Status Form

  8. •Reports to Stake President


2nd Counselor Actions President Roberts 386-238-7069


  1. •2nd Backup to Stake President

  2. •Coordinates with Relief Society for Relief Assistance

  3. •Sister Pulver 386-747-8952

  4. •Monitor News and Weather Reports


Stake Clerk   (Carl Hunter 386-719-0958 cchh62@gmail.com)


  1. •Prints out Ward Maps with member directions/GPS coordinates

  2. •Sets up Operations Log and Work Order System

  3. •Coordinates outside church Resources

  4. •Records Registration of ERT/Cleanup Teams

  5. •Insures Church Disaster Form read/checked off

  6. •Records Team Rosters/Assignment

  7. •Issues Work Orders, Maps, GPS Coordinates to each Team


High Council


Emergency Preparedness (Greg Ledet 386-479-6160 gledet@gmail.com)

  1. •Calls Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting.

  2. •EPS Tom McCombs 386-873-4067 cell 865-405-4444 tommccombs@gmail.com

  3. •Technical Resource Doug Hubbs 386-490-1186 k4dmh@mpinet.net

  4. •Set up Stake Command Center, Staffing and Operation. (Attachment 9)


Bishops Liaison (Stuart Layman 386-761-4168)

  1. •Establish contact with Bishops to gather the following information after the storm.

  2. •    Numbers of missing, sick, injured, dead, evacuated, flooded and burned out members and number who still need assistance and skilled medical help

  3. •    Actions taken to help those in distress and number of volunteers still available to assist

  4. •Damage to Church buildings or property HC Stuart Layman 386-761-4168 

  5. •Damage to members’ homes HC Stuart Layman 386-761-4168

  6. •Safety of full-time missionaries

  7. •Needed equipment or supplies


Building Use and Maintenance

  1. •Coordinates building use and maintenance.


Missionary Status

  1. • Checks on status of Missionaries from Ward Mission Leaders and reports to Stake President.


Stake Emergency Preparedness Committee


Emergency Preparedness Specialist (Tom McCombs 386-873-4067 tommccombs@gmail.com)

  1. •Coordinates Stake Resources between Wards as needed.

  2. •Coordinates Outside Medical, Equipment, etc.

  3. •Organize evacuating teams.

  4. •Provide list of Stake Officials with GPS devices.

  5. •Coordinates with Local Government officials


Emergency Communication Specialist (Doug Hubbs 386-490-1186 k4dmh@mpinet.net)

  1. •Setup Stake Emergency Communications Equipment

  2. •Insure communications with the Stake President

  3. •Setup Stake simplex (146.480) ERC net

  4. •Contact Ward Emergency Communication Specialists

  5. •Setup Ward Emergency Communications Equipment

  6. •Get them on the net to test equipment

Activate their Ward Communications net