For additional information contact:

Tom McCombs (tommccombs@gmail.com)

De Land Florida Stake

Emergency Preparedness Specialist

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Deland Stake Emergency Action Checklist

(Pre-Storm/Event 2014)


Pre-Storm/Event Plan Activation


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


  1. •    Communicates plan activation to Regional Emergency Response Leader. President Ingalls hm: 352-735-0246, cell: 407-929-9235

  2. •Notifies Stake Presidency

  3. •President Martell 386-736-4914

  4. •President Roberts 386-238-7069

  5. •Calls each Bishop to Activate Plan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. •Call Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting.

  15. •Set up Stake Command Center, Staffing and Operation (see attachment). 

  16. •    Calls Stake Executive Secretary Brother McMillan 386-864-0268 cell 386-894-1003 to:

  17. •Call Stake PEC/High Council/Relief Society meeting

  18. •Review Action Plan

  19. •Clarify/Review Assignments (Who, What, By-When)


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


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 Stake Special Needs and Special skills sorted to identify Medical, Equipment Operator, etc.

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

  3. •Sets up Operations Log and Work Order System



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. •Damage to Church buildings or property HC Stuart Layman 386-761-416

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

  4. •Needed equipment or supplies


Building Use and Maintenance

  1. •Coordinates building use and maintenance.


Stake Emergency Preparedness Committee


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

  1. •Contact Ward Emergency Preparedness Specialists and reviews Ward pre-storm procedures:

  2. •Contact every member:

  3. •Staying, Evacuating to a Shelter, Evacuating Area

  4. •Verify local/out of area contact numbers

  5. •Special needs

  6. •Organize evacuating teams

  7. •Works with Stake Clerk to identify Stake special skill resources.

  8. •Get list of Stake Officials with GPS devices.


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

  7. •Activate their Ward Communications net

  8. •Insure communication with the Bishop

  9. •Contact Orlando Bishop Storehouse Communications Specialist

  10. •Chris Hammock 407-957-0891 chris@chrishammock.com

  11. •Verify Storehouse 2 meter & 40 meter frequencies


Stake Relief Society President   Sherry Butcher 386 983-0253 sherbutcher@gmail.com

  1. •Setup staff to fed and possibly house Stake Command Center Staff and possible outside resources

  2. •Contact Ward Relief Society Presidents and offer assistance as necessary

  3. •Identify resources to provide counseling as necessary