Hiking Assessment Exercise - Intermediate - March 13

4730 Crystal Springs Drive,Los Angeles CA 90027

13 March, 2021

Description

Physical fitness is key for volunteers to be able to respond during an emergency. Join us in Griffith Park as we hike up to Mt. Hollywood. Saturday, March 13th, at 9 am, we'll resume our monthly hikes at Griffith Park. It's been an entire year since our last community hike. Physical fitness is vital to personal preparedness. During a disaster, such as an earthquake, or a wild fire trapping cars on the Cajon pass, we may find ourselves stranded with no option other than to hike miles to get to safety. Being able to do so while carrying a light to medium load may make the difference between life and death. Our monthly hikes are challenging to most of our volunteers, even those in good shape. During these hikes we discuss various disaster preparedness topics and take turns practicing reporting in over the radio. The purpose of these Hiking Assessments Exercises are for each of us to assess our own physical fitness and to know where we need to make improvements in our own lives. Our Staging Area and Command Post will be at the Travel Town Parking Lot (5200 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA). Join us as we hike up to Mt. Hollywood Dr, down Toyon Canyon and through the rolling hills back to the parking lot. This is an intermediate hike (our hikes tend to be 3-5hrs long, this is likely to be a longer hike) Please make sure you : have a hydration pack with at least 2 liters of water.have good sturdy hiking boots that have been broken in and are not brand new - these will cause blistersbring snacks: nutrition bars, snackable fruitbring proper attire, temps between 59 and 63 with a 10% chance of rain - light weather resistant jacket recommendbring your FRS radioarrive early and be ready to depart by 9am.For volunteers who want to work on their communication or command post skills, join the Command Post. Per LA City Ordinance and per CDC guidelines, all COVID precautions will be in effect: Everyone will be required to wear a face covering at all times and maintain physical distancing from others. DO NOT COME IF FEEL SICK, DO NOT FEEL WELL, OR HAVE A FEVER! Monitor ACS 1, while driving to Griffith Park and we'll use FRS 5 for the hike. Next month we'll conduct our hike at Griffith Park. Email me at [email protected], if you want to support an exercise in your neighborhood. Thomas Wirth (626) 688-8751 [email protected]