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Critical Incident Stress Management
Workshop
Friday, June 6-Saturday, June 7
First Southern Baptist Church, Scottsdale
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Department of Homeland Security
TOPOFF 4 Full Scale Exercise
The Arizona Disaster Relief (AZDR) ministry of the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention was asked by the Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) to support the Department of Homeland Security TOPOFF4 full scale exercise in Phoenix, 15-19 October 2007.
AZDR was tasked with preparing meals for staff from ADEM, FEMA, Dept. of Defense, various other Federal Agencies, State Emergency Operations Center, Maricopa County Emergency Operations Center, AZ211 Call Center and an Arizona National Guard unit during the four days of the exercise. The Grand Canyon Chapter of American Red Cross provided their Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) delivering the meals to the various venues throughout the metropolitan area.
TOPOFF4 allowed AZDR the opportunity to provide a Proficiency Training Exercise, mobilizing our members throughout Arizona to participate for a five day “real time” exercise utilizing AZDR Feeding Unit One to prepare more than three meals per day for seven venues. For this exercise, AZDR utilized the campus of the ASBC on Hayden Road in Scottsdale. Daily meal preparation began at 4:00am with final evening clean-up finishing around 8:00pm.
It was amazing to realize how this ministry touches people beyond those we feed (Arizona Governor Napolitano even dined on our stuffed bell pepper lunch on Tuesday). During the week numerous opportunities were had to share our ministry with people from federal agencies, grocery store employees, Red Cross volunteers, police officers to people driving by our staging area and stopping. We were even to share several Southern Baptist church members who were not aware of “their” Disaster Relief ministry.
For the five day TOPOFF4 exercise over 4,000 meals were prepared utilizing an average of 22 AZDR personnel daily. A total of 65 volunteers participated during the week giving in excess of 1,200 hours of ministry labor.
Contact
Arizona Southern Baptist Convention
2240 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
480.945.0880 / 800.687.2431
info@arizonadisasterrelief.org
