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History of 2006 Meetings / Lectures |
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presentation to SERVOL Teachers on how Natural Hazards can impact
them on the job and in their family lives. This lecture was conducted
on the 14th Sept. 2006, between the hours of 9am to 12:00noon at the
Fairfield Complex Auditorium, Bacolet Street, Scarborough, Tobago.
Topics discussed: Earthquakes, Floods and Hurricanes.
Service Volunteers for All (SERVOL) is a non-governmental organization with one of its major involvement being the facilitating of Early Childhood Care and Education.
Pre-Activation Emergency Meeting 23rd August, 2006
Discussion:
The Tobago Disaster Management Committee met at the Fairfield Complex
Conference Room, Bacolet Street, Scarborough, Tobago at 1:30pm on Wednesday
23rd August, 2006. The committee met to determine plans to be implemented
should Tobago be severely affected by Tropical Wave heading in the island's
path. The committee was made-up of the following agencies:
- The Water and Sewage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission
- Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service
- Health Officials
- Hoteliers
- The Chairman- Mr. Jerome Keen Dumas- The Chief Administrator of the Tobago House Assembly
- Meteorologist- David Gajhadar
At about 5:15am on Wednesday 23rd August, 2006, this Tropical Wave was located 600km East of Tobago. At about 2:15pm on the same day westward movement was observed to have accelerated causing some thunder storm activity in southern Trinidad with winds of 55km/h recorded at Piarco International Airport.
It was indicated that on the morning of Thursday 24th August 2006, a US Hunter Aircraft would fly into the Tropical wave to determine appropriate measurements and details relating to the weather system. It should be noted that due to the present weather conditions, one should expect cloudy conditions and rain accompanied with gusty winds of 60 to 70 km/h, resulting in street or flash flooding.
Concerns:
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Necessary plans put in place to
encourage safe for fishermen operating vessels along the coastlines
areas, prone to be hit by eventual weather systems.
- Safe removal of boats from the sea to safety.
- Boats going to sea should be equipped with cellular phones or communication radios.
- Tobagonians, should be reminded that we are still in the hurricane season and preparedness is our only assurance in our effort to preserve life and property.
Conclusion: The Meteorological Services indicated that the island of Tobago is not under any Tropical Storm Watch, Treat or Warning. The pre-activation process was therefore scaled down. However, emergency agencies were cautioned to remain alert, since weather patterns have been known to change within short time periods.
