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Our kayaking club and it's members are located in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, USA. Our primary goal is to help people enjoy the sport of sea kayaking in a fun & safe manner. Enjoy our website and let us know if you have any suggestions for changes or improvements.
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Now Associated with the US Canoe Association.
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Editorial Comment
by Wes Calhoun
The timing couldn't have been better for speaker Tom Iovino from the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center to talk to us about hurricane preparedness. Days later Tropical Storm Fay was our wake-up call to get our hurricane kits restocked. I found Tom's slide sequence showing the incursion of water for the various hurricane categories fascinating. In a Cat 5 storm my home would not flood, but I'd be on a very small island. I went straight home and put fresh batteries in my weather alert radio.
The next TBSK meeting is at Sweetwater Kayaks on September 8 at 7 pm.
At our September meeting, Captain Thompson will be speaking. During times of disaster, there are not enough first responders (fire, police, & paramedics) to respond to the expanded needs of the community. Captain Larry Thompson with the Lealman Fire District will introduce you to a program designed to help fill the gap. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program is a nationally recognized program funded by the United States Department of Homeland Security where citizens are trained to assist first responders in times of disaster. Captain Thompson has been with the Lealman Fire District for 26 years and among his many duties serves as the Chair for the Pinellas County CERT Coordinators. For more information about CERT, visit www.lealmancert.org.
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