5th Annual Fisherman’s Wharf PIERsafe Emergency Expo and Drill
5th Annual Fisherman’s Wharf PIERsafe Emergency Expo and Drill
WHO: Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District in partnership with the SF Fire Department and SF Department of Emergency Management
Remarks by: SF Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White & Fisherman’s Wharf CBD Director Kevin Carroll
WHEN: Friday, October 14, 9am-11am*
WHERE: San Francisco’s Aquatic Park, located at Hyde and Jefferson Streets
The 5th Annual PIERsafe community-wide emergency response practice drill is designed to help prepare Fisherman’s Wharf and its residents, tourists and businesses in case of an emergency or natural disaster. This event is open to all interested Fisherman’s Wharf employers, their employees and residents in the Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood. The Safety Expo will provide information to local residents, businesses and employees about tools that they have at their disposal from NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams) training to emergency preparedness kits
ABOUT PIERsafe: The Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District and the Fisherman’s Wharf Merchants Association banded together to create the PIERsafe committee to develop an emergency preparedness and response plan for the community. The PIERsafe committee also works with the San Francisco Fire Department in providing Neighborhood Emergency Response Training sessions especially designed for the business owners, merchants and residents of the Fisherman’s Wharf. The PIERsafe committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month in Scoma’s Restaurant at 9am. For more information on the PIERsafe committee email kcarroll@visitfishemanswharf.com