Goals

• Help Restonians be more prepared in storms by explaining available resources

• Identify vulnerable Restonians and neighbors willing and able to help them

• Increase the dialogue among neighbors about how they can help each other in these situations

• Leverage neighborhood connections to help make Reston a better place to live a lifetime

• Recent Storm Review• Available Resources– Marcelo Ferreira, Fairfax County Office of

Emergency Management• Open Dialogue– What Can We Do To Make Reston Better Prepared

Derecho• Declared a State of Emergency by the

Governor and Board of Supervisors• From June 29-July 6 power outages were

over 230,000 across the county or approximately 55 percent of the county’s meters

• 4 Deaths• 120 traffic

intersections without power

• Safety facilities without power

• 40 Wastewater stations without power

Kona Ice TruckRefrigerator

Strike Force

Marcella Slides

• Technology• Neighbor to Neighbor Networks• Other Ideas

What Next?

restonforalifetime.org