2. 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

3. • Recent Storm Review
• Available Resources
– Marcelo Ferreira, Fairfax County Office of
Emergency Management
• Open Dialogue
– What Can We Do To Make Reston Better Prepared

4. 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

5. Kona Ice
Refrigerator Truck
Strike Force

6. Marcella Slides

7. What Next?
• Technology
• Neighbor to Neighbor Networks
• Other Ideas

8. restonforalifetime.org