Welcome to Wakota CAER!
Who We Are
Wakota Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) is a nonprofit organization dedicated disaster mobilization in southern Washington and northern Dakota counties. We are committed to protecting communities and the environment. Our members represent government, industry, school districts, and first response agencies.
What We Do
Wakota CAER has been helping its members and the surrounding communities achieve a high level of emergency response and prevention readiness for natural disasters, potential fires and explosions, chemical release emergencies, and other major hazards. We develop community emergency response plans, exercises and training with industry and public safety agencies.
News Briefs
Membership Renewal Notices - Late in December 2009, Wakota CAER Renewal Notices will be mailed out to existing members. If you are currently a member, please respond to your renewal notice promptly. Invitiations will also be sent out to all those past members and visitors to our montly events.
Table Top Spill Event a Successl - At Wakota CAER November Membership Meeting a tabletop spill event was held with great success. The River Spills Cooperative members of Wakoata CAER participated in a tabletop spills event. Steve Lee of the MPCA and a Wakota CAER member conducted the event. Out of this event, came suggestions to improve the Rivers Spills Cooperate. Also, it was recommended to do this on an annual basis.
Flint Hills Responds to River Incident - On September 26, 2009, Flint Hills because of their expertise in spill containment on open water responded to a report of a burning boat on the river. Ultimately 5 boats caught on fire and spilled a significant amount of gasoline to the river. Flint hills depoyed approximately 800 feet of boom to three areas of contamination. A professional job by Flint Hills firefighters.
Events Calendar
- Tuesday, February 9, 2010 from 9:30 AM–11:45 AM
- General Membership Meeting
- Pandemic flue preparations by the Minnesota Department of Health
- Speaker: Aggie Leitheiser
- Topics: Aggie Leitheiser is responsible for assuring the Minnesota Department of Health is ready to respond to emergencies that affect the public’s health and that the department’s programs and activities are coordinated with local public health agencies, healthcare systems, tribal governments and other emergency responders. Ms. Leitheiser has held other public health positions at the Department including Assistant Commissioner of the Health Protection Bureau, and Director of the Disease Prevention and Control Division and was the Supervisor of Public Health for the Wright County Human Services Agency, Minnesota. Ms. Leitheiser serves as the Director of the Public Health Certificate in Preparedness, Response, and Recovery and is an Instructor in the Public Health Practice Program at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Ms. Leitheiser earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at South Dakota State University and a Masters of Public Health in Public Health Administration at the University of Minnesota.
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7064 West Point Douglas Road
Cottage Grove, MN
55016
Map this location - Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 9:30 AM–Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- General Membership Meeting
- To be announced.
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7064 West Point Douglas Road
Cottage Grove, MN
55016
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