Arrange a Neighbors’ Meeting
1. Contact Greg Hempen (314-743-4136, ) for Missouri Hosts’ Orientation schedule. Attend the 1-hour MYN Orientation. Follow local procedures to obtain materials (MYN Neighbor’s Handout, Discussion Guide, CD and DVD).
2. Review materials, CD, and DVD. Carefully watch the DVD with the Discussion Guide. Determine any materials that you wish to make paper copies for your neighbors’ advantage. Consider including both
the single-sheet map and the contact form for each domicile.
3. Choose a meeting date, so neighbors will know well in advance.
4. Determine your neighborhood boundaries. MYN recommends
15-20 households, because of the importance of the first hour of a
disaster response. Make the Master Map of your neighborhood for the meeting. It is preferable to make an 8-1/2”x11” map and copy the single-sheet map for each domicile to save meeting time. The website, neighbors.whitepages.com , may be helpful to make your map.
5. Personally invite your neighbors within the boundaries to attend your neighborhood meeting.
6. Conduct the meeting using the simple-to-follow Discussion Guide and DVD. Start and end your meeting on time, allowing for a maximum time of 90 minutes. Discuss the contact list at the meeting. It is preferable to distribute the contact form for each domicile, and have them completed and returned to save meeting time. Ask if someone would make the master contact list afterward (using the form on the CD) from the returned forms, to be copied and provided to each domicile. If you have not done so consider both the Neighborhood Watch Program for your area and the Community Emergency Response Team training(www.citizencorps.gov/cert/) for individuals in your neighborhood. Ask whether nextdoor.com would be useful or how to easily communicate. Request that the Neighbors’ Evaluation to be completed. Possibly walk the neighborhood to determine locations of exterior natural gas meters or propane tanks, or decide a later date to do so.
7. After the meeting, follow the Post-Meeting Actions. Please double check that you and your neighbors have completed all of the actions.
If you have questions for Missouri use of MYN, please contact Mr. Steve Besemer (Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, 573-526-9232, ), or for general issues the EMD Public Education Department (800.562.6108 or ).