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COMMENDATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
HONORING CERT MEMBERS
RUSS SWEENY AND DOUG MCNEIL
WHEREAS, the Community Emergency response Team Program (CERT)
educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area
and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and
rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations; and
WHEREAS, with this concept in mind, Saratoga resident Russ Sweeny and
Los Gatos resident Doug McNeil, showed tremendous leadership and citizenship on
September 25, 2009, when they stopped to offer their assistance at a motorcycle
accident scene on Bohlman Road in Saratoga; and
WHEREAS, both Russ and Doug, along with another bystander, were the first
responders to provide traffic control and first aid to the injured motorcyclist who had
lost control of her motorcycle and had tumbled down a steep embankment and was
lying unconscious and unresponsive; and
WHEREAS, with the first aid skills provided to Russ and Doug from weeks of
CERT training provided to them from Jim Yoke, Emergency Services Coordinator for
the Santa Clara County Fire Department, they were able to eventually reassure the
injured motorcyclist that help was on the way, assess the extent of her injuries, and
relay to the approaching paramedics what the situation involved and that the accident
victim was stabilized; and
WHEREAS, prior to this encounter, neither Russ nor Doug knew each other;
nor did they know they were both members of the Saratoga/Los Gatos CERT
Program; which is a testimony to the life-saving skills that is gained by being a CERT
trained member of the community. Russ completed his CERT training December 9,
2008 and Doug was a CERT graduate in the summer of 2004.
WHEREAS, the Saratoga City Council is proud of the citizens who contribute
their time and talent by being involved in the CERT Program to assist members of
their community in all types of emergencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Saratoga does hereby recognize and commend citizens Russ Sweeny and
Doug McNeil who showed tremendous leadership and skills at the accident scene.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA on this
21st day of October 2009.
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Chuck Page, Mayor
City of Saratoga