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Toandos Emergency Preparedness Association
923 Hazel Point Road Quilcene, WA 98376
The Jefferson County residents living on the Toandos Peninsula have been intentionally involved in disaster
preparedness since 2016. During this disaster planning process, a 501c3 was formed in 2019: the Toandos
Emergency Preparedness Association (Non-profit EIN 84-2022295) to educate and assist residents to prepare
for, survive and recover from an emergency, and to oversee emergency operations and resources on the
Toandos Peninsula. Through several thousand hours of volunteer labor and thousands of dollars, residents have
developed a detailed disaster response plan including the set up of an Emergency Response Center, resources
for a medical emergency care station and a communications network. We are FEMA compliant with an
Incident Command System (ICS) and use Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management Mission
numbers. The Laurel B. Johnson Community Center is the site for the ERC, all current supplies and a
designated medevac area. We have partnered and trained with DART (Disaster Air Response Team) and have
designated sites for seaplane evacuations. Volunteers have participated in CERT training and emergency
training offered by Quilcene Fire and Rescue. We have volunteers who serve faithfully with Quilcene Fire and
Rescue and those who are Ham Radio operators connected with the county network. Members of the TEPA
steering committee collaborate with the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management and Director
Willie Bence, as well as Quilcene Fire and Rescue.
Why is disaster preparedness as a community so critical to our peninsula? If Coyle Road is damaged/blocked in
the event of a disaster, hundreds of residents become isolated...possibly without power, clean water, food,
gasoline, propane, medical care/supplies and without the PUD District #1 and Quilcene Fire and Rescue
response efforts. In light of this reality, we have chosen to become prepared! Although the basic supplies have
been purchased through resident donations and fundraisers, we are pursuing additional items for a higher level
of disaster preparedness to withstand an extended period of isolation as projected by the county.
The Toandos Emergency Preparedness Association presents the following items to be included in our grant
proposal budget request of $80,000.
1) New Heated Well Pump House/Storage Facility - $40,000 This structure will provide protection for our
water source and the storage of emergency supplies for community assistance.
2) Emergency Medical Supplies - $20,000 These supplies will enhance the emergency services we can provide
residents until transport is available to an area hospital (i.e. patient vital signs monitors, portable oxygen
generator, portable ventilator, essential medications, gurneys, wheel chairs).
3) Emergency Supplies - $10,000 These supplies will strengthen our ability to respond in a disaster (i.e. radios
and communication devices, signage, food rations, search and rescue tools).
4) Propane Transfer Trailer - $10,000 The trailer will be used to bring propane to residents who have depleted
their supply during a disaster.
Thank you for your consideration of funding the further disaster preparedness of the Toandos Peninsula. Your
decision to contribute to this effort will clearly benefit the residents of Jefferson County and save lives.
Sincerely,
The Toandos Emergency Preparedness Association
Roland Faragher-Horwell
Cell 206-383-7723