2012-2013 CERT Yearbook

2012-2013 Yearbook

Redwood City & San Carlos Community Emergency Response Team

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For questions about the Redwood City & San Carlos CERT program,

please contact: Christy Adonis

Emergency Preparedness CoordinatorRedwood City Fire Department

San Carlos Fire Department650-780-7400 / 650-780-5798

[email protected]

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Redwood City and San Carlos CERT members were integrated into one team in 2012. Management styles and team functions were merged from each group into a cohesive structure. Work groups were formed to further facilitate upkeep & advancement of various areas of the team to include:• Coordination/Data Management -

performs record keeping class sign-ups/sign-in and acts as instructor assistant, helps in setting up for classes/meetings.

• Secretary/Historian - generates group meeting minutes, news updates and team notices. Archive and publish photos for our web page.

• Project/Labor Coordinator - light construction projects, maintenance of team equipment, collection of additional resources and donated supplies.

• Social Event Planners - coordinate team events, plan fun activities, help provide community awareness and build team relationships.

• Communications Planning/HAM Radio - become familiar with our portable radios, perform monthly checks, update our roster, author a how-to guide, and participate in multi-city coordination.

• CERT Class Instructors/Skills Day Assistants - become an instructor, teach a section out of the CERT course, assist at the final exercise, skills drill, plan an exercise. Bring your ideas to strengthen the team.

• Budget Coordinator - assists with fundraising ideas and donation requests. Monitors, balances, evaluates requests and distributes funds related to supplies and activities.

The full CERT Class was offered twice. Each Class consists of 3 days of training on the following topics:1. Disaster Preparedness2. Fire Safety and Utility Control3. Disaster Medical Operations Part I4. Disaster Medical Operations Part II5. Light Search and Rescue Operations6. CERT Organization7. Disaster Psychology8. Terrorism & CERT9. Course Review & Hands-On Skills Day

Monthly meetings were offered to provide trainings and drills for team members to refresh or gain additional knowledge:• Incident Command Post Training

• Ham Radio Operations • Damage Assessment• Night Sky Radio

Communications• Traffic Control/Personal

Safety Presentation• Red Cross Shelter

Management• Compression CPR

Training• RWS Windshield Survey

CERT team members also participated in Community Events:• Taft School Fire Fundraiser BBQ • Silver Dragon (Public Health Mass

Vaccination Drill)• Urban Wild Fire Emergency Operations

Center Drill• Presidential Route Duty• Countywide Disaster Preparedness Day

at the San Mateo Event Center • 4th of July Fireworks Event • San Carlos Art & Wine Festival• National Night OutAnnual Team Social Events:• Summer BBQ• Winter Social

2012 Year in Review

Do the greatest

good for the greatest number


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Michelle AdenMichelle AjuriaShandon AldersonLinda AllesCarly ChanNewton Chou Ann ClarkRobert DoodyPam FitchValerie Gassend

Greg GravesBen GravesCheerie HowseLindsay JonesMaha JustiPatrick KellyJames KimDiane KostelakConnie Lambert Sanya Lu

Amber LundervilleDan LundervilleAllison McDonaldBernie OlsenLinda PuzasEfren ResendizMarjean ReynoldsHenry VoskamoLaurie WilsonLorin Wilson

New Members - Spring 2012


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Scot AmosJorge BarreraKaren ByrdJenny ChapmanHsiuJu (Jessica) ChiuMary DolezalJohnny EscalanteRaymond EstoninaAnne (Sam) EterovichSean FlynnMauricio FonsecaJudie Gee

Edward GreigLiska GrosserJulie HainesCarol HillLarry JacobsEmily Katz KishawiYi-Chen KuanMichyle LaPedisMichelle (Shell) LevineJoan LindeckerJoAnna Lio

Michael McGuinnessMarilyn NewbergChris NiceJ J PowersSusan SchenckTobi SchmidtTrevor SpeechGeorgianne StephenKaren StowersKwie-Tik (Michael) TanKimberly WendtCarolina Womack

New Members - Fall 2012


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Our classroom at Redwood City Fire Station 9The CERT Class involves almost 20 hours of training split into one evening and two Saturday classes. Many tenured team members volunteer to teach one of the training topics and/or assist with Skills Day. Getting involved with a new class provides a refresher course for existing members!

CERT Class - Fall 2012


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Active CERT members volunteer their time to help teach new members, it is with member participation we are able to

provide the much sought after hands-on training.Many thanks to Skills Day Assistants: Jane & John Ammenti, Blythe Asagi, Lisa Barron, Yvonne Bergero, Janet Borgens, Carol Corden, Kit Durgin, Bill Euchner, Judy Gillingham, Cynthia Greer, Miles Hampton, Andrew Herkovic, Dave Hinkle, Karen Keefer, Frederick Lim, Bernie Olson, Daniel Paley, Matt Reising, Terese Ruth, Hayman Tam, Nicole Tinney, and George Walschon.

Skills Day Training includes hands-on activities at the following stations:• Fire Safety• Cribbing • Communications/Radio• Medical Operations• Search & Rescue• Preparedness Kit & Trailer Inventory

CERT Skills Day Assistants


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Super Team Highlights

Terese Ruth Jane & John Ammenti Karen Keefer

Carol Corden Miles Hampton Blythe Asagi & Hayman Tam

Laila Hinkle Shannon Guzzetta Tim Olson


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Super Team Highlights

Lisa Barron George Walschon Andrew Herkovic

Daniel PaleyMatt Reising Pat Black

Do you see a familiar face? Join us at a

future training, meeting and get

connected!

Meet your fellow team members prior to

needing them in a disaster situation.


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Red Cross Shelter Management Class -- September 29, 2012

The American Red Cross is always there to help, and can use additional volunteers to assist during a disaster. CERT members are able to take this training in advance allowing them to support the Red Cross when needed.

Advanced CERT Training


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Incident Command Post Training -- February 2012

Volunteers learned what happens at an Incident Command Post, how to help, and all the necessary functions. This training class included a short lecture and interactive hands on tabletop exercise.

Utilizing the knowledge covered in Module 6 of the CERT training, five teams tried their best to keep tabs on a rush of incoming disaster reports as part of the ICP training conducted tonight. The exercise was a success, keeping everyone on their toes as they became familiar with the various roles, responsibilities and paperwork required to manage an Incident Command Post.

This was a good warm up and familiarization for next month’s Silver Dragon exercise. Teams roles were Incident Commander, Scribe, Logistics, Staging and Planning/Maps.

Urban Wild Fire Drill -- April 2012

CERT volunteers were asked to join a training exercise held in the Portola Valley area. CERT volunteers played the role of evacuees, to assist us in testing the emergency notification systems and the town’s ability to set up an evacuation center for family reunification. The exercise was in conjunction with an actual EOC exercise as well as a Fire Response field exercise.

Traffic Control & Personal Safety Precautions -- June 2012

During field exercises and regular trainings, as well as emergency and non- emergencies, CERT members may be on city streets or roads completing the assignment. There are many factors that may affect individual safety and the safety of others nearby: Location, time of day, weather, special event, unfamiliar or unexpected situation. Redwood City Police Officer Diana Villegas, has professional firsthand experiences and provided best practices of what to do, and how best to get it done. She also included an overview of Police Department Operations and Services.



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HAM Radio Operations -- March 2012Communications are key during any disaster. An alternate means of communication is a benefit to the team, community and first responders. CERT/HAM Operators are an essential part of team operations. All teams need additional members to assist with communications during actual events and exercises. As CERT members, we are building our team to be self-sufficient during an incident or disaster.

Presentation topics included:• Basic radio usage• Setting frequencies - how to operate - when to use• What radios to use - when - show and tell• Frequency selection• Setting up a radio communications plan• Message handling• What you can do to practice

Presented by: South County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Robert Lombaerde, WB6WGM & Burleigh Cooper, WY3S HAM Radio Extraordinaire

Night Sky Communications Drill -- May 2012Team members gathered one evening in May for an overview of how to work the Midland FRS/GMRS radios that each CERT trailer contains. Practicing proper reporting using these radios while testing various interference helps CERT members keep their skills sharp. This training drill also emphasized the importance of damage assessment, documentation and the usage and training on the ICS 214 form.


Are you familiar with standard CERT forms? Join us at future trainings and learn more!

ACTIVITY LOG (ICS 214) 1. Incident Name: 2. Operational Period: Date From: Date To:

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4. ICS Position:

5. Home Agency (and Unit):

6. Resources Assigned: Name ICS Position Home Agency (and Unit)

7. Activity Log: Date/Time Notable Activities

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The American Heart Association Compression CPR Training -- October 2012

This Friends & Family CPR Course offered for free to CERT members did not issue a CPR Certification Card. This training is for those who want to learn CPR, but haven’t yet made it to a class, or for anyone wishing to refresh/practice their skills. Participants had the opportunity to practice hands only CPR, as well as view a demonstration and see what’s inside of an AED.



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Damage Assessment Training - April 2012

Accurately assessing and reporting damage following a disaster is extremely important for prioritizing city resources.

We learn that when you’re activated you need to report to the designated meeting Post, starting with:

#1 – First take care of yourself#2 – Next, take care of your family#3 – Check that your home is “ok”#4 – After all that, then report to the designated location

While you’re on your way to the Post, you take out the Damage Assessment form and write down things you see that need to be reported when you arrive at the Post (homes that are seriously damaged, tree fell on house, house collapsed, car on fire, people in need of help, etc.). Then when you arrive at the Post our plan is to send you out to do CERT related activities, which can include Search & Rescue.

In theory, this is a great plan, but when the Damage Assessment forms start showing up at the Post, the information on the forms may be conflicting, incomplete or even terribly wrong; and when a field team arrives at a house to perform a Search and Rescue, they need to make the decision on the condition of the house and determine if it is safe to enter.

We train on a multitude of things, all very important, but one area where we need to take a good look at improving our knowledge base is how to correctly assess the damage to a structure, this could be the difference between life and death (not kidding here). Ken Napior, Foster City Division C Coordinator and Structural Engineer has created a class that addresses the “How to’s” of Damage Assessment. Or, put another way, is it a Heavy, Moderate or Lightly damaged building? Is it safe to enter? Should I enter? What should I do...?



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62 CERT volunteers participated in staffing the Presidential motorcade route in May 2012.

During a Bay Area visit by the President of the United States, CERT volunteers staffed the motorcade route to ensure traffic did not enter the route from private and commercial driveways. Volunteers were posted at key intersections and public and private driveways along the route.

After the event, Christy Adonis emailed the team, “Many thanks to our team for volunteering during the Obama Presidential Visit. It is with great pride, I received so many enthusiastic responses to the request for assistance. As we train and prepare for a disaster or emergency event, it is also times like the Presidential Visit, that our CERT members may be unexpectedly called out to help. Though it was not a disaster, it was short notice and somewhat unexpected, the need for our CERT members to assist. Your time and effort was greatly appreciated by all, I received many thanks and positive comments about the team, from fellow co-workers here in Fire as well as our Police Department and other city departments… GREAT WORK CERT members…

Also, thank you for your understanding in several areas of the request. Due to the sensitivity of the event, short notice was unavoidable, as well as limited information. There were many moving parts to preparing for such an event, thus, my short limited email responses… thank you post event for understanding. This event, has brought to light some lessons learned. I encourage all of you to attend our next monthly CERT meeting for a debrief. P.S., I learned a bit of history as well: The last president to visit Redwood City was President Hoover…”

CERT in Action

Our Fire Chief, Jim Skinner and President Obama


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CERT members often get involved

in public events in their

communities -- from BBQ

fundraisers to traffic control

during fireworks celebrations!

BBQ Fundraiser -- CERT members worked alongside Redwood City Firefighters grilling and preparing burgers and hotdogs at the Taft school garage sale fundraiser. All proceeds were donated to assist fire victim families.

Redwood City 4th of July Festivities -- CERT member assisted the Redwood City Police Department in traffic control for the evening fireworks presentation. A fantastic fireworks display, and a great learning opportunity.


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Disaster Preparedness Day -- June 2012CERT members staffed a table at the annual event held at San Mateo County Event Center. Visitors received information on how to put together a disaster kit, take a CPR class and watch demonstrations by police, firefighters and a search dog during the event.

National Night Out -- August 2012CERT members participated in an annual event designed to raise public safety awareness in communities, residents, businesses and public safety. This year the event went to a new level from sidewalk chalk contests and BBQ dinners to home safety demonstrations.

San Carlos Art and Wine Festival -- October 2012CERT members volunteered to talk with the public and provide disaster preparedness information at a booth during this annual festival.

CERT members often volunteer to

provide the public with disaster

preparedness information at

events in their communities.


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Our CERT team was invited to participate in the second annual Redwood Shores Preparedness Drill on Saturday November 17th, 2012.

The purpose of this exercise is to enhance public readiness, preparedness and response to a disaster in our area. During this exercise, CERT members experience all aspects of response to a disaster, from initial activation, to setting up a command post, building teams, utilizing forms, documenting damage, reporting findings, using FRS radios and providing crucial information to First Responders once they arrive.

The Redwood Shores Community Association newsletter (Pilot) provided local Redwood Shores residents with a “Disaster Signal Card” designed to let first responders know the condition of their homes/families. Since it’s quite possible after a major disaster that local CERT members will be assisting first responders, this Preparedness Drill allowed us to practice CERT Protocol, ICS, Communications and Documentation.

We met at Marlin Park in Redwood Shores, and teams ventured into the various neighborhoods by car and on foot, to survey the usage of Disaster Signal Cards and report information back to the Command Post. We did not ring door bells or talk to residents, only documented the number of Disaster Signal Cards, reported our findings via FRS radio, and dealt with simulated disaster/damage scenarios.

Simulated Damage Assessment


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Marlin Park, Redwood ShoresDuring the first drill in 2011, nearly 2,000 homes were surveyed with 113 cards on display.

On the cold wet rainy morning of Saturday November 17, 2012:• 35 CERT members participated (huge increase from previous year!)• 3,100 homes in 16 areas* (out of 4,000 in 24 areas) - also a big increase!• 255 signal cards displayed (8% of homes, an increase from last year!)• 19 damage incident scenarios reported - a totally new element this year!• Average- 42 minutes per team to survey 207 homes!

Simulated Damage Assessment


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On Thursday, March 15, 2012, our CERT Community participated in the San Mateo County Public Health Silver Dragon VI Exercise. During this exercise, CERT members throughout San Mateo County went door-to-door delivering/dropping off disaster preparedness information to residents within their communities. The purpose of this public health exercise is to enhance public health readiness, preparedness, and response to a biological disease threat.

The goal of this public health exercise is to enhance regional coordination in response plans, and to identify how long it would take to distribute medication or other supplies to pre-established neighborhoods utilizing CERT volunteers.

Our CERT members worked together to canvass the selected neighborhoods. Team members tested communication skills with FRS and HAM radios, plus certain skills they learned in the initial CERT course. In order to facilitate training for all participating CERT members and to learn from each other, CERT members were teamed with CERT members from neighboring cities. This was a great way to build relationships between participating cities as you just never know when you will be called into service.

In coordination with several Police Departments, Fire Departments and the County Public Health Department, 35 Redwood City/San Carlos CERT members participated in this joint effort including 16 Community Emergency Response Teams within surrounding cities.

Silver Dragon VI


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It didn’t stop raining until our lunch ended but the 2012 exercise was another successful one with 2,483 disaster preparedness pamphlets distributed in San Mateo’s Parkside neighborhood within just a few hours. It seems that many folks learned from the previous year’s wet experience and came equipped for some major rain.

Approximately 8 teams with 5 to 6 members were sent out to canvas a neighborhood. Teams delivered informational pamphlets at each residence and periodically relayed progress reports to the Command Post. The drill gave members an opportunity to reflect on what if scenarios and refresh their skills in map reading, neighborhood canvassing, radio communication and working in teams.

All data was collected from the field teams and reported to the Incident Command Post. San Mateo Public Health was at the main command post and reported these numbers directly to the Health Department Operations Center.

Silver Dragon VI


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Our CERT program is driven and supported by community members. Active helpers volunteer their time, skills and sometimes their homes and supplies to make our drills happen and run smoothly.

In February 2012, 7 CERT volunteers participated in an evening to organize one of the CERT emergency trailers: Jane & John Ammenti, Pat Black, Laila Hinkle, Terese Ruth, Hayman Tam, George Walschon.

In March 2012, CERT member Terese Ruth completed the T4 – System Administrator Course.

In April 2012, CERT volunteers Shannon Guzzetta and Karen Keefer completed the T3 – Train the Trainer Course.

Behind the Scenes


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2012 Summer BBQ Potluck for Redwood City & San Carlos CERT members

Hard work deserves to be rewarded, and providing team members with an opportunity to socialize further enhances community teamwork.


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2012 Winter Social for Redwood City & San Carlos CERT members

This lovely evening allowed members to mingle, socialize over dinner, and share a tasty pot-luck style dish! It was great to re-cap events of the

year and start planning for 2013.


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What do YOU love about being a CERT member?

As a CERT member I helped out during President Obama’s visit. It was a great opportunity to see how much organization went into it and to work along side other CERT members as well as a lot of other groups. -- Valerie

My favorite aspects of CERT are : To be a trained and an active member of CERT gives me the confidence to know that I will be strong, calm and know exactly my abilities and limitations when called upon to be a first responder. The exercises we go through gives me the experience I would need to physically and psychologically facilitate at any emergency situation. Attending the meetings and events that CERT provides enables me a chance to bond and trust people in all the nearby cities. Our friendships would be the moral support we would need during stressful situations. -- Carol Corden

I've learned some very useful skills and met some really great people from my community being part of CERT. I hope we we're never needed, but the training has raised my confidence that we'll be able to help as a team. I'm also definitely more prepared for a disaster than before having the CERT training. It's important to me as a small business owner to be prepared and to be part of the solution if we're called. -- Chris Strom, CSRgraphics.com

Having worked in the Individual Assistance Branch of FEMA's Response and Recovery Division in the DC headquarters for 25 years, I have participated in many disaster activities at the federal and state levels. The local activities I participated in were leadership roles in recovery activities after over two dozen incidents had occurred. Four of these were for California earthquakes.

Seeing the devastation that disasters bring and dealing with families who have lost everything, including family members, has made me realize how important it is for citizens to PREPARE for disasters and MITIGATE, as much as possible, against the consequences. Therefore, I consider being an active CERT member of major importance and hope everyone everywhere, especially here in earthquake country, takes at least the basic "R U Ready" training, then the steps necessary to protect themselves, their families and neighbors. --Karen Keefer

Originally, my purpose for going through CERT training was strictly for personal education. I discovered that I really enjoy the variety of people I have met, the mission of CERT, and the sense of satisfaction in sharing knowledge with the community. When I created our little CERT blog, I thought it would a simple way to share information for our team. I had not expected it to grow the way it has and reach international readers. Lastly, being involved with CERT helps me to justify some of the new "toys" I have come across! -- Hayman Tam, CERT 2008

The CERT program has taught me a lot about personal safety and the necessity of being prepared in an emergency or disaster. While my original goal when signing up for the classes was to become knowledgeable in helping "many people" in my neighborhood in the time of need, I found that the lessons I learned helped me to save two peoples lives in the last two years.

The first time was on Mt. Whitney when an individual hiked to the 14,500' summit but was ill prepared to hike back down and asked me to help him. The second time was when I pulled into the driveway of my mom's next door neighbor's house to turn around only to find the 84 year old man on the garage floor lying in a pool of blood and unable to get up.

My CERT training came in handy. The first thing I thought of in both cases was not to panic and to assess the problem and try and find the best way to use the resources at hand and solve the problem. The importance of basic First Aid training, hydration, leverage and looking for assistance while reassuring the victims was essential. In both cases, I was able to "stop the bleeding" if you will until additional help arrived.

I am not sure the result would have been the same without CERT training. Thanks -- Matthew Reising

Member Experiences


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Notes of Appreciation


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At the 2012 Winter Social more than 50 attending CERT members were asked what training topics or events they would like to see in 2013. Here are the suggestions in no particular order:• Another Weather Class• Tsunami Class to include preparedness and existing

warning systems• Rotate/alternate classes & training drills to different areas

of Redwood City and San Carlos to increase awareness• Have condensed refresher courses at monthly meetings• CPR/First Aid classes that include infant care, if a

certified class offer at a discounted rate• Supply training or flash cards on how to

speak Spanish or how to interact with non-English speaking individuals

• Ensure funding for the program continues and create awareness in the community about the CERT program

• Realistic search & rescue practice utilizing empty buildings

• Training that isn’t during the school season

• Online activities calendar• Routine upkeep of the CERT trailers• Update maps for all districts• Have a Social (like our winter/summer

social) with the various Fire Depts so we can get to know them

• Partner with San Mateo County Emergency• Partner with local High Schools• Train the kids – Junior CERT Members• Wilderness First Aid Training• Let Policy makers know how important the CERT

program is• Increase medical training• More practice drills• Rotate positions when conducting training• Conduct exercises on weekends• Monthly R U Ready classes

If you have any suggestion on training topics, please send them via email to [email protected]

By the time this Yearbook was produced, we already have several trainings scheduled for the year. Please note these dates and topics are still tentative and details will be sent out via email as the dates approach. • CERT Class 1/30, 2/2 and 2/9• February 5, Tuesday-6:30pm to 9:00pm, Traffic Control &

Personal Safety by the Redwood City Police Department• March 13, Wednesday- 7:00pm to 9:00pm

What FEMA can do for you in a Disasterpresented by Karen Keefer, Redwood City CERT

• April 6, Saturday- 8:30am to 12:30pm, Shelter Operations by American Red Cross

• April 9, Tuesday- 7:00pm to 9:00pm, HAM Radio Overview, HAM Experts

• April 18, Thursday- 7:00am to 1:30pm, Annual Silver Dragon Full Scale Exercise

• May 7, Tuesday- 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Radio Communications Drill

• June 8, Saturday- 9:00am to 2:00pm, Disaster Preparedness Day, San Mateo Fair Grounds

• June 26, Wednesday- 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Damage Assessment by Ken Napior, Foster City CERT

• July 20th, Saturday- (A.M. to Noon, to be announced) Search & Triage Drill- Full Scale Exercise

• August 6th, Tuesday- National Night Out 7:00pm to 8:30pm, in your neighborhood

• August 27, Tuesday-7:00pm to 9:00pm, How to Set up an ICP (Incident Command Post)

• September- Summer BBQ - to be announced• Fall CERT Class - to be determined• October 22, Tuesday- 7:00pm to 9:00pm,

Pet Safety, Jan Brown, Foster City CERT• November 23, Saturday (Tentative) Community Drill -

to be announced• December- Winter Social - to be announced

Please note, this schedule may change, and classes may be added or removed.

Planning for 2013




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• CERT is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety and doing the greatest good for the greatest number.

• CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens will be initially on their own and their actions can make a difference.

• Through training, citizens can manage utilities and put out small fires; treat the three killers by opening airways, controlling bleeding, and treating for shock; provide basic medical aid; search for and rescue victims safely and organize themselves and spontaneous volunteers to be effective.

Redwood City and the City of San Carlos are proud to offer free training to our community, to learn more about CERT and emergency preparedness, visit www.redwoodcity.org.

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2012-2013 CERT Yearbook