Doing the Greatest Good for the Greatest number

Dave

(or David, either is fine)

My first encounter with CERT was in November of 2019 when I took the

In-Person Training offered by NCO in Ukiah. I completed the training on November 17, 2019. Then I took the same training but on Zoom twice. I completed one on April 30, 2023 and the other on

January 5, 2024

Also, I completed:

EMI's / FEMA ICS-100 online on

March 12, 2020

EMI's / FEMA ICS-700 online on

March 13, 2020

In July of 2024, I had the honor of going to the National CERT Conference in Washington DC.

I attended and completed the

CERT Train-the-Trainer class.

Now, does all that make me

a an expert?

NO!

CERT covers such a broad amount of situations that it will take a lifetime to know everything there is to know.

By the way, I'm also a High School Diploma / GED prep. / Citizenship teacher at the Ukiah Adult School and in my last 20 plus years teaching, I've learned that I'm no expert.

Jack of all trades, maybe, but expert no.

- To read the early history of CERT,

(From the Los Angeles Community Policing website)

click here

- To read about CERT since 1993

(from Wikipedia)

click here

- To learn more about CERT from FEMA

click here

CERT Mendocino and Lake County are both under the umbrella of the North Coast Opportunities Volunteer Network Coordinating Center.

CERT members can be deployed

to help:

- at special events

- during emergencies

- at emergency shelters

and more....

- CERT will be present at

Ukiah's PumpkinFest,

Saturday, October 19, 2024

and

Sunday, October 20, 2024

We hope to see there!

For more information about PumpkinFest see the poster below or to visit the City of Ukiah's Community Services' webpage

click here

CERT Mendocino County and Lake County is offering a free hybrid training session that will meet, on Zoom, September 12, 16, 29, and October 3. The dates and location for the in-person hands-on portion of the training is yet to be

determined at this time.

See posters below.

It's not too late to sign up!

To sign up call 1-707-998-8643 or

click here.

- To visit

National CERT's

website,

click here

- To visit

Mendocino County CERT website,

click here

- To visit

the Mendocino Office of Emergency Services' CERT webpage

click here

- To visit

North Coast Opportunities CERT webpages

click here

- To find a CERT in your community, nationwide (FEMA)

click here

- To access the CERT Basic Training Participant's Manual online

(PDF format)

click here

- You can buy the CERT Basic Training Participant's Manual from Amazon ($30)

There are many You Tube videos online that cover CERT

Here are a few You Tube videos that I've watched

so far:

- CERT's

"History"

From Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Continuing Education video

click here

- CERT's

"Head-to-Toe Assessment" video from CERT online

click here

- CERT's

"Victim Carries"

video from CERT online

click here

- CERT's

"Victim Extraction"

video from CERT online

click here

- CERT's

"Disaster Psychology"

video from Public Resources.org

click here

Information is yet to be shared with me.