Hello Northgate area CERTs.
Remember that our monthly meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday evening March 6 @ 7PM at the Mormon Church at 100 Northgate Rd.
We will work on drill planning and we need all the help we can get to host the drill. Please join us. I will send out a list of the volunteers and victim roles needed for the drill. Please do let me know if you’d like to help with training. We will refresh hands on skills with our trainers as needed at the classes so don’t worry if your CERT skills are rusty.
Last month we reviewed the SAR team search markings. Lucky that we did since we found errors in the training materials. Updated materials are posted on the Training web page at the links below. Please review the search marking examples to refresh your skills at home.
Unit 5 Light Search and Rescue Operations
- slides [PDF] – 3 slides per page, 6 slides per page
- slides [Powerpoint]
- videos – all video URLs are embedded in slides
- homework – practice search markings for FTMF scenarios 1 – 7 (see scenarios in Unit 5a below)
- homework – scenarios 8 – 10 for search marking examples 8 – 10
- example scenarios with FTMFs
Notes from the February meeting – thanks to Patricia Goglia –
Format of meeting was city news, general info and questions then chair’s presentation.
· Dale Blodgett discussed the new format of Walnut Creek CERT meeting. On odd numbered months (Jan, Mar, May Jul, Sept, Nov) each CERT area will hold a meeting in their respective for the group’s members. On even numbered months (Apr, Jun, Aug. Oct Dec) all Walnut Creek CERT area will meet together at City Hall. Further information will be released.
· There will be a Walnut Creek city-wide CERT meeting in March. Further information to follow.
Dale Blodgett led the group in reviewing CERT Search X markings and Safe procedures.
Thank you to NG CERTs who volunteered on Sunday Jan 27 2019 at the Contra Costa County Interfaith Council Emergency Preparedness – Don Freehan, Donna Freehan, Shirley Frederickson, Patricia Goglia and Joyce Steingass. Also thanks to Dale Blodgett for preparing and delivering the handouts used at the fair. Presentations were given by Red Cross, City of Concord, Country Emergency Services, and Ready Care (Lisa Katzki, Buena Vista CERT). We received an electronic copy of the presentations.
The Spring 2019 CERT basic Training classes are on Friday & Saturdays – April 12, 13, 27.
NG CERT area will host the Spring graduation drill on Saturday May 11 2019. We need all hands on deck. The drill is a fun and educational activity.