Welcome to Ojai Valley CERT

IMPORTANT UPDATE.....


THIS WEB-SITE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.

PLEASE GO TO HTTP://OJAIVALLEYCERT.ORG

This blog provides information to those interested in CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) activities in The Ojai Valley, CA. CERT works in partnership with OVARC (Ojai Valley Amateur Radio Club) which provides Ham Radio Communications - http://www.ovarc.org/.

http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert is a good place to begin learning about CERT. The fact is, immediately after a major disaster, each of us will be on our own while Emergency Services Personnel (Fire, Hospital, Police, Hospitals, etc) figure out what happened and how to respond. CERT teaches valuable self-preservation skills and empowers each of us to be of service to ourselves, family, neighborhood and community. By integrating CERT with Ham Radio, citizens can effectively communicate actionable information from the field to the Emergency Operations Center -- help will be on the way sooner.

Please check out the CERT Calendar & Map at the bottom of this web-page and sign our Guestbook (top right of page).

Ojai Valley (CERT, Ham Radio, Red Cross)

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Operation Sunrise (7/25-7/26) - still time to register

For those interested in CERT training, there is a great training opportunity during Operation Sunrise on July 25 and 26 at Cal State Channel Islands University. The training is free, but seating is limited, so sign-up soon if you would like to attend.

The County Health Department is providing a training opportunity to their staff and as part of "Operation Sunrise" there will be an opportunity for folks that want to complete the CERT classes in a short time and participate in a great drill and learning opportunity.

Visit the County website at: <http://www.vchca.org/ph/announcements.htm>
Follow the links to more information.

The training is being held at Cal State Channel Islands University and the chance to get the training done in an accelerated class is coming up on July 25th and July 26th. We want to have a large class but seating is limited and everyone in the County is being invited so reserve your seat right now. There is no charge for the training.

The classes are going to be offered starting at 12:00 noon on Friday the 25th and will continue with a few short breaks and a dinner break until about 9PM in the evening. On Saturday the classes will start early at 7:00 am and go until 12:00 noon. Following lunch, which will be provided, there will be a field activity/drill that starts at 1:00 PM to practice all of the skills that we have talked about in the classes . The drill will be huge and it will be the talk of the Emergency Preparedness community.

If you wish to spend the night at the site, the activity is planned to cover 36 hours and there will be disaster movies and popcorn for those that stay overnight on Friday.

The best way to respond and sign up for the classes is by email.

Slazenby@ci.santa-paula.ca.us

If you want, you can leave a voice message at 805-933-4297.

Sign up right now. You know you need to get this training.

Steven J Lazenby, Captain Station 81 B-Shift (805) 933-4254 ex 254
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
805-933-4297
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