The Burbank Fire Department cordially welcomes your team to compete in the 2011 CERT Invitational.
This September 17, ten teams will execute high-intensity skills challenges based on the Citizen Corps CERT curricula. In this second-annual event, a mix of municipal and industry teams will compete to achieve the highest cumulative score over six distinctive stations:
Fire Suppression
Victim Triage and Casualty Collection Area
Search and Rescue Operations
Cribbing and Victim Extrication
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CERT comprehensive written exam
Each station is designed for six team members. Overall team size may range between a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of ten (10). All competing teams are required to provide an additional person that will be assigned to the overall event to assist with competition administration and logistics. All competing members are required to provide their own Personal Protective Equipment, though all operational materials will be furnished at each station.
General registration is now open and is handled online through the Eventbrite service:
2011invitational.eventbrite.com
Registration will remain open until all positions are filled. There is an entry fee of $50.00 for CERT teams from a city or county agency; $100.00 for business/industry ERT teams.
Ticket categories on registration page:
Municipal CERT Team
Business/Industry Team
Teams may pay by credit card or check. There is a nominal service fee charged by the registration website for credit card transactions. If your organization chooses to pay by check, when registering please click "show other payment options" under the "order now" button and a new button "pay offline" will appear. Click this option. Teams that withdraw before July 31, 2011 will be given a refund.
Additional information and regulations can be found at:
BurbankFireCorps.org/CERT_Invitational
We'll see you in September!
Erik Day
2011 CERT Invitational Coordinator
competition@burbankfirecorps.org
http://www.burbankfirecorps.org/CERT_Invitational/
www.ci.burbank.ca.us
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Red Cross Class - Psychological First Aid
The Red Cross is offering a Psychological First Aid class - a disaster services class.
The class is free and there is no pre-requisite and is open to all.
It will run from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, July 9th immediately following the regular monthly Ojai Red Cross Meeting -- Arc Enrichment Center, 210 Canada Street, Ojai.
To sign up contact Kris Mannale at 987 1514 ext 320, or emailing him at mannalek@usa.redcross.org
Provide Kris with your address and phone number as he needs that for the signup registration process.
The class is free and there is no pre-requisite and is open to all.
It will run from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, July 9th immediately following the regular monthly Ojai Red Cross Meeting -- Arc Enrichment Center, 210 Canada Street, Ojai.
To sign up contact Kris Mannale at 987 1514 ext 320, or emailing him at mannalek@usa.redcross.org
Provide Kris with your address and phone number as he needs that for the signup registration process.
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