Wednesday, July 12, 2006

SP C.E.R.T. Santa Paula Community Emergency Response Team

This is the Santa Paula Community Emergency Response Team's blog. Feel free to post questions, comments, ideas, dates, drills, chat, etc. anything related to CERT or disaster preparedness.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to help make this team a reality. The Santa Paula CERT Team relies on our community supporters and receives no city funding.


You can also visit our website at www.SantaPaulaCERT.com

If you would like more information regarding the Santa Paula Community Emergency Response Team or to donate, please contact the SP C.E.R.T. Team

Santa Paula Community Emergency Response Team
President - Mike Gray
(805) 216-7227 MikeGraySP@gmail.com

If you would like to sign up for the next CERT training/classes call or e-mail Santa Paula's Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.

Santa Paula Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
SPFD Captain - Steve Lazenby
(805) 9334297 slazenby@ci.santa-paula.ca.us


63 comments:

Mike said...

Hi everyone! This is Susan Lazenby and I'm working hard making all the mistakes right and trying to do things with the CERT site to make it easier to use. Big print, easy links, still have a lot to line-up with the grid. I could tell you so many stories about this new beta program from Yahoo. It bugs--but it's safe and I'll eventually get used to it. Proprietary HTML editors are so varied that a person has to learn, it seems, everything all over again.
Actually, this one was too easy, I couldn't figure it out. AAACCCKKK!

Please write me by blog or by email if you would like something posted or have ideas for pages. I like making them and also changing things around. My kids like to tell me my mistakes, so tell me! I'm used to it! Sometimes mistakes don't show-up on my browser or PC.

The blog has a problem with Mac users (sorry) and what I found out, though tech support, was that it does work if you use Mozilla Firefox web browser instead of Explorer or Netscape. I have all three browser links because so many times webpages look COMPLETELY different or work better on another one.

Thanks for looking at the CERT site. Everytime I redo the homepage the visitor numbers change on the counter. I will fix that and get a new counter so everyone knows exactly how many have people have looked at the site. I looked at the information on Yahoo and the Yahoo account keeps track. It does have almost 400 views or more and that's super. See you all soon, --Susan

Anonymous said...

The Ventura County EMS Agency is looking for volunteers to make phone calls this Friday morning (July 28th) at 10:00 am at their office in Oxnard. I called a few of you and left messages. The agency will be making contact with every single resident type hotel in the county. There is concern for any person that rents a hotel room on an extended basis that may not have loved ones or family to check on them and need callers to make contact. The number to call is 805-981-5301 if you can help this morning. Steve L

Anonymous said...

Steve says;
Starting on September 12th, the City of Santa Paula is conducting a week long Emergency Preparedness event. There will be lots of information and publicity prior to the event but I wanted to let you all know that CERT will be a big part of the Saturday, Sept. 16th demonstrations. As many of the team tha is available will be putting on demonstrations of the skills learned in class and at drills. This event, in fact, will be a great drill. Cribbing and lifting, fire suppression, triage and treatment. More information to follow. Steve

Anonymous said...

Santa Paula PD Officer Jimmy Fogata has just received training as an instructor in pet/animal first aid. It is a Red Cross class. He would like to teach the class here in Santa Paula on a Saturday.sometime before the middle of August. The class is 3-4 hours long. If you or someone you know are interested call me soon. 805-933-4297 Steve L

spcertmartha said...

WOW!!! This is wonderful Susan. You have done a great job. Let's get this team going!!!! :)

Martha

spcertmartha said...

Just a friendly reminder to all team members. September 4th we are looking for all CERT members to participate in the SP Labor Day parade. More details to come.

I am so excited about this site.

SP CERT Martha

spcertmartha said...

TO ALL CERT MEMBERS....

Meeting at Logsdon every third wednesday of each month from now on until it changes ever. Make sure all commitee's are ready to report information. Any questions call Mike Gray or Martha Brown for information. New positions were filled at the last meeting. Let's all work as a team and make Santa Paula CERT Team successful.

Martha Brown
VP Santa Paula

Anonymous said...

For all interested in uniforms:
Uniform Warehouse in Saticoy has made a special deal on uniforms for CERT members ($19.99+tax). After last nights meeting the majority had agreed on black BDU cargo pants. For those interested your order must be placed by Aug 21,2006 in order to recieve them before the Labor day parade. He can also get them in Camo, as well as other gear. Ask for Frank Sanchez.

Anonymous said...

Dear SP CERTs, The week of September 12 through the 16 is going to be a busy one. If you are available to help distribute flyers and calendars to the public on September 12th, meet at the Community Center between 3:00 and 5:00 pm. And please, everyone that can report to either the Community Center or Los Piedres Park on Saturday September 16th. We will want equal numbers at each site, so some may need to relocate but we will be doing 4 hours of refreasher training and public demonstrations of CERT skills. Don't forget the Labor Day parade either. Best Regards, Steve L.

Mike said...

This is from Susan Lazenby--Thanks for the great comments! I'm going to be there for the events, with my camera and hope I can get a photo gallery going on the CERT site. You are all so great and I admire you so much. How appropiate for you all to be in the Labor Day parade. Not only do you work,"work",you do this extra hard volunteer work for everyone in the community and I'm so proud of the Santa Paula CERT team. Hope to see all of you tomorrow.

I did put Martha's pulse lesson module online at the first page links. It changed just a little bit only because I got emails about the cap pressure, so I added it. If you want it off-just let me know. Love you all! Susan

Anonymous said...

A reminder for The CERT Team meeting on the 20th at 7pm at Logdsons. Sgt Jimmy Fogota K9 officer and handler for SPPD will be our guest speaker, along with our K9 oficer Evan, so dont miss this meeting. Alot of good information and a chance to give Evan a hug. See you there.
Sammi

spcertmartha said...

TO ALL CERT MEMBERS

As you all know we currently as residents are watching the news about the DAY FIRE INCIDENT. Please tune to 1610AM for updates or details about the fire.This will offer all contact information. Also in front of fire station 1 located on tenth street there is posted information in front of the fire station. Please do your best to not to be alarmed and wait for instructions through the CERT phone tree or incident commander, or communications officer to respond to any incident regarding this fire. Do not call officials unless you are in danger. You can be updated through many resources. And your CERT Team will alert you if need be.Please call your local President for any questions you may have regarding the fire. You can reach Mike Gray at 805-216-7227. Thank You.....

Martha Brown
Santa Paula CERT/ Vice President

Anonymous said...

There will be a meeting for the public concerning the Day Fire at

The Santa Paula Community Center, Monday Sept 25th at 6PM

Incident Commanders and Law enforcement officals will be present to answer questions about the fires. The public is encouraged to attend.
Sammi SP CERT

spcertmartha said...

A Special Thank You....

To all that helped with the Ghost Walk.

Santa Paula CERT

spcertmartha said...

TO ALL CERT MEMBERS !!!!!
Don't forget our monthly meeting on November 16th 2006 at Logsdon @ 7:00pm. Hope to see you all there.

M. Brown
VP Santa Paula CERT

Anonymous said...

Hey team, another CERT class graduates on this Thursday, the 16th of Nov. We are going to put on a full graduation "field activity" at about 745pm and all of you are welcome to come and play. See you then if you can make it.

Steve L

Anonymous said...

Meeting tonight! Dec 13,2006. General meeting to begin at 7:00 at Logsdons. Many important things to discuss and a exciting announcement! Bring your radios and all of your safety gear, We will be doing a communication exercise. We will also have a guest speaker from Oak Park Cert.

Anonymous said...

Merry Christams All you CERT memebers.Hope this will be your best Christmas ever!!

And a wonderful happy and healthy New Year!!!!!
Special wishes to Steve and Susan Lazenby and their family, thank you Lazenbys for All your hard work this year in making CERT such a great program in Santa Paula!

Have great Holidays everyone,
Sammi & Joey Monet

Anonymous said...

Walley Boggess and his wife will be departing today bound for Pennsylvania to pick up our new rescue truck. I have asked Walley to keep us updated on their journey. What a journey it will be, with record setting lows across the nation, ice, snow, rain it will make for one heck of an adventure! Donations will gladly be accepted to help with the costs involved, as well as funds needed to stock this truck with emergency supplies once it arrives. All donations can be made to either Santa Paula CERT, or the Santa Paula Community fund "CERT". Thank you both for your time. We wish you a safe, and fun trip back!

Anonymous said...

Good Evening,Santa Paula. My wife, Connie, and I have started the saga of the CERT rescue vehicle. We left LA at 11:05AM with a short 25 lay over in Las Vegas. Heard some slot machines but didn't try one as we had to run from gate 22B to 19A which are in two different time zones. We arrived in Pittsburgh 15 minutes ahead of schedule only to find our luggage did not make the trip from one gate to the next in Las Vegas. We are hunkered down in the Airport Hyatt hoping the luggage will arrive some time tonight. There is a light dusting of snow and the temperature is 17 degrees. We are anxious to get the truck and start our trip to Santa Paula.
Wally

Anonymous said...

Hello from Pittsburgh again. Our luggage arrived this morning at 10 and we were then off to Wexford, about 30 miles north. The temperature was 17 degrees, the weather clear and the roads clear. We met two officers of the fire department, Mike Slater and Jeffery Waller, at the Bradsfordwoods Voluntary Fire Department. We looked over the truck and found it in good condition. It has 19,000 miles, 3,000 of which were added since the Bradsfordwood folks purchased it from Philidelphia in 1991. Insurance issues held us up until 3:30 at which time we took possesion and got as far as Pittsburgh before dark. We are a tad concerned as we head out tomorrow morning because of the continuing bad weather between us and California. We are traveling via Hwy.70 to Saint Louis, then Hwy. 44 to Oklahoma City, then Hwy 40 through Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Barstow, and home. Our truck is limited to 55mph so we will be taking it slowly and carefully. More tomorrow night.

Anonymous said...

Drill Notice-

Date : January 20-21, 2007
Time : All Day
Title: LA County Fire Department drill
Description: CERT members and interested community volunteers are invited to participate as victims with the Los Angeles County Fire Department's (LACoFD) Urban Search and Rescue team in a simulated drill. The drill is intended to replicate a large-scale disaster occurring overseas.

A multinational team from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Office of Emergency Services (OES) will participate in observing and evaluating Fire Department Personnel.

LACoFD will be participating in a disaster drill which will be evaluated by an international team in order to obtain a United Nations' Classification as highly trained search and rescue professionals.

This classification, referred to as a "Heavy" classification will allow LACoFD personnel to respond to domestic and international disasters when called upon by the United States government.

WHEN: Saturday, January 20, 2007, 10:00 A.M. Thru Sunday, January 21, 2007, Noon
Participants are invited to stay for any portion of the drill. Food and a hospitality tent will be available to CERT members.

WHERE: Del Valle Regional Training Center,28101 Chiquito Canyon Road Castaic, CA 91384
go to www.cert-la.com for more information.

Anonymous said...

We finally got underway this morning and after 11 hours arrived in St. Louis. The truck is running well after a can of STP oil and gas treatment cured a loud lifter. The roads have been clear and the temps in the 20's. Some of my observations from todays drive: all the raod kills were badgers; only one RV seen in either direction (how different from CA); didn't get to stop at the Underground Railroad Museum or the Cabellas home store; the graffeti artist are really poor as compared to the CA vandals; saw the largest cross I ever saw--8-10 stories tall; beautiful rolling forested hills followed by flatter corn andhay fields. Just checked the snow forcast and it looks OK with only 1-4 inch accumulations at most.
Off toward Oklahoma City tomorrow. PS Connie and I have having an excellent adventure.

Anonymous said...

Hello from Oklahoma city. We had an easy drive across Missouri and into Oklahoma city. Driving in the truck lane certainly gives you a different perspective on travel. We have actually past only 4 vehicles in two days, all the rest have passed us. Missouri was beautiful but absolutely frozen solid. The entire traverse of the state consisted of ice. The state is still frozen a week after the ice storms. Almost all trees were broken because of ice. Everything was white but there was no snow, only ice. Every branch, blade of grass, wire, etc was still covered with an inch of ice. The state looked as though it was made of white glass. The service stations were filled with folks filling cans with gasoline to power their generators a week after the power went down. All rest stops were closed because of downed trees, frozen pipes, and no power. As we approached the Oklahoma boarder, the sun had finally warm up the power lines enough for the ice to start dropping. Snow on the ground into Oklahoma City from last week's storm, but the roads were clear the entire trip, in fact the sun was shining until about 3 this afternoon. Tomorrow looks a bit chancy, but Connie and I are having a great adventure and look forward to the remainder of the trip. Depending on road conditions, we hope to get to Albuquerque or Gallup tomorrow night.

Anonymous said...

Hello from Tucumcari, NM. We drove 9 1/2 hours today and only made about 300 miles progress. The road conditions were severe across Texas. Oklahoma to the east and New Mexico to the west both worked at clearing the interstate, but Texas only sanded and plowed those stretches of hwy. that were under construction and single lane in either direction. Glaze ice kept us all at very slow speeds with many big rigs off into ditches and the center median. Tractor trailer rigs were backed up for miles and miles in either direction. By 3 this afternoon the sun had broken through and blue sky followed us into Tucumcari. The temperature is already in the mid twenties and should be much colder tomorrow morning. We are having a marvelous time and look forward to whatever tomorrow brings.

Anonymous said...

The adventure is complete; we have driven the rescue vehicle across the country and turned it over to Mike Gray and the CERT team. I was not able to make connections last night from our motel in Kingman, so will fill you in on the last two days. We left Sunday from Tucumcari in a beautifully, clear freezing morning. The roads were clear as were the skies all the way through Albuquerque. Just before Grants NM, we encountered snow that gradually became a very heavy fall that was sticking to the hwy. Twenty minutes later as we approached Gallup, the skies cleared, the sun shown, and life was good. Stopped for lunch and had sopapillas for desert (they don't make them here in CA). West of Gallup we drove into snow flurries that were light and not sticking to the road but were whipped by a strong cross wind. These flurries lasted until we reached Flagstaff at which time the sun again appeared in absolutely clear skies. San Fransico Peak was spectacular with wind blowing snow and clouds around the summit. We planned to stay the night in Williams, but we were both feeling fine so decided to continue on to Seligman only to find that there were no motels in the town, so on we went to kingman. It was a 12 hour day and we drove 640 miles. Monday morning broke clear and not as cold in Kingman, and drove home in beautiful clear weather. The vistas as we drove across the desert were beautiful. Stopped in Simi and gave the truck a quick wash and arrived home about 3. Called Mike to pick up the truck and he arrive an hour later with Ron and took delivery. I called Mike an hour ago and he said he took the truck to the CERT training and showed off its capabilites, specifically its ability to light up a large area. Connie and I had an excellent adventure and would do it again.

Anonymous said...

Meeting/Dinner tonight at Logsdons:
We will be welcoming Wally and his wife Connie back from their trip, allowing them to present the new rescue truck to the team. We will also be discussing the desperate need of funds for the group.Meeting/Dinner will begin at 6:oopm

spcertmartha said...

To Wally and Connie,

Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and donation to our team. I am glad that you have returned safely. Can't wait to see pictures. Hope you can both attend next general meeting which will also be general election time so that way you two can share your trip.

spcertmartha said...

Let's all welcome our newest member to our team her name is Mikkol Soter. She will be attending our future meetings.

THANK YOU MIKKOL!!!

spcertmartha said...

All CERT graduates are welcome to join our team. Please come to our general meetings which are now every other month starting in March 2007 the third Wed @ 7p at Logsdons at the airport. This meeting date is subject to change. We are currently trying hard to accomodate one our team members school schedule. Any questions call Mike Gray 216-7227.

Anonymous said...

Next Thursday, the 15th of February, another CERT class will be graduating. It is a another good,large group. The graduation field activity should get started about 8:00 PM and all Santa Paula CERT are invited to participate. The activity will be in and around the Community Center at the corner of Steckel and Main.

See you there,

Steve

Anonymous said...

nice :)
;))

Anonymous said...

Graduation went very well. There was a lot of support from the group and a good class graduated. Thank you all for your help.

The next class is scheduled to start on Thursday, March 8th at 7:00 pm. I still need about 15 additional class members. If you know someone that is interested have them call and leave a message at 805-933-4297. Thanks again,

Steve

spcertmartha said...

Dear Team and New Members,

February 21, 2007 general meeting held at 7:00pm at Logdons. Projection for the this year to be discussed and new membership rules. Update for the bylaws are now posted here. And discussion for new positions for March elections. Hope you all can be there.

Martha Brown
VP SP CERT

Anonymous said...

From Susan:

Just checking the blog. Hope all went well Wednesday night. I got a new computer just for CERT HTML, so it looks like I will be able to access the website so much easier! Call me for any new pages or email me at my new email slazenby@roadrunner.com. I still should be able to get some emails with the adelphia account, soon changing to roadrunner. Times "WARNER" bought Adelphia--so we get a cartoon email.--Susan Laz

spcertmartha said...

Job well done for the Amgen Race. Thanks to all who participated. SP CERT TEAM was deployed out to Ojai Road. Communications went well for our team among each other except for me who had a dead radio..... Thank god for cell phones. You all should be proud for what you do. I am proud to be on this team with you.

Anonymous said...

To anyone interested in purchasing a 2 way radio, Costco has the Midland GXT600VP4 18 mile range for $49.99. The package comes with two radios, chargeing station, ear/mic/acc set great deal!

spcertmartha said...

Dear CERT Members,

It's a whole new year- who knows what it holds in store?
Who knows what a disaster or success tomorrow may bring?
Who knows what's lurking behind the door, what's swimming beneath the surface, what might be around the corner?
But we can't spend today worrying about tomorrow. We can't sit in our houses waiting for the future to happen. Better to face it head on- with the courage, strebgth, and determination to take on (or fend off) whatever is thrown our way.
Four out of five survival experts agree that the keys to surviving any situation are the following:

BE PREPARED.
DO NOT PANIC.
HAVE A PLAN.

spcertmartha said...

* Tip of the week

To avoid frostbite and frostnip, keep extremities warm and covered during cold weather. Use layered clothing and a face mask. Wear mittens instead of gloves, and keep the ears covered. Take breaks from the cold in order to warm extremities whenever possible.

To all our eastern friends. THANK GOD I live in Santa Paula, CA

spcertmartha said...

Tip of the week March 11-17th 2007

Filter the water,

This is always the first step to having clean, drinkable water.
Pout the water through a coffee filter, paper towel, ordinary typing paper, or even your clothing (the more tightly woven, the better). You can also make an effective filter by filing a sock with alternating layers of crushed charcoal, small crushed rocks, and sand.
Repeat several times.
Chemically treat the the water, if available.
Add two drops of household bleach for each quart of water. (Use three drops if the water is extremely cold or cloudy.) If no household bleach is available, use one iodine tablet or five drops of drugstore iodine(2%) per quart of water. Let the mixture sit for at least one hour, to give the chemicals time to kill micro-organisms.
Boil the water.
Boil water for at least one minute, plus one minute of boiling time for each 1,000 feet above sea level you are. If fuel is abundant, boil water for 10 minutes before drinking it. The longer the water boils, the more micro-organisms are killed. Beyond ten minutes, however, no further purification occurs. Be sure to let the water cool before drinking it.
Remember when purifying water, you can perform at least one of these steps, you're better off than performing none of them. Remember the more times you filter the water, the longer it ischeically treated, and the longer you boil it, the purer it will be.

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spcertmartha said...

To All CERT Graduates...

Wednesday March 21, 2007 @ 7pm at Logdons at the airport we will be holding our yearly elections meeting. Ballots will be available for all general members who have signed our release of liability forms. General membership in the Association will be able to vote for any open positions.

Please for any further information regarding this association refer to our bylaws which are posted here on this website for review. Review under Article 7- 7.1-7.6.
Our team is very excited about 2007. We have alot to work to accomplish. Our vision is to maintain supplies for our CERT truck and to fill at least (50) backpacks for (first aid)to be utilized in the event of an emergency. We are also going to discuss a date for a future drill coming up soon for all CERT graduates. Our Planning and trainning commitee is looking forward to growing to develop our Information and Administrative Commitee, Medical, Communications and Operations,Search and Rescue, Logistics for our A-Team. We have a new graduate class among our group and hopefully going to join our team.
Santa Paula CERT team thanks each and every one of you for your input and dedication to this service to Santa Paula in the event of a disaster. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Santa Paula CERT

spcertmartha said...

Dear CERT Graduates,

Tonight March 21,2007 CERT Elections at 7pm at Lodgons in the cafe. If you have any questions please contact Mike Gray @ 805-216-7227.

Santa Paula CERT

Anonymous said...

BBQ/Drill- April 18, 2007
Limoneira Company has been gracious enough to give us a financial donation and allow us to utilize their facilities to drill.
1141 Cummings road (Park)
BBQ- To begin at 5:00p.m. Hot dogs+
Drill briefing 6:30p.m.
Drill to begin 7:00p.m.- 9:00p.m.
Debriefing 9:00p.m-9:30p.m.
Be prepared! Safety will be our #1 concern, be sure to have sturdy boots, eye protection, gloves, flashlight, radio, and all of your other CERT gear.
Scenerio to be given before drill begins!
Release of liability waivers will need to be signed in order to participate.
Stay tuned for updates!

Anonymous said...

Chances are when you start the drill (Operation Lemon Drop) you will quickly realize you do not have the equipment needed to conduct the drill. Rather than having you watch, I will list a few items that will be needed to take part in the search and rescue portion of this drill. (Note: these are items you should have in your gear bag already!)
Flashlights- HIGHLY RECOMMEND HELMET LIGHT! as well as hand held.
goggles-gloves-boots-dustmask-whistle
Radios are also highly recommended, the Midland GXT600VP4 would be top choice with its two radios, charging station, headset pieces, 18 mile range, etc Costco has this radio for 49.99 + tax and shipping.
Also anywhere you see caution tape on this drill STAY AWAY FROM IT! This is a high hazard drill, use caution with every step you take.

Anonymous said...

Dear Team,

You all did a wonderful job and I look forward to another drill soon. Our team will be meeting soon to view the video that was made during our drill.We are excited about this hoping that it is placed on public access TV in Sept. We have already met to discuss on where we can improve and will continue to do so until we are satisfied. Mark your calendars for May 16, 2007 our next meeting. We will be discussing communications. We are now going to use the RACES guys for all of our communications. This will give us our options and future classes for HAM radio operations. All team members will be given the chance to become trained in HAM operations. We will continue to use our hand walkie talkies but more on a limited use and only distribute to our team leaders and IC. This will take away any confusion in future drills. If you are interested in classes please attend this meeting for information. This will also be emailed to all CERT graduates.
Thanks to Ryan Nasalroad for allowing us to participate in this event at Limonera. Also note that CERT classes will be starting up in May. PLEASE tell all your friends, family and neighbors to sign up for CERT. And all CERT graduates this is a perfect time to review in Steve's classes.(BRING A FRIEND) He has alot of new presentations and alot to learn. Keep posted here or via your email.If we all just get one person that we know to sign up our city soon will be READY!!!! If you should have any questions please contact Mike Gray at mikegraysp@gmail.com
SP CERT TEAM

Anonymous said...

Thanks to Rick Soto and family for sharing their home Thursday night. Great job to our team for participating in the Limonera drill. We had a great time and learned alot from our review from the video and still pictures. Thank you Kevin B for the pictures that you took for our team. We have alot to work on and the more we are together the stronger we will be. Thursday we shared alot of good ideas and took alot of notes to learn from. SP CERT looks forward to our next drill to be announced in the near future. Anyone looking to purchase emergency supplies contact Mike Gray he will hook you up with Rick Soto. Thanks again to all of you who participated.

SP CERT

Susan said...

I just updated the web site with the new event. The drill will be held on July 25th and sounds great!(I like the story telling I hope it's scary, but not real) See you soon!

Anonymous said...

To Santa Paula CERT Team and all CERT Graduates...........

Don't forget our general meeting is this Wednesday at Logdons at 7pm.
We are looking forward to seeing you there. Topics will be ...... Labor Day Parade, Citizens Patrol, and September Emergency Prepardness, Uniforms, July 25th, 2007 event in Camarillo, and future CERT drills and events. Hope to see you all there.

SP CERT

Anonymous said...

Look under new events for information on the big Santa Paula "Ready Santa Paula" event. We are asking for all Cert people to come and support Steve on this event!

Anonymous said...

TO ALL CERT GRADUATES:

Very important to make sure that you participate in the event scheduled for September 8, 2007 at Harding Park. Please feel free to contact Mike Gray 216-7227 for further information. We are strickly helping Steve Lazenby in all drill modules for this event. We need your help.If you can participate one hour or all day that would be great. Remember this is for your review and great for any updates you may need. Please invite your neighbors and family and friends.

SP CERT

Anonymous said...

Ventura County Sheriff Department's Ojai Search and Rescue Team, has asked the Santa Paula CERT Team for some help. They need 1-2 persons, in a 4 hour shift, to staff a first aid station at the Faulkner Pumpkin Farm. This will be done over 4 weekends in October. If you are able to help out, contact Mike Gray at (805) 216-7227 or at MikeGraySP@Gmail.com.

Anonymous said...

Many of you have called me to find out what is going on, I will update you with what I know. It indeed looks very ominous outside, and there are a lot of fires burning around the county.The Castaic fire that started last night, continues to be blown rapidly to the West. With strong winds anticipated to continue for the next several days coupled with the high heat and low humidities the next few days will be very interesting. There have been several fires that the fire departments were able to jump on quickly, preventing a bad situation from getting worse, one of those being on South Mountain this morning. Historically, fires during the Santa Anas have passed through Steckel Park area and continued behind Santa Paula, towards Ventura and Ojai. Fires have also passed across South Mountain East to West very rapidly on occasion. I have always thought the Oaks would be very dangerous during these high winds, but fortunately I have never seen it happen. I know everyone is anxious to help, but I would encourage everyone to take this time to make sure your house is safe and you have all of your gear in order just in case we get the call. I will keep everyone updated if I hear any other information, you can also monitor AM 1610.

Anonymous said...

A special thank you to Martha for opening up her home for the CERT Christmas party, everyone enjoyed a relaxing time chit-chatting with each other and stuffing our faces with all of the wonderful food. Thank you Martha!

Anonymous said...

Amgen-Tour de California
Help is needed for this Saturday's bike race that will be whizzing thru town. 10:00 a.m. briefing in front of City Hall. if you are able to attend please post.

Anonymous said...

Hey, Hey CERT members be sure and check-out the new event coming this summer. It's an overnighter at the Channel Islands State University.

Be sure and work your vacations so you can attend. I think this will be the best ever and really has been well-prepared! Loves and Hugs to all of you! Susan Lazenby

Anonymous said...

What time does the event start on Friday, and who are the special guests?

Anonymous said...

According to the chart I received There will be a briefing starting at 6:00 AM on Friday. Cert Training will begin at 11:00 AM. Unknown as to who the "Special Guest" is at this time, maybe its super top secret, I guess you will have to show up to see! Hope to see everyone there!

Anonymous said...

With all of the shaking going on, this makes for a perfect time to remind everyone to check your supplies(water,food,medical,gear,etc). Our next meeting will be Aug 20, 2008 7:00pm at Logsdons. Other teams from Ventura County will be joining us for this meeting. Some of the topics we will be discussing is mutual aid between the county teams. September 5 will be the Santa Paula's emergency preparedness event. Details are still being worked out, this year it is anticipated that the event will be held along Main Street with the car show. We will also be discussing the Operation Sunrise drill held at CSUCI. Special thanks to Dan Wall for putting on such a great event, it was a BLAST! Keep posted, more information to follow.

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