UC Santa Cruz Community Emergency Response Team

Great opportunity to work with and learn from our City partners in how to prepare for what looks like a very wet winter!

City to Host El Niño Preparedness Workshop on Nov. 21 SANTA CRUZ (Nov. 5, 2015) — The City of Santa Cruz is hosting a free El Niño Storm Preparedness Workshop on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 12-4 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St. City departments and key community agencies will host booths where residents can learn how to best prepare their famil…

We are coming to the end of National Preparedness Month - here is a great way to re-cap and challenge ourselves to make sure we are ready for anything!

30 Days 30 Ways 2015 Here We Go!! Join us for our 6th Annual 30Days, 30Ways Preparedness Challenge!! We give you one simple task each day, for you guessed it... 30 days! Join us September 1st...

Learn About Registering for Emergency Alerts

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Include your cellular or VOIP phone in the Emergency Notification system used by Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 personnel to send important messages to residents and businesses within Santa Cruz & San Benito County. The system has the capability of sending thousands of messages in a very short time based on geographic location of the incident.

**Please note that traditional landline telephone are already in the notification system.**

Need to brush up on your CERT skills? Get re-engaged with the CERT Community? Plan on attending this Event on September 13th!

JOIN the NEXT CERT Webinar

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division is pleased to invite you to a webinar that focuses on practices that will enhance the experience for CERT participants with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.

Title: Inclusion of People with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs in CERT Programs

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Time: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. (ET)

Guest Speakers:

· Gay Jones, FEMA Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (ODIC)
· Kathryn Gerk, Emergency Services Manager, Richmond, CA Fire Department
· Jennifer Fales, Emergency Management Coordinator, Kansas City, MO Office of Emergency Management
How to Join the Webinar:

· Adobe Connect Registration Web Link. https://events-na11.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1087126544/en/events/event/shared/default_template_simple/event_registration.html?sco-id=1339640413&_charset_=utf-8 #
· Be sure to test your Adobe Connect connection prior to the meeting.
· This webinar will offer closed captioning.

Inclusion in CERT Programs If you've never used Adobe Connect, get a quick overview: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat and Adobe Connect are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

The campus CERT program celebrated its 10th anniversary in January. Initially started by the UCSC Fire Department in 2005, training classes have been on hiatus due to the Fire Department transition which took place last year.

The UCSC Office of Emergency Services (OES) has assumed responsibility for the CERT program and we are working to relaunch training classes over the summer. We will post more information here and on our website at http://emergency.ucsc.edu/public-education/cert when it becomes available.

In the meantime, you can visit http://www.santacruzcountycert.org to find other local CERT training options.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates people about emergency preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learn…

Class 12-01 - November/December 2012. Last CERT class conducted by the UCSC Fire Department.

Class 11-01 - October/November 2011.

Class 10-01 - March/April 2010. First neighborhood CERT class for Dickens Way residents (Faculty/Staff Housing).

Class 09-02 - December 2009.