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The CERT program offers valuable insight into the first few critical hours following an emergency related event and how individuals can become empowered to better prepare to sustain themselves, their families and their communities.

When emergencies happen, Lamorinda CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of their communities.

Water Drum & Fire Extinguisher Sale

by Lamorinda CERT | June 18, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

A sale is now open for pickup on August 12 or 13 in Moraga or El Cerrito. We have 4 sizes of water drums, 2 sizes of fire extinguishers, utility shutoff tools, radios and more. Go to: https://supplies.lamorindacert.org Sale closes on August 4, 2022.

GMRS Repeater Drill – May 4, 2022

by Lamorinda CERT | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Net control at the Orinda Community Center Plaza. Julie, Net Control, on the left with microphone surrounded by scribes and other helpers.

FCC License Fees drop to $35 effective April 19, 2022

by Lamorinda CERT | April 19, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

This Public Notice announces that the new application fee rates for the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, codified at 47 CFR § 1.1102, will become effective on April 19, 2022. this applies to HAM and GMRS licenses....

Lamorinda CERT GMRS radio users needed!!

by Lamorinda CERT | April 1, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

WHAT: Lamorinda Community GMRS Emergency Communications Radio Net WHEN: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 7:00 pm WHERE: Anywhere in Lamorinda On May 4th at 7pm, Lamorinda CERT, in conjunction with the Lafayette Area Radio Interest Group (LARIG) and MOFD, will conduct a radio...

New Message Form for Radio Use

by Lamorinda CERT | January 21, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Communications during a disaster is critical and challenging. The traditional way to send messages was with a 3-part, carbon interleaved form called an ICS 213. This form has a place for a message and a reply plus the To: and From: and Date/Time fields, etc. Today,...

Wildfire Planning Meeting links

by Lamorinda CERT | January 14, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The January 2021 Monthly Meeting was all about Wildfire Planning. There is a video of the Zoom meeting on the Meetings page and all of the links presented during the meeting are in this document: https://lamorindacert.org/presentations/2021_Meeting_Links_and_Info.pdf

New Financial Planning Guide for Disasters

by Lamorinda CERT | May 27, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

We have added a new Financial Planning Guide for Natural Disasters to our Lists and Links page: https://www.lamorindacert.org/resource/cert-lists/

COVID-19

by Lamorinda CERT | March 26, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The State of California released a list of COVID-19 resources to CERT teams on March 25th. Please see this list on our Resources tab.

Stop the Bleed Training – April 16

by Lamorinda CERT | February 14, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Stop the Bleed classes are hosted by Lamorinda CERT Foundation, not Lamorinda CERT or MOFD. These classes include American College of Surgeons’ national protocols. Sign up for these classes by clicking on the Eventbrite link for the date on the Stop the Bleed page. An...

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