West Orange County CERT (Community Emergency Response Team for Western Orange County California)

West Orange County CERT serves the Western Orange County CA communities of Seal Beach, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, La Palma, Buena Park, and Westminster,

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Archives for July 2017

Neighbor4Neighbor – Seal Beach

Neighbor4Neighbor – Seal Beach

In Old Town Seal Beach, there are a good number of blocks that have adopted the Neighbor4Neighbor program.  This past Sunday, 8th Street joined them. The block got together with Wink Chase, Pattie Laird, West Orange County CERT, along with the Seal Beach Police Department, Orange County Fire Authority, and Edison to learn about how they can help each other and become more prepared for the next great emergency that strikes them. And it’s not only the ones that make the headlines, sometimes it’s something personal like a family member having a heart attack or stroke – and knowing you can call one of your neighbors to help. That’s why Neighbor4Neighbor is so important for every block in Old Town, Seal Beach, Western Orange County and all of Southern California to adopt. Neighbor helping neighbor starts with you.

Neighbor helping neighbor starts with you.

Here are some pictures from the day along the Electric Avenue Greenbelt. Enjoy!

 

Cypress Community Festival 2017

Cypress Community Festival 2017

The 2017 Cypress Community Festival was terrific. The event was well attended and most everyone we ran into there was having a wonderful time. The Chili and Salsa Tasting Contest was a lot of fun for both the tasters and the entrants. There was a lot of good choices, some HOT and some NOT. The talent performances were great and the car show and City Council Contest were both fun and entertaining. It was all good.

West Orange County CERT along with the Cypress RACES Team, and a full complement of First Responders (Police, Fire, SWAT, K9) were busy much of the day answering questions and letting people find out more about crime, safety, and preparedness. But most of all, everyone had a good time and learned stuff.

Here are some photos from the day. Enjoy!