West Orange County CERT participates in community events throughout the year with the purposes of:
- Encouraging area residents to be prepared for the next big event/disaster that will strike Southern California at some point
- Supporting our sponsoring Police Departments (Seal Beach, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Buena Park, and Westminster)
- Building comradery between the CERT members (when you work with others, you build bonds of trust which is critical in times of emergency).
Below we provide you a glimpse of what we do and where we do it. After you’ve completed the CERT basic Training, you are more than welcome to come along and join us at our next event.
3rd Annual Fire Watch Symposium - Please come and collaborate with us as we participate in this national 2018 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day event. The event is open to public participants interested or concerned about Wildfire Awareness in Orange County. Refreshments will be served throughout the event. Pre-registration is required for attendance at this event. Presentations and discussions will be led […]
Jessica Costescu to attend FBI National Academy Associates, Youth Leadership Program - West County CERT’s own Jessica Costescu has been selected to attend the FBI National Academy Associates prestigious 2018 Youth Leadership Program (YLP) in June. The National Academy’s YLP is an 8-day program for students ages 14-16 and is held at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The program features classroom study, physical challenges, guest lectures, […]
2017 – Leisure World Community Expo - The Leisure World Seal Beach Community Expo was terrific – the people, the weather, and the turn out. There were a good number of participants displaying their products along with a few classic cars and some of the best Barbecue Tri-Tip in the county – boy-o-boy could this guy cook. The West Orange County CERT […]
2017 National Night Out – Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Cypress & Rossmoor - “This was the best National Night Out we’ve ever attended” Even though the clouds threatened and it was an uncomfortably warm and humid (at least by Southern California standards) evening, the 2017 National Night Out in the Old Ranch Center in Seal Beach was a resounding success. The National Night Out (NNO) event is part of an annual community-building […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seal Beach Police Open House 2017 – A Smashing Success - The day started out overcast and drizzling. There was so much drizzle in fact, some people were using umbrellas. By 10 when the Open House kicked off, the drizzle was gone and people were ready for the station tour and to check out the booths and activities. The Emergency Services “CERT” Trailer was set up and […]
Frank Borden Talks CERT History - Frank Borden discusses how CERT was created and what influenced it’s growth and development into a nation-wide (and now world-wide) life-saving program during the February 2017 Huntington Beach CERT meeting. Before we get into Frank’s presentation, take a quick look at this summary of his extensive background with the L.A. City Fire Department. Frank […]