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.
July 2019 CERT Academy – Week 1 – What an Amazing Group - We kicked off our 2019 CERT Academy* with an amazing group of community members and leaders. This is a great class representing all six cities who sponsor our program and a half dozen surrounding communities. Our first weekend we covered disaster psychology, fire safety, utility control for your home, search and light rescue, and disaster […]
Stop The Bleed at Our February Team Meeting - We had a fun meeting this past Wednesday. Ed taught the Stop The Bleed program and everyone who participated was certified. We also found out our CERT Trailer is out of commission for a while as some adjustments need to be made to it. For the time being the La Palma trailer will be our […]
2019 Westminster Tet Parade – Rainy Morning Turned to Sunny, Fun Celebration - It was a rare rain filled morning in Westminster, but by shortly after 9:00 the showers had stopped and the sun was shining down on the seventh annual Little Saigon Tet Parade. The parade celebrates the lunar new years and Year of the Pig. The annual event is hosted by the City of Westminster and […]
Thanks for Being There! - A huge Team Shout Out to the hardy members and Police Explorers who braved the rain and cold on Wednesday evening to help Ray and Dave unload the Seal Beach CERT Trailer. The job needed to be done and these folks showed up and took care of business. Thankyouverymuch! Pictured from left to right are Ray, […]
Neighbor 4 Neighbor® – Seal Beach @ Schooner Park - The neighbors along Schooner Way in Seal Beach got together for a Neighbor 4 Neighbor® event on Saturday 10/27/2018 and had a terrific turn out. Jeannie Dennison and a team of block captains arranged the event in the park along Schooner Way. The day was primarily for the neighbors to get out and meet each […]
CERT Booth at Leisure World Expo Day - It was a warm day at the Leisure World Expo last Saturday (9/15) and the Expo was very well attended. At the West Orange County CERT booth we were busy with visitors and answered numerous questions about safety, preparedness and how they could get trained. Nearly 20 people signed up to be notified of our […]
2018 National Night Out – West County CERT - West County CERT helped to staff three different 2018 National Night Out events and had a good time doing it. Of course, having a good time while getting the job done (whatever that job entails) is one of the best parts of being a part of West Orange County CERT. The La Palma event was on […]
2018 Cypress Festival – Fun, Sun, and a Good Time - It was warm and a bit muggy at least for Southern California, yet with the breeze it was one of the nicest days weather wise in a couple of weeks. The crowd seems a bit smaller than past years but the music, food, and fun were terrific. From the bands playing all day, to the […]