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.
March CERT Basic Academy Postponed - The Cities of Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Westminster had scheduled a 20-hour Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training academy at JFTB-Los Alamitos on March 20-28, 2020. Out of an abundance of caution, we are postponing this academy to a future date, which is to be determined. The CDC recommends […]
2020 Westminster TET Parade – Color and Fun - The early morning was cold and foggy as amateur radio volunteers from across the county checked in for duty, arriving by 6:30, with some arriving by 6:00 – and you know who you are! There were members from West County CERT, SORA, Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo RACES and OCHEART there to support Westminster RACES […]
2019 in Review - We had a great December Team event and the food was outstanding. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend. 2019 was a terrific year for West Orange County CERT. As a Team: Participated in 38 different events We logged more than 2,500 hours on behalf of our communities We had 50 members put in […]
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 […]