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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How to Fill & Deploy a Sandbag

West Orange County CERT - How to Fill a SandbagFilling and effectively deploying sandbags is an easy process, if you know how.

The keys to filling a sandbag are:

  1. Don’t over fill. Sandbags should be filled to about 1/3 to 1/2 full so they can be easily moved and placed.
  2. Overlap the open of tied end with the next sandbag and stomp in place.
  3. When deploying a row on top of a row of sandbags, overlap the seems as shown in the video below.

In Seal Beach, you can find sandbag materials at the west end of the parking lot west of the pier at Ocean and Main streets and at Fire Station 44 (718 Central Ave) most of the year and especially during the winter months. At times during heavy winter storms,  West Orange County CERT, the Seal Beach Lions Club and other service organizations will pre-fill sandbags for the public to pick up and place at their residences and businesses. Early deployment of sandbags is important to protect your property. If your property is in danger from flood waters, plan ahead and have filled sandbags on hand.

Check the City of Seal Beach website or call the Seal Beach Police Department (562.799.4100 x1165) for additional details.

     

 

 

Sandbags on a flodded street - West Orange County CERT
Sandbag usage to keep flood waters out.

Remember to stomp the sandbag you place down to fill in the cracks between the bags to help keep the water out. Proper placement of sandbags will help keep your property safer from flood waters.

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Comments

  1. Catherine Uyloan says

    December 1, 2019 at 11:33 pm

    Hi. I am unable to attend any of the scheduled meetings as I work at those days. However, I would like to continue receiving the notifications. Thank you.
    Catherine Uyloan

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    • westcounty-admin says

      December 29, 2019 at 12:09 pm

      Sure thing Catherine. We plan to hold Saturday trainings most months, starting in January 2020

      Reply

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