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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Neighbor 4 Neighbor – Neighborhood Resilience Program

Neighbor 4 NeighborThank for you interest in the Neighbor 4 Neighbor® program.

West Orange County CERT uses this program to help blocks and neighborhoods:

  • Open lines of communication
  • Look out for each other in times of need
  • Work together to stop crime, and
  • Band together to withstand and recover from disasters

If you would like more information on Neighbor 4 Neighbor please contact us using the form below and one of our Team will get back with you within a few days.

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WHAT IS NEIGHBOR 4 NEIGHBOR®?

  • An opportunity to get to know neighbors you don’t already know.
  • Open lines of communication between neighbors.
  • Work together to reduce crime in the area.
  • Look out for each other in times of need.
  • Band together to withstand and recover from disasters.

Properly implemented in a community, the Neighbor 4 Neighbor program provides greater resilience in a number of important ways. First, neighborhoods take responsibility for reducing residential crime by increased vigilance and a willingness to be actively involved acting as eyes and ears for local police. With familiarity, preparation, and training, neighbors can band together with greater potential for withstanding and recovering from both natural and personal disasters.

Many residents are already organizing their streets so when a big earthquake or other disaster happens, we will all be prepared to not only withstand the actual event, but also to recover from it as quickly and safely as possible. In emergencies, people tend to bond with those around them. The premise of Neighbor 4 Neighbor is to create those bonds before they are needed so people have appropriate training and structure already in place.

Most disaster preparation focuses on how to respond to catastrophic situations. On a more personal level, many “individual” disasters can be prevented by situational awareness and neighbors simply looking out for each other as Americans have done throughout history. This concept is the basis for Neighborhood Watch programs, and is an important component of Neighbor 4 Neighbor. Vigilance and a willingness to investigate and/or report things that seem to be “out of place” can often prevent small personal traumas from becoming significant personal disasters. Knowing neighbors opens doors for this level of communication.

An important aspect of the Neighbor 4 Neighbor effort is to revive a neighborhood watch awareness and work together to ensure that the community remains a wonderful, safe place to live.

To that end, we have prepared an organizational plan that includes a neighbor “Meet and Greet” where we can gather to make sure everyone knows everyone, and to assess levels of preparedness. Our hope is to have the entire block band together not only to prepare for disaster response, but also to promote neighborhood safety and provide the care and support many of us, from time to time, may temporarily need.

If this sounds like a good idea, let us know and we can help you through the organizational process. We already have prepared materials and plans that can be customized to the personality of your street.

 

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Upcoming Events

April 12, 2023
  • CERT Team Training Session & Potluck

    This is our bi-monthly team training and pot-luck meeting. All members are welcome to attend to refresh your CERT skills, get Team updates and enjoy some really good food.

    Please check your email for details.


    Location:   Location rotates between the six cities who sponsor our West Orange County CERT program, please see your member email for details

April 18, 2023
  • SLB Trailer Team Seal Beach PD

    9:00 am to 10:30 am

    Location:   Seal Beach Police Department, 911 Seal Beach Blvd, Seal Beach, CA 90740, USA

May 3, 2023
  • LAP Trailer Team

    1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

    Location:   La Palma Police Department, 7792 Walker St, La Palma, CA 90623, USA

May 16, 2023
  • SLB Trailer Team Seal Beach PD

    9:00 am to 10:30 am

    Location:   Seal Beach Police Department, 911 Seal Beach Blvd, Seal Beach, CA 90740, USA

June 14, 2023
  • CERT Team Training Session & Potluck

    This is our bi-monthly team training and pot-luck meeting. All members are welcome to attend to refresh your CERT skills, get Team updates and enjoy some really good food.

    Please check your email for details.


    Location:   Location rotates between the six cities who sponsor our West Orange County CERT program, please see your member email for details

June 20, 2023
  • SLB Trailer Team Seal Beach PD

    9:00 am to 10:30 am

    Location:   Seal Beach Police Department, 911 Seal Beach Blvd, Seal Beach, CA 90740, USA

July 5, 2023
  • LAP Trailer Team

    1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

    Location:   La Palma Police Department, 7792 Walker St, La Palma, CA 90623, USA

July 18, 2023
  • SLB Trailer Team Seal Beach PD

    9:00 am to 10:30 am

    Location:   Seal Beach Police Department, 911 Seal Beach Blvd, Seal Beach, CA 90740, USA

August 9, 2023
  • CERT Team Training Session & Potluck

    This is our bi-monthly team training and pot-luck meeting. All members are welcome to attend to refresh your CERT skills, get Team updates and enjoy some really good food.

    Please check your email for details.


    Location:   Location rotates between the six cities who sponsor our West Orange County CERT program, please see your member email for details

August 15, 2023
  • SLB Trailer Team Seal Beach PD

    9:00 am to 10:30 am

    Location:   Seal Beach Police Department, 911 Seal Beach Blvd, Seal Beach, CA 90740, USA

September 6, 2023
  • LAP Trailer Team

    1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

    Location:   La Palma Police Department, 7792 Walker St, La Palma, CA 90623, USA

September 19, 2023
  • SLB Trailer Team Seal Beach PD

    9:00 am to 10:30 am

    Location:   Seal Beach Police Department, 911 Seal Beach Blvd, Seal Beach, CA 90740, USA

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West Orange County CERT proudly serves the communities of Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, and Westminster in Orange County California.

  

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