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,
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 […]
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, […]
Due to the amazing response to our March 2018 CERT Academy, we are working to schedule a Fall CERT Academy as well. These courses are golden opportunities for you to prepare yourself and family for an emergency event and find out a little bit more about CERT in your neighborhood. If you are even a […]
West County CERT is holding a basic training course in March at the Joint Forces Training Base. This is a golden opportunity to find out more about CERT and prepare yourself and family for an emergency event. The CERT basic training course covers basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]