Martinez Area CERT

El Dorado County Animal Shelter Deployment

by Martinez CERT | Sep 11, 2021 | Events, Firewise | 0 |

Saturday, August 21st, 5 CCCART members were deployed to the El Dorado County Animal Shelter in...

Resources and Tips for Preparedness in NORCAL

by Martinez CERT | Sep 7, 2021 | Firewise, Listos CA, Resources | 0 |

Living in the Bay Area is a region of great beauty and diversity. It is also a region highly vulnerable to natural hazards like earthquakes, fires and extreme weather. It is up to each of us to plan, prepare and take steps to lessen the impact of disasters on our family and loved ones.

September is National Preparedness Month

by Martinez CERT | Sep 5, 2021 | Listos CA, Resources | 0 |

Getting ready is much simpler than you think. Doing some small things today can help make sure you, your family, pets and other important people in your life are safe and cared for when disaster strikes.

The Importance of Being Prepared

by Martinez CERT | Sep 5, 2021 | Firewise, Resources | 0 |

Wildfires are sweeping across the Pacific Northwest. Having a plan is critical.

Earthquake Hazard Risk Mitigation

by Martinez CERT | Sep 1, 2021 | Events, Listos CA, Resources, Training | 0 |

Here are the slides for our EQHM (Earthquake Hazard Risk Mitigation at Home) presentation that we...

Personal Emergency Preparedness

by Martinez CERT | Aug 18, 2021 | Events, News, Resources, Training | 0 |

Here are the slides for our PEP (Personal Emergency Preparedness) presentation that we are...

You Never Know When CERT Training Will Be Needed

by Martinez CERT | Jul 24, 2021 | News, Training | 0 |

A story of emergency response and basic first aid from our friend Rusty, an early Martinez CERT member who recently moved away. “What a Friday night! We were finishing up after dinner when a frantic ring at our door bell caused me to rush out. A lady from next door was yelling for help!”

Crisis and Critical Incident Stress Management Follow-up

by Martinez CERT | Jul 21, 2021 | Resources, Training | 0 |

Our two-day Critical Incident Stress Management class was great. We learned a set of procedures that can help de-stress the first responders in emergency or disaster situations. As always, the first step is to observe and listen to what’s going on. This is called “developing situational awareness.” We hope to be using these tools and techniques with others in the future.

Basic Home Fire Safety Meeting

by Martinez CERT | Jul 19, 2021 | Events, Firewise, Training | 0 |

Join us on Aug 4 at 7pm in the small parking lot at Las Juntas Elementary School for a basic primer on Home Fire Safety. Our District 5 Coordinator Milagros Juan-Ojermark will host Julie Ormerod, from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District at this event.