John Muir Earth Day 2019
Earth Day 2019 at the John Muir House was a great day! Thank you to our amazing smiling volunteers.
Category: Events
Amazing Alaska Recovery
Earthquake damage sustained on southbound lanes near Mirror Lake in Alaska. Photo credit: Alaska DOT & PF
Alaska has more earthquakes than any other state. They recently suffered a 7.0 quake that rocked their infrastructure. Preparation makes a difference.
Amateur Radio License Training
During the most recent wildfires in California the only reliable means of communication was still via amateur radio. You can take the technician class and get your entry level license to get on the air. Classes are available starting in January through two of our local clubs.
Contra Costa Voluntary Orgs Active in Disasters (VOAD)
MartinezCERT volunteers were among a diverse community of organizations that attended a workshop on October 23 about the Contra Costa Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD, pronounced VO-ad), one of several county and area VOADs in California. We share some of our meeting notes.
Visiting Fire Station 14
Our October meeting was a treat: a visit to our nearby Station 14 Firehouse, with a tour by Keld Lausten. We learned many amazing things, including the many handy tools behind the multitude of doors on a ladder or pump truck, that a volume of water turns into 1400 times that volume in steam (explosive!), and that cancer is a big problem for firefighters.