One of the critical tasks in emergency response is to communicate with first responders. For example, if you see someone who needs immediate help, you might dial 911. The first thing that the 911 dispatcher wants to know? Where are …
Martinez CERT and our neighboring Martinez and Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Clubs encourage everyone interested to get a ham radio license. It’s a tremendously useful skill, especially during disasters, emergencies, and power outages (assuming you have a hand-held radio or …
We had a great year in 2019, as reported by our Director Brian Lindblom to the City of Martinez and our Police Department.
Thank you to our 24 amazing volunteers who made this a great experience! We have a few pictures on Flickr. Some of the lessons we learned…
On November 16, 2019, from 09:00 – 12:00, Martinez CERT will be part of a county-wide exercise to test our radio communication links all the way from local CERT teams to the CoCo County Emergency Operations Center. This exercise will give all of us an opportunity to practice how we would organize in a major event and how well we can communicate up and down the chain. If you would like to participate, please contact one of the coordinators listed in this post.
