Wednesday September 15 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CERT Basic Training Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness Unit 8: Terrorism: Disaster Medical Operations SMC, Brousseau Hall 114
Wednesday September 22 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CERT Basic Training Units 2 Fire Safety Unit 9: FRS Radio Moraga-Orinda Fire Station 41
Wednesday September 29 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CERT Basic Training Units 3 & 4: Disaster Medical Operations SMC, Brousseau Hall 114
Wednesday October 6 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CERT Basic Training Unit 5: Light Search & Rescue SMC, Brousseau Hall 114
Wednesday October 13 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CERT Basic Training Unit 6: CERT Organization Unit 10: Pet Emergency Preparedness Unit 7: Disaster Psychology SMC, Brousseau Hall 114
Wednesday October 21 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. CERT Basic Training Drill and Graduation CCC FIRE TRAINING CTR.
Lamorinda CERT welcomes the new crop of graduates. They survived the graduation drill on November 4th and were sworn in as Disaster Service Worker Volunteers by Lamorinda CERT Registrar Ken Tom. Our next class starts in February.
Last Updated ( Nov 05, 2009 at 05:34 PM )
CERTs in Action!
Written by Frans Hoffman
Nov 02, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Recently, Peter Steinbach, a Lamorinda CERT graduate, was able to use what he had learned in CERT Training. He arrived at the scene of an accident near Lafayette in Highway 24. A vehicle had rolled over and a woman had been ejected. Peter was the 5th person on the scene.
After many years of service to Lamorinda CERT Gordon Nathan has decided to step down as Lamorinda CERT Coordinator. Gordon will continue to play an important role in Lamorinda CERT as an instructor.Together with our Registrar Ken Tom, Gordon is one of the founders of Lamorinda CERT. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Moraga-Orinda Fire and is still helping CalFire contain and put out fires around the state. Gordon's expertise and unbridled energy are the secret ingredients that have made Lamorinda CERT work all these years.
Lamorinda CERT currently has 410 graduates. If you know someone who should be a CERT member, please point them to our website (http://LamorindaCERT.org) where they can sign up for our training. Our communities depend more on more on the services that CERT provides. Please help us recruit more people to Lamorinda CERT!
Feeling Incomplete?
Written by Frans Hoffman
Nov 02, 2009 at 01:55 PM
Roughly 15% of the people who signed up for the Lamorinda CERT training did not complete all requirements. Do not despair! There is a simple cure for Incompleteness: sign up for a Lamorinda CERT training and attend the session that you were unable to take before. (Send an email to our Registrar at
if you do not remember what it is that you missed.) We are getting ready to teach a series of very exciting classes next year. Sign up now!
If you have news on CERTs in Action or wish to file a report on what CERTs are doing in your neighborhood, please send an email to
. We are looking for updates from – for example – the block captains in Orinda and the MNEP groups in Moraga. Or just let us know how you feel about our training.
Home Smoke Alarms and Residential Fire Sprinklers
Written by Frans Hoffman
Oct 28, 2009 at 04:12 PM
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) today launched an effort to encourage everyone to install and maintain home smoke alarms and, if possible, sprinklers. More than 3,000 people die in home fires each year, and the majority of them have no working smoke alarm. To prevent these deaths, the USFA, a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sponsoring the nationwide Install. Inspect. Protect. Campaign, which emphasizes that “Smoke Alarms Save Lives.”
Disaster Anniversaries Near- Lamorinda's Community Emergency Response Team Hosts Drill & Training
Written by Lamorinda CERT
Oct 13, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Tuesday, October 20 is the 18th anniversary of the East Bay Hills Fire Storm and Saturday, October 17 is the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. In an effort to better prepare the community to support local fire and law enforcement agencies during these types of emergencies, the Lamorinda Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will conduct a training and drill on Sunday, October 18th, 2009. The exercise will begin at 10:00 am and run until 4:00 pm. The functional training will be held in Orinda with primary activities being conducted at the Orinda Community Center at 28 Orinda Way from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Over 80 CERT volunteers and 60 “volunteer victims” from the community are expected to participate in the training.
On Sunday, October 18th, the Lamorinda Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Committee and the City of Orinda will host a training drill for Lamorinda CERTs, employees of the Lamorinda cities and the neighborhood group leaders. It will be an opportunity for CERTs. cities, Canyon, Fire Departments, the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army to practice their response to a simulated emergency in the tri-city area.
Tell your children how and when to call 9-1-1 or your local Emergency Medical Services number for help. Post other emergency telephone numbers by phones.
Help your children learn more about emergencies. Download a preparedness coloring book.
Recently, Peter Steinbach, a Lamorinda CERT graduate, was able to use what he had learned in CERT Training. He arrived at the scene of an accident near Lafayette in Highway 24. A vehicle had rolled over and a woman had been ejected. Peter was the 5th person on the scene. 
