CERT basic training class Graduation
CERT basic training class Graduation
March 29, 2025
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On Saturday, March 29, our current CERT class students had their hands-on skills day and exercise. This time, Woodside's new fire station - 12 years in the making - and its firefighters provided the location and instruction. For which we are very grateful.
This was also the first time we used both the Logistics and the Incident Command Post trailers for a CERT training class exercise. We were incrementally more organized with forms, processes and radio ops. Although there were definitely "lessons learned" and we will keep iterating !
Chris P was IC, Vicki was Ops, Jon M was Comms and Robert was Staging. Mark coached and documented potential improvements. Kam and Lynn were exercise controllers. Selena & her crew realistically moulaged our volunteer victims. We had 17 new CERTs and Betsy who joined us for a refresher from a previous class.
Some photos from the day:
WFPD Personnel setting up the Search & Rescue cribbing exercise
That's gotta hurt...
Weather was A+
Kam controlling the exercise
ICP trailer getting its first "CERT class exercise" exercise
Jon running the radio
Staging area to the left, food to the right of the command post
Every CERT activity has food 😜
IC briefing OPS
OPS chief Vicki briefing an incident response team
and another...it was busy...
Thank you, Kam, Selena and her makeup crew !
Keeping track of team members with T-Cards
And debriefing teams upon their return to ICP
Graduation picture including WFPD personnel, Incident management team, new CERTs, victim volunteers
Courtesy of Aaron Alvarez Mendoza (650)714-1090, https://www.alvarezmendoza.com/
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