2023 Coastside CERT Calendar

Stay tuned!  We are pleased to present a whole year of CERT training opportunities & events. This is the current plan but life happens and everything is subject to change. We'll keep you updated right here.  All classes are offered free of charge.

Have it your way! CERT Basic Training is offered twice a year,  Spring and Fall.  Please sign up now for Fall CERT Basic Training in November.  For both sessions, you may choose online coursework leading to an in-person Training Day & Graduation or in-person training that dovetails into the same Training Day & Graduation.  

Advanced CERT Training  (ACT) classes (5) will be offered for all of you awesome certificated CERTs (currently, there are 394 Coastside CERTs ). It's an a la carte menu of topical classes usually held at Coastside Fire Station 40, 1191 Main St, Half Moon Bay,  2023 ACT training topics:  Neighborhood Organizers Forum, "Shake & Bake" - Earthquake & Wildfire Prep,  Disaster Pet Care, Damage Assessment, Neighborhood Command Post + Great Coastside ShakeOut Prep. 

Coastside CERT Neighborhood Action - Please scroll down to see what's happening where you live.  Neighborhood Leads, want your neighborhood events, radio practices, and drills listed on this calendar? Happy to post them! Please send a brief description to coastsidecert@gmail.com

2023

April

22 ACT 2  Shake & Bake - Disaster Preparedness for Californians  8:30-11:00 a.m. Location: Coastside Fire Station 40, 1191 Main St, HMB

This Advanced CERT training class is open to all graduated CERTs.  It will provide information on how to prepare for earthquakes and what to do during and after, especially if the earthquake causes fires. Our instructor will share practical advice on how to build your supplies for both shelter-in-place and evacuation when a disaster has struck.

8:30-9:00 a.m. Students sign-in and help set-up

9:00-10:30 a.m. Class

 10:30-11:00 a.m. Q&A and re-set Fire Station 40

Local CERT, Matt Linton, will be our instructor.  Matt currently works as a critical incident manager in the tech industry, and has 27 years of experience in both professional and volunteer Fire & Rescue roles. 

Class size will be limited and will require registration.  The registration email will be sent early in April.

May

4 Coastside Gives Day! Giving during Coastside CERT's Power Hour 7:00-8:00 a.m. will help us win a $1,000 prize but you can donate anytime!

 It's our one-time ask all year!

6 ACT 3  Disaster Preparedness for Pets  8:30-11:00 a.m.  Location: Coastside Fire Station 40, 1191 Main St, HMB

8:30-9:00 a.m. Students sign-in and help set-up

9:00-10:30 a.m. Class

 10:30-11:00 a.m. Q&A and re-set Fire Station 40

Class size will be limited and will require registration.  The registration email will be sent in the latter half of April.

13 HMB Wine & Jazz Festival

June

3 ACT 4  Radio Training: Walkie-Talkie Basics and Beyond  8:30-11:00 a.m.  Location: Coastside Fire Station 40, 1191 Main St, HMB

8:30-9:00 a.m. Students sign-in and help set-up

 9:00-10:30 a.m. Class

10:30-11:00 a.m. Q&A and re-set Fire Station 40

Class size will be limited and will require registration.  The registration email will be sent in the latter half of May.

10 HMB Safety Preparedness Day 

26-7/1 CERT National Conference in Burlingame

July

1 Last Day of CERT Conference in Burlingame

1 Volunteer Firefighter Training Academy Graduation  Location: Coastside Fire Station 40

15 ACT 5  Neighborhood Command Post training + Great ShakeOut prep  Location: Coastside Fire Station 40

August

1 National Night Out

5 San Mateo County Disaster Preparation Day, San Mateo Events Center

Enjoy the rest of summer! No more events or meetings this month except those organized by neighborhoods. 

September

23 Great Coastside ShakeOut

October

TBD Mavericks Festival  

TBD Montara Art and Music Festival 

14-15 Pumpkin Festival

TBD Instructional Q&A Zoom to localize FEMA curriculum for Fall CERT online students.

TBD Prep Zoom for Fall CERT Volunteers.

November

    Fall CERT In-Person Basic Training Course Schedule - 3 classes + Training Day & Graduation. Attendance at all 4 sessions is

   required to graduate. Location: Coastside Fire Station 40, 1191 Main St. HMB. Open to everyone 18+; 16-17 yrs. by special

   arrangement. Questions? Please email coastsidecert@gmail.com 

1 In-person Class #1 Wednesday 6:30-9:00

Disaster Preparedness, local Annexes, CERT Organization (ICS), Intro to Triage

4 In-person Class #2 Saturday 9:00-5:00

Disaster Medical Operations I + Triage, Disaster Medical Ops II, Fire Safety & Utility Controls 

8 In-person Class #3 Wednesday 6:30-9:00

Disaster Psychology, Terrorism & CERT, Light Search & Rescue

11 Training Day & Graduation Saturday 9:00-4:00 

Orientation, Hands-On Skills Training, Disaster Simulation, Graduation

December

Holiday break! - no training or meetings except events organized by neighborhoods. 

Previous 2023 Events:

February

21 ACT 1 Neighborhood Organizers Forum. In-person.  6:00-8:30 PM Tuesday evening.  Ted Adcock Center, 535 Main St, HMB

Please use this LINK to sign-up for the class!  Each participant must register separately.  

Everyone with an interest in organizing their neighborhoods is invited. We will answer your questions and welcome your shared 

lessons learned from trying to organize your own neighborhoods.  How is Coastside CERT organized? Why? What are the steps of 

organizing and sustaining neighborhood safety networks? 

• Overview of CERT neighborhood organization, map review, discussion of rally points, support for organized neighborhoods, etc. 

• Neighborhood Communications/Emergency Communications

• Data Managers: CERT roster, privacy policy, neighborhood rosters and mailing lists

• Trials/Tribulations and Success Stories from organized neighborhoods

• Questions/Answers/Support Requests

• If time permits we will break out into small groups for further discussion 

• If you have questions or a topic you want to be sure we cover, drop it onto the sign-up form at the link above.

• Registration will close on Monday, February 20th

28 Instructional Q&A Zoom to localize FEMA curriculum for Spring CERT online students who have completed their 10 online modules. Time:

7:00-8:00 PM 

March

Spring CERT 2023 Basic Training Class is full. Please sign up now for the Fall CERT 2023 Basic Training Class in November. Class dates are listed under November, below. Spring CERT In-Person Basic Training Course Schedule - 3 classes + Training Day & Graduation. Attendance at all 4 sessions is required to graduate. Location: Coastside Fire Station 40, 1191 Main St. HMB. Open to everyone 18+; 16-17 yrs. by special arrangement. Questions? Please email coastsidecert@gmail.com 

1 In-person Class #1 Wednesday 6:30-9:00

Disaster Preparedness, local Annexes, CERT Organization (ICS), Intro to Triage

5 In-person Class #2 Sunday 9:00-5:00

Disaster Medical Operations I + Triage, Disaster Medical Ops II, Fire Safety & Utility Controls 

8 In-person Class #3 Wednesday 6:30-9:00

Disaster Psychology, Terrorism & CERT, Light Search & Rescue

12 Training Day & Graduation  Sunday 10:00-5:00 (daylight savings time begins)

Orientation, Hands-On Skills Training, Disaster Simulation, Graduation

Montara 

   January 3, 7:00 p.m. Walkie Talkie Radio Communications Network practice. Channel 2.

Pilarcitos Park

Coming in Spring 2023. Oak Avenue Park. More info to follow.

Kehoe/Casa del Mar

Coming in the new year, date & time TBD.  Neighborhood social event with emergency preparedness theme for Kehoe/Casa del Mar residents. For more info please contact Chris Villanis via kehoe.casa.neighbors@gmail.com

How will your donations be used?

Your donations are vital to our mission as we amplify our outreach
to serve more residents of the larger Coastside community

• Free disaster preparedness & response training - basic training, ongoing refresher opportunities, and advanced CERT training classes in English & Spanish.

• Communications infrastructure to send timely local safety messages, webinars, videos, tutorials, and Chief David Cosgrave's Newsletters.

• Critical practice drills & mutual aid activations with other emergency response agencies, as during the CZU fires & burn scar debris flow evacuations, and CERT volunteers who have continuously staffed HMB COVID testing sites since June 2020. 

• Preparedness & response equipment. 

• Growth of neighbor helping neighbor networks in every local neighborhood as they work together to strengthen communication and resilience.

VIDEOS
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