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 in-person training coursework (preferred option) leading to Training Day & Graduation or online coursework that dovetails into the same in-person 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, Radio Training: Walkie-Talkie Basics and Beyond, 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

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

Coastside CERT would like to welcome all graduated Coastside CERTS to join us for the fourth in our series of 2023 Advanced CERT Training   (“ACT”) classes.  These classes provide an opportunity to focus on a specific CERT skill or topic and to get hands-on practice as appropriate.  

We are lucky to have Scott Pyne, our CERT Radio Officer teaching this important class for us in person.  Radio communication will be a vital part of a CERT response in the event of an emergency.  Scott will walk us through the basics and will provide plenty of hands on practice. 

This class is for you if you want to learn things like:  “How do I program the channel?”, “How do I actually talk on the radio?”, “How can I perfect my radio manner/skills?”, “Do I need to know pro words?”  If you routinely participate in a neighborhood net or are a Ham, this class will likely be too basic for you. 

Class size will be limited and will require registration.  The registration email has been sent. Questions? Please email fcprepared@gmail.com

10 Coastside Preparedness Day 

26-7/1 CERT National Conference in Burlingame

July

1 Volunteer Firefighter Training Academy Graduation  Everyone is invited to celebrate the new graduates who have just completed a rigorous nine-month training program. Location: Coastside Fire Station 40. Time: TBD around noon.

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 in August except those organized by neighborhoods. 

September

17 Montara Art and Music Festival  11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: 5th St between LeConte & East. Everyone is invited

23 Great Coastside ShakeOut

October

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. 

Montara 

Walkie Talkie Radio Communications Network practice. First Tuesday of Every Month, 7:00 p.m. Channel 2.

El Granada 

• EG Prepared:  Walkie Talkie Radio Communications Net Practice.  Weekly on Tuesdays.  6:30PM on Channel 21.

• El Granada Community Preparedness Meeting, 1st Wednesday of each Month, 6:30p.m. at EG Fire Station 41

  • June 7: Pet Preparedness

  • July 5:  Water Preparedness

  • Aug 2: Home Defensible Space

East Miramar

May 13  12:00 noon-4:00p.m.  East Miramar Neighborhood CERT Gathering for all East Miramar residents.  Please email info@miramarcert.org for details.  

Frenchman’s Creek  

FCPrepared:  Walkie Talkie Radio Communications Net Practice.  Third Monday of each Month.  7:45PM (1945 local) on Channel 8.

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 via kehoe.casa.neighbors@gmail.com

Highland Park

• April 23  2:00-4:00 p.m. Highland Park Neighborhood Brainstorming Session. Block leads, CERTs, and Ham operators are encouraged to participate. RSVP by April 16th to HighlandPrepared@gmail.com. Open to all Highland Park neighbors. Please add your ideas for this year's Highland Park neighborhood events: 

  • August 1  6:00-8:00 p.m. National Night Out Social time

  • September 17  2:00-4:00 p.m. Neighborhood Social Gathering 

  • September 23  10:00-12:00 p.m. Great Coastside ShakeOut Earthquake & Radio Communications Drill Families welcome to participate

Pilarcitos Park

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

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

April

21-22  LISTOS Basic Course in Spanish - via Zoom 10:00 a.m.-noon both days. Must attend both classes to graduate. Contact 

Alma Pelayo, almapelayolistosmt@gmail.com, 510-778-5159, to register. 

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.

28-29  CERT Train the Trainer (T3) Course in English - 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Location: San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department, 1040 East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City, CA. Advance registration is necessary. Please contact coastsidecert@gmail.com if interested.

This  2-day course prepares participants to deliver FEMA's CERT Basic Training course as a member of Chief Cosgrave's certificated teaching team.  

29 Mavericks Awards - (was Mavericks Festival) 5:30-10:00 p.m. Location: San Benito House, 356 Main Street, HMB. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mavericks-awards-2023-tickets-583998143167 Everyone invited

30 Dream Machines - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: HMB Airport  https://dreammachines.miramarevents.com/ Everyone invited

May

4 Coastside Gives Day! Giving during Coastside CERT's Power Hour 10:00-11:00 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

This Advanced CERT training class is open to all graduated CERTs.

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

Coastside CERT and Subject Matter Expert Chris Deimler is teaching this important class for us in person. There will be classroom review of things you can do now to prepare you and your pet to be resilient in an emergency. Chris will focus on practical steps to take well before an emergency, and will give advice on what to have on hand, what to practice, and what to know relative to how pets will act in or after a disaster. We will discuss pet preparedness kits, transport, sheltering, food/water and so much more. Chris will touch on related subjects relevant to the Coastside.

Class size will be limited and requires registration.  The registration email was sent in the latter half of April. Questions? Please contact Jenny at fcprepared@gmail.com

13 HMB Wine & Jazz Festival  noon-5 p.m. Location: Main Street, HMB

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.

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