CERT Basic Training is offered both In-Person and Online.
Register now for upcoming classes in Fall 2023.
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. What a great response! The Spring CERT 2023 Basic Training Class is now full. 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 363 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, Commodity Point of Distribution (C-POD), 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
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2023
January
February
21 NEW DATE ACT 1 Neighborhood Organizers Forum. In-person. 6:30-8:30 PM Wednesday evening. Coastside Fire Station 40, 1191 Main St, HMB
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?
TBD Instructional Q&A Zoom to localize FEMA curriculum for Spring CERT online students.
TBD Prep Zoom for Spring CERT Volunteers.
March
The 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 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
22 ACT 2 Commodity Points of Distributions (C-Pods)
May
TDB ACT 3 Disaster Pet Care - OR - Damage Assessment
4 Coastside Gives Day
13 HMB Wine & Jazz Fest.
June
TDB ACT 4 Disaster Pet Care - OR - Damage Assessment
26-7/1 CERT National Conference in Burlingame
July
1 Last Day of CERT Conference in Burlingame
15 ACT 5 Neighborhood Command Post training + Great ShakeOut prep
22 San Mateo County Disaster Preparation Day, San Mateo Events Center
August
1 National Night Out
Enjoy the rest of summer! No more events or meetings this month except those organized by neighborhoods.
September
TBD HMB Safety Preparedness Day (month/date is not yet set; this is a placeholder)
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.
Coastside CERTs organize in their local neighborhoods. Upcoming events!
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
Coastside CERT thanks Coastside Gives and our generous donors for their support.
We are 100% volunteer and 100% community funded.
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
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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