CERT Los Angeles Clarification of Opportunities

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July 18, 2005 (revised August 6, 2006)

TO:               ALL CERT VOLUNTEERS

SUBJECT:    CLARIFICATION OF OPPORTUNITIES

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CERT COMMUNITY MEETINGS

• Open to the public.
• Meet with CERT graduates in your communities, find out what others are doing, and get extra training.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

• Open to the public.
• No prior CERT training is required.
• The volunteers are being requested to be victims or participants in a drill, or to participate in any non-CERT training or activity.
• Do not wear CERT gear.
• Examples are: High-rise drill, Metro Rail drill, Community Fire Patrol, etc.

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The following opportunities require paperwork (CERT Volunteer Enrollment Forms and/or copies of CERT IDs or CERT certificates) to be submitted prior to participating. Fax all paperwork to 818-804-5302.

Once a paperwork requirement is satisfied, the forms/copies are kept on file and will apply to future events/opportunities.



QUARTERLY DIVISION TRAININGS (Upcoming)

• Open to all CERT graduates regardless of affiliation.
• Los Angeles CERT members must submit completed CERT Volunteer Enrollment Forms prior to the event.
• CERT members from other agencies must submit copies of their CERT IDs or CERT certificates prior to the event.

REFRESHER

• Open to all CERT graduates regardless of affiliation.
• Sign up online.
• Los Angeles CERT members must submit completed CERT Volunteer Enrollment Forms prior to the event.
• CERT members from other agencies must submit copies of their CERT IDs or CERT certificates prior to the event.

CERT EVENT

• Open to all CERT graduates regardless of affiliation.
• Los Angeles CERT members must submit completed CERT Volunteer Enrollment Forms prior to the event.
• CERT members from other agencies must submit completed CERT Volunteer Enrollment Forms, with copies of their CERT IDs or CERT certificates, prior to the event.
• Examples are: LA Marathon, MCI drills, etc.

CALL-OUT TEAM

• Only members who are on a Battalion Call-out List and have CERT Volunteer Enrollment Forms on file with the Disaster Preparedness Section can participate.
• CERT members from other agencies must submit completed CERT Volunteer Enrollment Forms, with copies of their CERT IDs or CERT certificates, to be on a call-out team.
• Sign up online.
• THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS CATEGORY.
• Example: Responding to incidents when requested by the LAFD.

Any questions regarding this information can be directed to me at (818) 756-9674.

Stacy Gerlich, Captain I
LAFD CERT Unit
Disaster Preparedness Section

	updated: 06 August 2006