August 24, 2021
Greetings from the Long Beach CERT Program!
Regular updates sent every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.
General Membership Meeting
Next Meeting: September 7, 2021
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm

Location: IN-PERSON! (Face masks will be required inside the training room)
Fire Headquarters
3205 Lakewood Blvd., Long Beach CA 90808 (enter through side entrance, near picnic tables)

TOPIC:
Special Guest Speakers: Representatives from Long Beach Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications Department.
*Members in attendance will receive a small gift to be added to their preparedness bags.

Got an idea or suggestion for future meeting topics? Email us at cert@longbeach.gov and let us know!
Another group of Teens has been CERTified!
Over the weekend we completed our first in-person training in over 22 months! We are excited to incorporate 25 individuals to our CERT family

A HUGE THANK YOU! to all the volunteers that came to support this effort. We had some great Emmy-worthy disaster survivors.


CONGRATULATIONS TO CLASS 2021A!!
HAVE YOU COMPLETED THE ONLINE CERT TRAINING?
For those enrolled in the hybrid CERT training, we kindly REMIND you to submit your certificate of completion for the online portion as soon as possible. The skills-assessment days are scheduled for November 6th and 7th, 2021.
Registration priority for the skills days will be given to those who have submitted certificates.

Email a copy of your certificate to cert@longbeach.gov
New FEMA Resource Typing for CERT
FEMA has released National Qualification System (NQS) Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Position Task Books (PTBs) for three CERT positions:
*CERT Team Leader - a volunteer part of a CERT who directs team activities
*CERT Chief - a volunteer who is responsible for a specific functional area within CERT
*CERT Volunteer - a volunteer who is part of a CERT and train in basic disaster response skills.

These resource typing documents will facilitate the sharing of deployable CERT positions at all jurisdictional levels. This is a great step towards a more seamless integration of CERT members into larger incidents. There will be more information to share about these qualifications. Stay tuned!
READY Long Beach 2021
In case you missed the general meeting this month, we announced the decision to postpone READY Long Beach this year and focus on coming back stronger next year!

The focus for the rest of 2021 will be on hosting CERT and LISTOS training, as well as onboarding our newest member of the team!

Stay tuned for opportunities to support the planned CERT trainings!
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