Announcements

April 12, 2012


  1. 1. Event Calendar listing including the next ACA Board meeting


  1. 2. Job Opening (volunteer position):  See Alhambra CERT Association Secretary link for details.


  1. 3.Spring refresher training was held on March 31, 2012. Copy of ICS forms is available for your viewing. See yourself in action!


  1. 4.ICS and CERT forms training was held on January 21st. See link for photos.


Alhambra Meetings

  1. 5.Next ACA Board meeting will be held on Monday, April 15, 2012, 7-8:30 p.m. at Station 74, 2505 West Norwood Place.


    The March 22nd Board meeting minutes are now posted.


  1. 6.Graduation of CERT Class 2011-05 was held on December 14th. Share in the celebration with the link to the pictures.livepage.apple.com


Other CERT related Information

  1. 7.Looking for CERT’s living near you? Stop by for a visit using the map on livepage.apple.com


  1. 8.Animal Rescue is an important aspect of caring for our community. Those on dART, Disaster animal Rescue Team, required special training. Five of our CERT members are now certified. If interested, go to Noah’s Wish website. Check their calendar for training session. This is a fee-based program.


News of Interest

  1. 9.Do you facebook? It’s an easy way to keep up to date. Check out the facebook page of the ACA, Alhambra CERT Association


  1. 10.ALHAMBRA CERT Store now has caps, t-shirts, lanyards, CERT hard hats and emblems.


  1. 11.The Ham Radio page details how to become a ham radio operator. There is a great need to bolster our communications.


  1. 12.SUBSCRIBE to Alhambra Source Newsletter for community news in Alhambra. Look for NEWSLETTER SIGNUP on right side of their webpage and fill in your email address. It’s quite an informative newsletter!


  1. 13.Requesting photos of the 2010-03 and 2010-04 CERT Class GRADUATION on August 26 for our Photo Gallery. Please contact secretary@alhambracert.org. Thanks!


  1. 14.LA COUNTY’S REVERSE 911 SYSTEM: all landline phones are automatically included. But if you’d like to also receive email or notification via your cell phone, you need to register at www.alert.lacounty.gov


  1. 15.NEED TO RESTOCK? Vendors is a good starting point to find CERT equipment and supplies as well as emergency food sources.