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West Valley CERT in the News!
October 26, 2008
West Valley CERT disaster simulation was featured in the local news today. A new photo album and story links are coming soon!
FOX13 News Story
Winter/Spring 2009 Class
October 26, 2008
The Winter/Spring 2009 class will start the second week of February. The class is already filling up, so register today to reserve your seat. The class is tentatively scheduled to run at the West Valley Fire Department Training Center at Station 73.
September Class Schedule and Location
September 2, 2008
The September training class will start on Thursday September 11. The first class will be held at the LDS church house located at 3737 South 5600 West. The remaining classes will be held at the church house at 3372 So. Merry Lane (5275 W).
Click here for the complete CERT Calendar.
For more information on the training course, choose a link on the right.
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Hazard Mitigation
What hazards exist is your home, community and office? What can you do to mitigate those hazards? |
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Team Organization
How are CERT teams organized and how do they fit in with Local, State and Federal agencies that respond to disasters? |
CERT in the News
October 2008 - FOX13 News
FOX13 did a short story on our October disaster drill and was kind enough to post the video on their site. Thanks FOX13!
Deseret News - April 2006
The following is a list of news articles that appeared in the Deseret News on the dates indicated. This series of articles were written by Lee Davidson. They talk about what could happen here in Utah in the event of a major earthquake. The article, Neighbors mobilize, talks about one of the disaster districts in West Valley and how they have prepared themselves.
 It’s 2008 --- and ‘the big one’ slams Utah, Sunday, April 16, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635199749,00.html
Shaken to pieces, Monday, April 17, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635200269,00.html
Out of service, Tuesday, April 18, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635200459,00.html
Neighbors mobilize: Organization and training help reduce disaster toll, Wednesday, April 19, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635200783,00.html
Ready for big quake? Thursday, April 20, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635201059,00.html
Preparing for the big one. Thursday, April 20, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635200977,00.html
Copies of the materials that Scott Johnson was given and that he handed out to his neighbors are contained on this page. The file contains copies of the forms that Scott used in his organizational efforts.
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Let Us Know!
If you have already been trained by West Valley CERT or another volunteer emergency response organization and live or work in West Valley City, let us know so we can keep you up to date on what's going on in West Valley.
Click here to send us your contact information. We will automatically sign you up for the CERT announcements e-mail list. (This is a moderated list so there will be no spam.)
Also, you can join our e-mail list only by clicking here.
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- Attend a CERT training class! Register here.
- Read and share the "A Moment of Self-Reliant Wisdom" preparedness guide with your family.
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Spread the word about CERT within your circles of relationship. (Friends, Family, Neighbors, Co-Workers, etc.)
- Create a phone tree of individuals in your area that have been CERT trained.
- Identify Mass Shelter locations within your area such as a school.
- Identify the staging areas in your area.
- Identify locations suited for supply caches.
- Start building your inventory of supplies, both personally and as a neighborhood. Contact us for ideas for service projects.
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Disaster Preparation Kits
What should you have and where should you keep it? Coming soon!
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