CERT Newsletter for April 2024
Hello Galveston County CERT Family!
The locations of our meetings and trainings are changing frequently, so please pay attention to the information that is on the website calendars and the registration forms that we fill out to participate in trainings and events.
One of the locations that we will be using is the Pioneer House which is part of the Carbide Park but has its own entrance which is just east of the main Carbide Park entrance at 4102 Main Street (FM 519) in La Marque. The house is surrounded by a chain link fence and has its own parking in the back of the house, and its own entrance off of FM 519.
The meeting on April 3rd will be located at the Dickinson Community Center at 2714 Hwy 3 in Dickinson.
May’s monthly meeting will take place on May 1st, and will start at 6:30 pm at the Pioneer House at Carbide Park.
Here are some of the trainings and events that are coming your way!
NASAR FunSAR and SAR Tech II training in April. This is a multi-day training, and you need to attend all the scheduled days (you may be able to make-up some time on the evening classes, but not the 2 Saturdays. The second Saturday is for finishing the evaluations and re-tests.) This is a National Certification course, but you can sign up to take the course without paying for the certifications from NASAR if you would like to see if you enjoy the skills and want to learn more to help when CERT deploys to search. You may be able to sign up and pay for the classes through NASAR at a later time.
The CERT Drone Team will meet and train on Saturday, April 6, at the Jack Brooks Veteran’s Memorial pavilion starting at 8 am.
We will conduct an All-Members CERT Drill on Saturday, April 27, at Jack Brooks Pavilion, with the callout happening at 8am. This is a very valuable way to understand how you may help during an incident. Please follow this link and register for the drill so that we can plan on the number of responders.
Our 2nd CERT Academy will take place in May at the Bayside Regional Park in Bacliff. The dates are May 3,4,5,10, and 11.
https://forms.gle/sJJ77m6tKudJRuV96
Please share the link with as many people as you can and ask them to join you as members of Galveston County CERT!
CERT has been asked by the City of Jamaica Beach to help during the upcoming Iron-Man Competition on April 7th. The Chief of Police for Jamaica Beach is requesting at least 5 CERT volunteers to assist his policemen in traffic control on 7 April from 0730 - 1300. Follow this link to register!
On that day approximately 1300 triathlon bicyclists will flood FM 3005 traveling from Moody Gardens, Galveston to San Luis Pass and return; approximately 30 miles round trip. Jerry Banner will introduce our CERT members to the Chief of Police for assignment to his police department. The only special requirement is to wear your reflective CERT vest. I need all volunteers at the Jamaica Beach City Hall NLT 0700 to meet the police. Please provide names and t-shirt sizes to me by registering before April 3rd.
CERT has been asked to help with the traffic control at the Galveston County Fair and Rodeo. Please follow this link to register to help at the GC Fair and Rodeo and to see the dates and times of shifts. We will be assisting the Gulf Coast Equine Response Team. Capt. Graschel is the point of contact for this 2-weekend event in April, and here is her contact information:
Capt.Graschel
Gulfcoastequineresponse@gmail.com
210-305-3734.
We will conduct an American Heart Association Heart Saver CPR/AED/First Aid class over a 2-night period on May 20-21 at the Pioneer House at Carbide Park. The class hours are 6pm-10pm each night.
We will conduct a bandaging skills and Stop-the-Bleed course on May 22 from 6:30pm – 9:30pm at the Pioneer House at Carbide Park.
We are offering a class on recognizing orthopedic injuries and splinting skills on May 23, from 6:30pm – 9:30pm at the Pioneer House at Carbide Park.
Operation Safe and Sound will take place on May 25 – 27, follow this link and register for a shift! Please mark your calendars and come out for this very important event!
We will offer Ham radio licensing study session and testing in June, with more information to come soon.
Galveston County CERT will host information tables at the up coming Hurricane Townhall Meetings for several of our jurisdictions. Please follow this link to sign up to staff an information table at one of the following meetings!
Event: Santa Fe Hurricane Townhall
When: May 11, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Santa Fe City Hall
12002 Hwy 6, Santa Fe, TX 77510
Event: City of Galveston Hurricane Expo
Date: 5/18/2024
Time: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Historic Water Pump Station (32nd Street)
Event: Jamaica Beach Hurricane Preparedness Fair
Date: 6/1/2024
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Jamaica Beach City Hall – Fire Department
Event: Galveston County OEM Hurricane Preparedness Meeting
Date: 6/5/2024
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Walter Hall Park, League City, TX
Event: North County Hurricane Preparedness and Safety Fair (Dickinson OEM, League City OEM, Clear Lake Shores OEM, Friendswood OEM)
Date: 6/15/2024
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: League City Civic Center, League City, TX
Event: City of Texas City Annual Hurricane Town Hall
Date: 6/20/2024
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Texas City, TX (Nessler Center behind Doyle Convention Center)
See you soon!
John Herrmann