Hello Galveston County CERT Family!
Our CERT group has received our funding for 2026, and now it’s time to get to work to be prepared for what may be ahead for the remainder of the year. The best way to prepare is to dedicate time to participating in CERT training opportunities, and we have exciting and informative training right around the corner!
I wish to thank the Mary Moody Northen Endowment for stepping in and funding our first CERT academy of the year! This was a critical move to make sure that CERT continued to prepare while waiting for the federal funding. Mary Moody Northen Endowment awarded us with monies to provide a CERT academy as well as CPR/AED training and First Aid/Stop the Bleed training! Mary Moody Northen Endowment also provided us with $6905 to spend on supplies and equipment that the UASI grant will not pay for, thereby filling a great need in providing what our members need to fulfill their mission when called upon! Also, please help me by thanking Stazee Bacigalupo for her many hours of work in helping us apply for and receive these grant funds!
Doris and I are also pleased to thank all our members who took time to answer the call in raising funds by participating in the fundraiser by taking surveys on HundredX! We raised $3500! These funds should become available to us in August.
CERT has the opportunity to become a big part of the county’s response whenever an evacuation is called for by our elected officials to help preserve the lives of our neighbors. We are holding our first very important training course to learn how to utilize the State’s evacuation website to enter the names and information of people and pets. This is specialized training being offered by TDEM’s Information Technology personnel to our CERT members. This training is being held on Friday, August 7th, starting at 9 am and will be located at the County OEM office building at 1353 FM 646, Dickinson, 77539. I urge you to come out and learn this important process and to be prepared to help evacuate our neighbors before a big storm! Here is the link to register!
Here are other training opportunities:
Logistics Team Training, Aug. 1, 2026
AHA Heart Saver CPR/AED, Aug. 4
AHA First Aid/Stop the Bleed, Aug. 4&6
CERT Evacuation Team Initial Training, Aug. 7
CERT Drone Team and SAR Team joint training August 8, 2026 at Jack Brooks Park
Our last Operation Safe and Sound will take place on Labor Day Weekend, September 5th – 7th, 2026. Our registration page is up, and we are needing you to dedicate at least 4 hours to fill at least one shift so that we have enough volunteers to keep San Luis Pass safe and welcoming on Labor Day Weekend! Here is the link to register for OSS!
Our second CERT Academy will be held August 20, 21, 22, and 23, and we are asking you to contact 2 friends or family members and ask them to join you as members of Galveston County CERT! This academy will be held at Walter Hall Park in League City. Please share the link on your social media or in emails to friends and family.
https://forms.gle/WA7K4enm5LT8WQSk9
Our third CERT academy will be held at Bayside Regional Park in Bacliff in September! This will be conducted over 2 weekends. The dates are Sept. 11, 12, 13, 18, and 19. Here is the link to share with others and on your social media:
https://forms.gle/QTuh4KoG4ZcGop9u9
We ask our CERT members to come out and help with the graduation drills at both academies. Those dates and times will be August 23 from 2:45 pm – 5pm, and September 19 from 12:45 pm – 4 pm.
Please register for the upcoming training classes and Operation Safe and Sound, and let’s get back to doing what we do best!