CERT Members
Welcome to the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno CERT Training and Information Page
With proper training and education, volunteers expand the resources available to local communities. Below are training opportunities for CERT and your CERT neighborhoods.
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CERT Skill Refresher Training Opportunities
Santa Clara County Fire Department is offering online CERT Refresher Training for all CERT members.
Date | Time | Register |
| Jun 23 | 6:00-7:30 PM | Click Here to Register |
| July 22 | 6:00-7:30 PM | Click Here to Register |
Emergency Volunteer Center Training
During a disaster or other emergency, The Town may activate it's Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) to provide a way for community members to help out and to manage volunteer efforts.
When a disaster or emergency strikes, the Los Gatos and Monte Sereno Communities step up looking for ways to help. The Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) is a program we use to coordinate spontaneous volunteers. Community members who sign up during a disaster are letting us know that they are ready and willing to help.
To run a successful Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) we need community members who are pre-trained to staff the center.
EVC training is available via the 4 modules listed below:
EVC Module 1, Introduction to EVCs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTplqd9Ers8
EVC Module 2, Basic Operations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAScahqU7fk
EVC Module 3, EVC Management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjowCEcq3l8
EVC Module 4, Working Together with Spontaneous Volunteers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmH0OQ1D6vQ
Incident Command System Training
We recommend that all CERT members learn about the Incident Command System (ICS) and NIMS. FEMA offers web-based training, so that you can complete the courses at your convenience:
IS-100.C: Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
IS-200.B: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-700.B: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
IS-800.D: National Response Framework An Introduction
CERT Volunteer Hours
In the event of a disaster, our community needs to ensure that our CERT's are trained and ready to help with the immediate needs of first responders and our community. To aid in evaluating future training opportunities, classes, activities, and to build greater support of Town members, it will be very helpful to know where our current efforts are being placed and how many hours of community service our CERT's are devoting to their own emergency preparedness and to the resilience of our CERT program and our overall Town.
The Volunteer Hours Submission form will give you an easy way to provide information on the volunteer hours that you and each CERT member have participated in towards the CERT program.
This simple 10-question form should take less than 5 minutes to complete each month. Upon completion of a CERT-related activity, please use the submission form as needed to log your volunteer time.
Volunteer Hours Submission Form
CERT Members Access Page
Welcome to the CERT members page. We have over 200 trained volunteers, reporting to eight command posts within our community.
Active CERT Members may follow the link below to access training information, forms and NICP information for the Los Gatos and Monte Sereno communities.