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Inside this issue:

Volume IX, Issue IV 4th Quarter 2017

RIVERSIDE FIRE

DEPARTMENT

OFFICE OF

EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT

Fire Safety Holiday Preparations

1

CERT Adv. Training Water Safety

2

CERT Adv. Training - Utility Awareness

2

CERT CLASS #72 STEM LEAPS

3

Promoting Preparedness

5

6th ANNUAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR

6

CERT CLASS #73 8

CERT CALENDAR

TRAINING EVENTS

9

Editor: Gina Perez,

Community Preparedness CERT Program Manager

[email protected] Riverside Fire Department

Office of Emergency Management

As you start preparing your

holiday schedule and organizing

that large family feast,

remember, by following a few

simple safety tips you can enjoy

time with your loved ones and

keep you and your family safe

from fire. Kitchen Safety

Stay in the kitchen when

you are cooking on the

stovetop so you can keep an

eye on the food.

Keep children at least 3

feet away from the stove.

Keep anything that can catch fire

— oven mitts, wooden utensils,

food packaging, towels or curtains

— away from your stovetop.

Holiday Decorating

Choose decorations that are

flame resistant or flame

retardant.

Keep lit candles away

from decorations and

other things that can

burn, such as draperies

and greenery.

Blow out lit candles

when you leave the

room or go to bed.

Use lights that have the label of

an independent testing

laboratory. Some lights are only

for indoor or outdoor use, but not

both.

Replace any string of lights that

have worn or broken cords or

loose bulb connections. Connect no

more than three strands of mini-

light sets and

a maximum of

50 bulbs for

screw-in

bulbs.

Use clips

(not nails) to

suspend lights, so that their

cords do not get accidentally

poked when hanging them.

Keep decorations that have lights

or flames away from windows and

doors.

Holiday Entertaining

Test your smoke alarms.

Ask smokers to smoke outside.

Remind smokers to keep their

smoking materials with them so

young children do not touch them.

Provide large, deep ashtrays for

smokers. Wet cigarette butts with

water before discarding. *Safety Tip source: NFPA

CERT Highlights and Updates

On Sat. July 22, RIVERSIDE FIRE CERT ADVANCED TRAINING – “WATER

SAFETY AWARENESS” Training & Exercise – CERT Instructors: Firefighter Wayne

Hess & ESC -K-9 Search Specialist Peter Sellas both members of the US&R CATF6

(California Urban Search & Rescue Task Force) provided training on how to avoid conditions or

situations that could create the potential for danger (e.g., swimming in Nonpublic, restricted or

isolated areas or attempting to drive through flooded areas with strong, unstable or turbulent

currents. We practiced basic

lifesaving skills and techniques

that could help in an emergency,

we tossed a “throw bag or rope” to

see how hard we would have to

toss it to someone who may be

trapped and unable to escape

from the water. Good Training

from Professionals!

On Wed. AUG. 16, RIVERSIDE FIRE CERT ADVANCED TRAINING

“UTILITY SAFETY AWARENESS”

Instructors: City of Riverside Public Utilities Safety Team Members; Marc Smith

Sam Davis, John Baker, Marsha Williams presented information regarding the City’s

Public Utilities that included -Where Our Energy Comes From and the Water System:

Sources and Supply. We learned what CERT Members could do to help should an

emergency/ disaster happen involving Water or Electricity Utilities and that one thing

CERT Members could help with would be to secure an area with a “downed power line” with

a distance of at least 30 feet away and keeping

others away. We also learned that the city has

lots of resources to help the community to

prevent emergencies from becoming disasters by

taking preventative measures. Thanks to our

Instructors valuable life saving information to

have.

City of Riverside Community Preparedness Newsletter

Congratulations

CERT Class # 72- August

S.T.E.M – L.E.A.P.S.

ALPHABETICAL ORDER: RAMONA & ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER STEM STUDENTS: Mariel Almaraz- Olvera, Banessa Almendarez, Daisy Arteaga, Jennifer Avalos, Monica Banos, Alexis Bird, Cameron Bur-

ciaga, Sarah Cabral, Julian Castaneda, Keto Davis-Roots, Jonathan Fielder, Hayley Freeman, Melissa Garcia, Anthony

Garcia, Jaaziel Garcia, Esteffany Garcia, Gisselle Gonzalez, Alex Gradilla, Jackyline Herrera, Leslie Hill, Temi Jekayinfa,

Micah Limon, Ever-Ryan Linarte, Sara Magan, Elizabeth Melendez, Luis Morales, Selene Murillo, Natally Olmos, Richard

Ortega, Maria Perez, Daniel Ramirez, Ryan Reyes, Leonardo Rodriguez, Isis Monserrat Roman, Jasmin Sanson, Richard

Serrato, Paul Shepard, Andrew Silva-Sanchez, Alexandra Steppe, Zoë Sturgeon, Matthew Zuvia, MENTORS; Khevin Curry,

Madison Eason, Carlos Morton, Mario Orendain, Program Manager: Gordon Bourns,

TEACHERS: Linda Jirsa, Cynthia Kline, Erika Zuvia, Donna Schulte, Lorraine Sanchez,

Thanks CERT “VICTIMS”: Chris Acosta, John Baker, Karen McCoy, Kaye Powley, Steve La Fond CERT Instructors: Fire Capt. John Peurifoy, FF Wayne Hess & Lee Davis, ESC Peter Sellas, CERT Program Manger Gina Perez

CERT Participants use cribbing & lifting

Method of rescuing trapped victims Participants practice Head to Toe

Assessment and splinting & bandaging


CERT Class # 72- August

S.T.E.M –L.E.A.P.S.

Fire Chief Moore welcomes the STEM Students to the

Riverside Fire Training Center.

Gordon Bourns practices opening airway, with the Head

Tilt Chin Lift method during Disaster Medical Unit


ON JULY 29 – CERT VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THE RIVERSIDE

POLICE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT KICK OFF EVENT - ARLINGTON

TARGET STORE - The Emergency Prep/ CERT Booth promoted Disaster Preparedness

and CERT Training along with explaining how to shut off utilities in an emergency.

Keep up the great work CERT!

AUG. 22, 2017 , MAYOR PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER AS “NATIONAL

PREPAREDNESS MONTH” At Tuesday’s City Council Meeting - Councilmember

Gardner presented a Proclamation to Riverside Fire Department– Office of Emergency

Management proclaiming September as “National Preparedness Month.” NPM is a

coordinated nationwide effort encouraging families to take action now to prepare for

future

emergencies

and disasters in

their homes,

businesses, and

communities.

Pictured: Back

Row; Councilmembers Andy Melendrez, Mike Soubirous, Chuck Conder, Front Row: ESC

Peter Sellas CERT Volunteers: David Bell, Margo Miley, CERT Prog. Manager Gina Perez,

Emergency Services Admin Mark Annas, Councilmember Mike Gardner, CERT Volunteers;

Alysia Webb, Kim Sabatello. While September is the month for recognizing national

preparedness, the goal is to make preparedness a part of our daily lives every day

and not just one single month.


Sept.9, 2017- The City

of Riverside Fire

Department – Office of

Emergency Management

hosted the 6th Annual

Ready Riverside

Emergency Preparedness

Fair at the Galleria at

Tyler Mall in Riverside,

The fair had displays

from; Riverside Fire &

Police Departments,

American Medical

Response, CERT, Police Air Support Helicopter, SWAT, Community Access Center,

Riverside City 311 Call Center & Public Utility Departments, Riverside Transit

Agency, Gas Company, Operation Lifesaver, Nothing

Bundt Cakes, My Safe Riverside, Emergency Amateur

Radio Group and other community resources.

Information on how to create

a family emergency plan and

how local emergency services

respond to disasters was

provided. CERT Volunteers helped with setup and take down,

and provided Emergency Preparedness Information to those

in attendance. There were Demos by Fire K-9 Search Dogs

& Police K-9. My Safe Riverside trained people on how to

perform Hands Only CPR. JCPenny had kid’s backpacks & gift cards as prizes for

the opportunity drawings. THANKS TO ALL THE

PARTICIPANTS AND TO THOSE WHO

ATTENDED!


RPD AIR SUPPORT 311 CALL CENTER RIVERSIDE COUNTY EMD

RAILROAD OPERATION LIFESAVER RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPT. COMMUNITY ACCESS CENTER

MY SAFE RIVERSIDE AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE. RIV CO AMATEUR RADIO ASSOC.

THANK YOU TO OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PARTNERS


Congratulations

Riverside City Employee CERT

CERT Class # 73 - September 2017

ALPHABETICAL ORDER: Richard Beck, Renee Canseco, April Ezell, Jovan Fontenot, Stephanie Gallegos, Desiree Gur-

rola, La Vaun Johns, Jose Llamas, Jonathan Marks, Charles McDonald, Mario Miera, Sherynn Morton, Deborah Olson,

Martha Ott, Rociel Paul, Betty Perez, Ernie Rodelo, Megan Well, Matthew Tomjack, Carlos Vieyra, Wayne Young

Thanks CERT “VICTIMS”: Sharon Hedges, Kaye Powley, Alysia Webb

CERT Instructors: Fire Captain John Peurifoy, Firefighter Wayne Hess, ESC K-9 Handler Peter Sellas,

Firefighter Frank Robles, Firefighter Bryan Russell, ESA Mark Annas, CERT Program Manger Gina Perez

Martha Ott and Richard Beck extinguish the fire

using the PASS method

Participants practice splinting & bandaging and head to toe

assessments in the Disaster Medical Unit

CERT Incident Commander Jonathan Marks gives status

update to Capt. Peurifoy During the Final Drill Scenario

Sherynn Morton conducts victim head to toe assessment

in the Medical Treatment area

City of Riverside

Fire Department

Office of Emergency

Management

Phone: 951-320-8100

Fax: 951-320-8102

e-mail: rivcitycert@

riversideca.gov

www.facebook.com/

CityOfRiversideCert

Local website:

www.readyriverside.com

National website:

www.citizencorps.gov

Editor: Gina Perez,

Community Preparedness

CERT Program Manager

[email protected]

(951) 320-8112

CITY OF

RIVERSIDE

COMMUNITY

PREPAREDNESS

NEWSLETTER

Have you moved or changed your email address or phone number?

Give us a call (951.320.8112) or send

Gina Perez an email

([email protected]) and update

your contact information.


Community Emergency Response

Team 20-Hour Basic Course

Training Online Registration at: http://riversideca.gov/fire/specialprograms/cert/forms/

CertRegisterTrainingBasic.aspx

RIVERSIDE CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY Dates: **Tentative**

February 1, 1:00pm –5:00pm February 6, 8:00am –5:00pm February 13, 8:00am –5:00pm

Riverside Fire EOC Training Center Must attend all dates

FEMA Certificate & CERT BACKPACK

MARCH CERT 20 hr Basic Course

Riverside Fire EOC Training Center

Dates: TBA

FEMA Certificate & CERT BACKPACK

Online Registration at:

http://riversideca.gov/fire/

specialprograms/cert/forms/

CertRegisterTrainingBasic.aspx MUST LIVE OR WORK

IN CITY OF RIVERSIDE

CERT ADVANCED TRAINING

RIVERSIDE CERT Members Only

Register online for CERT Adv. Trainings

www.riversideca.gov/readyriverside/

cert/

CERT Adv. Training SANDBAGGING & PLACING

WED. JAN 24, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Instruct: Fire Captain John Peurifoy &

CERT Prog.Manager Gina Perez

Riverside Fire EOC Training Center

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HAVE YOU BEEN WITH CERT

FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS?

Disaster Service Worker (DSW) forms signed on the First Day of the CERT Training EXPIRE AT 5 YEARS . A current DSW form is

required to participate in any CERT Training, Activities or Events.

Contact Gina Perez, CPM

[email protected] for a new form

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