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14700 Winchester Blvd., Los Gatos, CA 95032-1818
(408) 378-4010•(408) 378-9342 (fax) •www.sccfd.org
January 5, 2018
Carl Cahill,City Manager
Town of Los Altos Hills
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills,CA 94022
RE: 2018 CERT Training Pre-Authorization for Town of Los Altos Hills CERT DSW Volunteers and;
Delegation of Authority to Register DSW Volunteers During Hosted CERT Academy
Dear Carl Cahill,
In an effort to more tightly connect regional incident management components,ensure consistency of operational
concepts, improve regional interoperability,integrate emergency management best practices,and improve the
level of service and training that the Santa Clara County Fire Department's Community Emergency Response
Team(CERT) program provides, the CERT program has been transitioned to the Office of Emergency
Management,and is collocated with the Santa Clam County Office of Emergency Services under the integrated
emergency management model established between the Santa Clara County Fire Department and the Santa Clara
County Office of Emergency Services. In 2018,and continuing in coming years,additional training opportunities,
guidance documents,exercise objectives,and other resources will be provided in an effort to meet the above
listed goals.
As has been past practice,this document is to authorize the Santa Clara County Fire Department to register DSW
volunteers on behalf of the Town of Los Altos Hills Accredited Disaster Council during the Los Altos Hills
hosted 2018 CERT academy and to request approval for Los Altos Hills DSW participation in any of the
scheduled 2018 Santa Clara County Fire Department CERT Training and CERT Exercises&Drills, listed on the
following pages. This document should be signed and returned to the above address"attention to Barry Stallard"
no later than January 12th,2018.
The following are the identified objectives that will be addressed in jurisdiction CERT exercises/drill(which are
each scheduled approximately 6 months after each jurisdiction's hosted academy.The August drill was moved to
May due to potential heat concerns):
• Activation Procedures (Protocols,expectations, timelines, set-up)
• Establishing ICS(Identifying IC and delegation, Command Post set-up)
• Communication(Setting up communication, amateur radio utilization)
• Operational Coordination(Utilization of maps, neighborhood zone reporting,and size-up)
• Documentation(Forms and Documentation Processes)
The following is the comprehensive list of academies,refresher trainings, miscellaneous trainings,and drills and
exercises to be completed in 2018:
Organized as the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District
Serving Santa Cam County and the communities of Campbell,Cupertino, Lae Altos.
Los Alias Hllls, Los Gatos,Monte Sereno,and Saratoga
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Date CERT Academies Times Location
Campbell
Campbell Community Center
Orchard City Banquet Hall
1 W.Campbell Ave
01-16-18 Disaster Preparedness 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Campbell
01-18-18 Fire Safety&Organization 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Campbell
01-23-18 Light Search&Rescue 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Campbell
01-25-18 Disaster Medical Operations 1 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Campbell
01-30-18 Disaster Medical Operations 2 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Campbell
02-01-18 Disaster Psychology&Terrorism 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Campbell
02-03-18 CERT Academy Final Exercise 9:30 a.m.— 12:30 p.m. Campbell
Los Altos Hills
Town Hall
26379 Fremont Road
03-05-18 Disaster Preparedness 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos Hills
03-07-18 Fire Safety&Organization 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos Hills
03-12-18 Light Search&Rescue 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos Hills
03-14-18 Disaster Medical Operations 1 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos Hills
03-19-18 Disaster Medical Operations 2 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos Hills
03-21-18 Disaster Psychology&Terrorism 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos Hills
03-24-18 CERT Academy Final Exercise 9:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Los Altos Hills
Saratoga
Joan Pisani Community Center
Multi-Purpose Room
19655 Allendale Ave,Saratoga
05-08-18 Disaster Preparedness 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Saratoga
05-10-18 Fire Safety&Organization 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Saratoga
05-15-18 Light Search&Rescue 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Saratoga
05-17-18 Disaster Medical Operations 1 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Saratoga
05-22-18 Disaster Medical Operations 2 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Saratoga
05-24-18 Disaster Psychology&Terrorism 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Saratoga
05-26-18 CERT Academy Final Exercise 9:30 a.m.— 12:30 p.m. Saratoga
Cupertino
Cupertino City Hall
10350 Torre Ave,Cupertino
07-09-18 Disaster Preparedness 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Cupertino
07-I 1-18 Fire Safety&Organization 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Cupertino
••••Quinlan Community Center•***
07-16-18 Light Search&Rescue 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Cupertino
07-18-18 Disaster Medical Operations 1 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Cupertino
07-23-18 Disaster Medical Operations 2 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Cupertino
07-25-18 Disaster Psychology&Terrorism 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Cupertino
07-28-I8 CERT Academy Final Exercise 9:30 a.m.— 12:30 p.m. Cupertino
Los Altos
Hillview Community Center
Multi-Purpose Room
97 Hillview Avenue
09-11-18 Disaster Preparedness 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Los Altos
09-13-18 Fire Safety&Organization 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos
Organized as the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District
Serving Santa Clara County and the communities of Campbell, Cupertino,Los Altos.
Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos,Monte Sereno,and Saratoga
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09-18-18 Light Search&Rescue 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos
09-20-18 Disaster Medical Operations I 6:00 pm.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos
09-25-18 Disaster Medical Operations 2 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos
09-27-IS Disaster Psychology and Terrorism 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Altos
09-29-18 CERT Academy Final Exercise 9:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Los Altos .
Los Gatos/Monte Sereno
Police Operations Building
15900 Los Gatos Boulevard
10-22-18 Disaster Preparedness 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Gatos
10-24-30 Fire Safety&Organization 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Gatos
10-30-18 Light Search&Rescue 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Gatos
11-01-18 Disaster Medical Operations l 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Los Gatos
I 11-05-18 Disaster Medical Operations 2 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Los Gatos
11-07-18 Disaster Psychology and Terrorism 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Los Gatos
11-10-18 CERT Academ Final Exercise .m. Los Gatos
Date CERT Refresher Courses Times Location
02-21-18 Refresher:Mobilization&Triage 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. County Fire HQ
04-18-18 Refresher:Disaster Psychology 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. County Fire HQ
04-25-18 Refresher: Medical Operations 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. County Fire HQ
06-13-I8 Refresher:Damage Assessment 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. County Fire HQ
06-20-18 Refresher:Fire Safety&Utility Hazards 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. County Fire HQ
08-15-I8 Refresher: Basic Search&Rescue Methods 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. County Fire HQ
10-17-18 Refresher:Haz Mat&Terrorism Awareness 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. County Fire HQ
12-05-18 Refresher.Communication&Documentation 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. County Fire HQ
Date CERT Jurisdiction-Specific Drills Times Location
May 5 Functional or Table Top CERT Exercise/Drill As Needed Campbell
February Functional or Table Top CERT Exercise/Drill As Needed Cupertino
April Functional or Table Top CERT Exercise/Drill As Needed Los Altos
October Functional or Table Top CERT Exercise/Drill As Needed Los Altos Hills
June Functional or Table Top CERT Exercise/Drill As Needed LG/MS
December Functional or Table Top CERT Exercise/Drill As Needed Saratoga
Date Additional Miscellaneous CERT Leadership Times Location
Courses
Apr&Aug CERT Leadership EOC Awareness Course 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. SCCo OES
TBD CaIOES Facilitated DSW Workshop TBD SCCo OES
TBD FEMA Facilitated CERT V7TX TBD SCCo OES
TBD CERT Train the Trainer(T3) TBD TBD
Organized as the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District
Serving Santo Clam County and the communities of Campbell,Cupertino.Los Altos.
Los Altos Hills,Los Gatos.Monte Serena.and Saratoga
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Barry Stall nior Program Specialist Date
SANTA CL COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
I,Carl Cahill,as the designated authority for the Town of Los Altos Hills Accredited Disaster Council,approve
Town of Los Altos Hills CERT DSW volunteers to attend any of the scheduled 2018 Santa Clara County Fire
Department CERT training classes and authorize Santa Clara County Fire Department to register DSW volunteers
on behalf of the Town of Los Altos Hills during the Los Altos Hills hosted CERT Academy. Santa Clara County
Fire Department personnel and CERT leaders are authorized to act in a supervisory capacity while providing
authorized CERT training.
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Carl L I anger Date
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
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Dana Reed, Director of Emergency Management
SANTA CLARA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
Tony Bowden,Assistant Chief
SANTA CLARA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
_ Organized as the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District
Serving Santa Clara County and the communiries of Campbell,Cupertino,Las Altos,
Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno,and Saratoga
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