Canoga Park Gas Explosion Drill – Aug. 27, 2016
CANOGA PARK, CA. With the recent drama surrounding the Aliso Canyon gas leak in Porter Ranch and reminiscent of the San Bruno gas explosion, the Canoga Park Neighborhood Council and the Valley Bureau CERT Coordinators decided to conduct a full functional drill centered around a gas line explosion.
In preparation for the incident, Grossman Burn Center conducted a Just in Time Training for the CERT members and as the training and briefing was completed, sounds of an explosion could be heard and the CERT members along with ACS found an alley way, almost a city block long, littered with debris and victims.
This drill presented a scenario that was outside of the typical earthquake drill and presented a major challenge for the CERT Search and Rescue (SAR) teams, accompanied by an Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) member as their communications member, began a survey of the blast area.
As the […]
Sand Fire Links
Below are some links that can provide informational updates to the status of the Sand Fire:
Geo Map with Activity mapped out for the past days – – – – click here for the LEGEND Outline with crosshatching: Red is active burn, orange is past 12 hours, and black is past 24 hours
Google Map with fire and evacuation areas
Los Angeles County Sheriff, Fire, and Aircraft – Santa Clarita Valley – Live Audio Feed Web Player
ABC 7 Latest Fire Updates, Road Closures, Evacuations & Evacuation Centers
Landsat Image Gallery – Sand Fire Burn Scar
Angeles National Forest Twitter Feed
Sand Fire WEST – Sylmar, Kagel Canyon, Sunland-Tujunga, Lake View Terrace -Facebook Page
Welcome to the new CERT-LA website!
Welcome to the launch of the totally overhauled and spiffed up CERT-LA website. Countless hours have gone into the design and updating of the site, and we are excited to share with you the revised content and strategy behind it. The website now works better on mobile devices, such as your mobile phone or tablet.
First, for those in Los Angeles, we have a section just for you. That would be the “LAFD CERT Headquarters or LAFD CERT HQ. The newest addition to the website is this LAFDCERT HQ BLOG, ...READ MORE