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Upcoming Events, News & Updates
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Central County Fire Department is dedicated to keeping our communities prepared and resilient by providing information that will allow them to serve not only themselves but their neighborhood and beyond. This e-newsletter is to keep you informed.
Preparedness and resilience starts with you!
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SAVE THE DATE! Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Station 34
Saturday, June 9, 2018, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Fire Station 34, 799 California Dr., Burlingame
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SAVE THE DATE! Join the Firefighters of Burlingame, Hillsborough and Millbrae at Central County Fire Station 34, 799 California Drive in Burlingame, for the Annual CCF Pancake Breakfast!
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Central County Fire - Station 34
799 California Dr., in Burlingame
Hope to see you there!
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SAVE THE DATE! Get Ready Disaster Preparedness - CHINESE
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Chetcuti Room, 450 Poplar Ave., Millbrae
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This basic disaster preparedness class will teach you how to prepare yourself, your family, home and workplace for a major disaster. The information provided will allow you to help yourself, rather than needing help, following a disaster. The class will be taught in Chinese.
Course instructors are experienced staff of the Central County Fire Department, which serves the Cities of Burlingame, Millbrae and Town of Hillsborough.
This class is offered free to all Burlingame, Hillsborough and Millbrae residents.
Pre-registration required
To register for this class, please go to
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Safety Updates from Central County Fire
Fire Prevention Team
Are You Ready for Wildfire Season?
Every year, wildfires burn across the U.S., and more and more people are living where wildfires are a real risk. But by working together, residents can make their own property - and their neighborhood - much safer from wildfire by creating a defensible space.
Action steps for around your home:
- CLEAR leaves and other vegetative debris from roofs, gutters, porches and decks. This helps prevent embers from igniting your home.
- REMOVE dead vegetation and other items from under your deck or porch, and within 10 feet of the house.
- SCREEN in areas below patios and decks with wire mesh to prevent debris and combustible materials from accumulating.
- REMOVE flammable materials (wood piles, propane tanks) within 30 feet of your home's foundation and outbuildings, including garages and sheds. If it can catch fire, don't let it touch your house, deck or porch.
- PRUNE trees so the lowest branches are 6 to 10 feet from the ground. Wildfire can spread to tree tops.
- DISPOSE of debris and lawn cuttings quickly to reduce fuel for fire.
- INSPECT shingles or roof tiles. Replace or repair the shingles that are loose or missing to prevent ember penetration.
- COVER exterior attic vents with metal wire mesh no larger than 1/8 inch to prevent sparks from entering the home.
- ENCLOSE eaves and screen soffit vents using 1/8 mesh metal screening to prevent ember entry.
The more actions a community takes, the more fire adapted it becomes. Learn how you can make a difference in your community.
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Calling ALL CERTs -
Volunteers Needed for "Skills Day", Saturday, 5/19!
Calling all CERTs, calling all CERTs! Your assistance is needed for CERT "Skills Day" exercises on May 19th, 8am to 4pm.
We need assistance with the following:
- setup
- registration
- demonstration
- communication
- role play as a "victim"
Volunteering is a great way to refresh your own skills!
Saturday, May 19, 2018
8:00a to 4:00p
City of Burlingame Corporation Yard
1361 N. Carolan Ave.
Burlingame
Please respond ASAP if you are able to assist. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. We will need to have a count of participating members to order food for breakfast and lunch, please respond to Jasmine Del Chiaro at [email protected] by May 11th.
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CERT Upcoming Events, News & Updates
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Burlingame CERT Updates
Rik Kasuga, Burlingame CERT Volunteer Program Coordinator
Volunteer Appreciation Coffee by BNN
Join us at the firehouse! You're invited to a
At this event, Mayor Michael Brownrigg will recognize neighborhood leaders, CERTs and Ham radio operators who had leadership roles in the Citywide Emergency Drill last October as well as CERTs and Hams who help on a regular basis with other Burlingame drills and events.
Coffee, juice, fruit and pastries will be provided. There will be firehouse tours and a free prize drawing.
Volunteer Appreciation Coffee by BNN
Saturday, May 12 - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Fire Station 34
799 California Dr., Burlingame
Come and meet your neighbors, firefighters and others who are working together to build community resilience!
RSVP by May 9 to
[email protected]
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Red Cross Shelter Fundamentals Training
American Red Cross Shelter Operations Training - multiple dates at the County of San Mateo, Human Services Agency, 1 Davis Dr., Belmont, CA. Free. Bring your CERT ID as government ID will be required for access to the training site.
As Burlingame CERTs following a disaster, we may play a major role as Shelter workers. This Shelter Fundamentals training introduces the guidelines and procedures for setting up, running and closing a shelter during a disaster. Having had this training would facilitate your participation as a Shelter worker if a shelter is established in Burlingame.
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Green Dawn Exercise
Burlingame CERT plans to participate in the County-wide Green Dawn Exercise (
formerly known as the annual "Silver Dragon" exercise) on Thursday morning, June 7, 2018, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at Coyote Point where CERT skills will be practiced during a disaster scenario.
The event is free of charge. Continental breakfast and lunch is provided!
Green Dawn Exercise
Thursday, June 7 - 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Coyote Point Recreation Area
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Save the Date - Burlingame Citywide Emergency Drill 10/13/18!
The Burlingame Neighborhood Network (BNN) invites you to participate in the sixth annual Citywide Emergency Drill from 9:00a to 10:30a on Saturday, October 13, to learn how to work with your neighbors in the aftermath of a disaster to support one another. More than 300 individuals participated in last year's drill. Sponsored by Burlingame Police Department.
The exercise is organized by BNN and supported by the Central County Fire Department, the Burlingame Police Department (sponsor), Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers and local Ham radio operators. There is no fee.
To indicate your interest and keep informed about upcoming training opportunities, sign up for BNN's free newsletter here.
Burlingame Citywide Emergency Drill
Saturday, October 13 - 9:00a - 10:30a
Stay tuned for more information
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Find all Burlingame CERT newsletters and events here.
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Millbrae CERT Updates
Marge Colapietro, Millbrae LEND-CERT
Volunteer Coordinator,
LEND Radio Net Coordinator and Public Information Officer
"
The earth laughs in flowers
" are words attributed to E. E. Cummings. May is a transition from April showers to May flowers and a month in which we recognize, honor, celebrate and pay tribute to many of the persons and institutions who value what we hold dear.
There are several that we all can be grateful for and to:
Teacher Appreciation Week (4/30-5/06), May Day and Law Day (5/01), National Day of Prayer (5/03), Cinco de Mayo (5/05), National Nurses Day (5/o6), Military Spouse Appreciation Day (5/11), Mother's Day (5/13), Armed Forces Week and National Police Week (5/13-5/19), Peace Officer's Memorial Day (5/15), National Emergency Services - EMS Week (5/20-5/26), Harvey Milk Day (5/22), EMS for Children's Day, National Missing Children's Day (5/25) and Memorial Day (5/30). Older Americans and Asian Pacific American Heritage is also celebrated throughout the month of May. It is amazing that so much of May recognizes those in "Public Service."
Our Millbrae CERT Coordinator - Dino De Ranieri has added our CERT, LEND, MARC and SVIP volunteers to this list saying again "
we could not do what we do in our great Emergency Preparedness Programs without the sacrifices of time and talents of our community volunteers who continuously step-up when called upon and I thank you for being the best!"
*We welcome Tom Williams who has been hired by the City Council to act as the "Interim City Manager" while a search is conducted for a "Permanent" City Manager. We look forward to a visit from Mr. Williams as he makes the rounds meeting our various volunteer groups in the City.
In Memoriam
This is also a time when our Millbrae Community
recalls and pays tribute to our own MILLBRAE POLICE OFFICER DAVID J. CHETCUTI (BADGE NO. 6) whose end of watch occurred on April 25, 1998 when he was brutally shot and killed in the line of duty while assisting a fellow Officer in the apprehension of a man being chased down Hwy. 101 for a vehicle violation. April 25, 2018 marked the "20th Anniversary of the murder of Officer David J. Chetcuti.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and our then Millbrae Police Officers and Firefighters who served alongside Officer Chetcuti. You are not forgotten.
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REMINDERS
- May 10: Monthly LEND Radio Net Check-in and Roll Call (check up-coming emails for details).
- June 7: CERT "GREEN DAWN" Exercise - Junipero Serra County Park/San Bruno - this is the replacement exercise for prior "Silver Dragon." We need as many Millbrae participants as possible. Be sure to look for detailed emails from Dino. We appreciate those who have already signed-up to volunteer. If you haven't done so please email Dino: [email protected]
- Please sign in to our CERT website to maintain your current contact information and read our monthly newsletter on line.
A special "THANK YOU" to Alex Lee (MARC Volunteer) who continuously manages our CERT website -always a job well done!
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Millbrae CERT News
Find all Millbrae CERT newsletters and events
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As always, stay involved and stay connected. The Burlingame
Neighborhood Network, H
illsborough Neighborhood Network and Millbrae CERT have excellent ways of getting to know your neighbors and what each of you can do to make your neighborhood
a better and safer place.
For Burlingame Neighborhood Network go to BNN
For Hillsborough Neighborhood Network go to HNN
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