Another “Transient” Fire by Del Monte Beach. This is the largest one we’ve had in a while. Fortunately Monterey Fire and PD were on the scene with the NSA Police in a matter of minutes. Please keep an eye out as these fires will spread quickly with the ongoing drought.
For Monterey Police Dispatch: 831-646-3830
NPS CNSRW Police (Naval Property abutting our neighborhood) 831-901-6115
Tonight at 8:00 PM we’ll have our neighborhood emergency response container open to conduct radio checks with all of the emergency response teams around the Monterey Peninsula. We’ll be broadcasting from our container in the Tot Lot on Spray Ave.
Monterey has three FCC-licensed frequencies that are dedicated to our emergency response communications. If you would like to participate please send me a message as I have a few extra radios. These are part of the City’s Community Emergency Response Team. If you would like to purchase your own radio to have and to monitor, to stay prepared and participate at any time, these are the radios we are using: Wouxun KG-UV3D Dual Band 128 Channel Handheld Amateur Radio: http://www.powerwerx.com/two-way-radios/
Hope to see you tonight!
Someone took out the retaining wall on Tide Avenue yesterday with their car. Be careful this holiday weekend with all the additional traffic in our neighborhood.
Thank you to all of the neighbors and volunteers who came out to the Tot Lot last Saturday to check out our Emergency Response Container. We had quite a good showing and a great number of our neighbors showed an interest in volunteering and being more active in our community.
Monterey CERT leads the nation as having one of the most advanced emergency response communities in the nation. With solar panels, base radios around the peninsula and a robust call-out system, our community is more prepared than most in the event of an emergency. Our emergency response container for Del Monte Beach is still fairly new and is still in need of medical supplies, radios, tools, hardware and safety items. Many of you had asked about how to make donations to support our neighborhood container. CERV (Community Emergency Response Volunteers) is a 501c3 Non-Profit based out of our neighborhood. They are set up to accept donations and can have them earmarked to support our neighborhood container.
If you’d like to make a donation to support your community please do so at
http://cerv501c3.org/
At the bottom of the home page is a “donate” button. Checks can also be made out to CERV of the Monterey Peninsula and mailed to:
CERV
1 Surf Way #237
Monterey, CA 93940
Any amount helps!
In case you missed us Saturday and would like to take a look at our neighborhood emergency container we’ll have it open tonight for our monthly radio drill. Every month we open our container and conduct radio checks with emergency response teams around the Monterey Peninsula. We’ll be broadcasting from our container in the Tot Lot on Spray Ave tonight at 8:00 PM.
We recently installed a new, larger antennae and we are one of the only containers that can communicate with most other neighborhoods around the Peninsula.
Monterey has three FCC-licensed frequencies that are dedicated to our emergency response communications. If you would like to participate please send me a message as I have a few extra radios. These are part of the City’s Community Emergency Response Team. If you would like to purchase your own radio to have and to monitor, to stay prepared and participate at any time, these are the radios we are using: Wouxun KG-UV3D Dual Band 128 Channel Handheld Amateur Radio: http://www.powerwerx.com/two-way-radios/handheld-wouxun-radios/kg-uv3d-dual-band.html
Hope to see you tonight!
Del Monte Beach Neighborhood CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) will be hosting an “Open Container” for the residents our neighborhood this Saturday, June 6th from 8:45 AM to 10:00 AM at the Tot Lot on Spray Avenue. Come meet the volunteers in our neighborhood that are trained to respond in times of crisis. This is also a great time to see our well-stocked emergency response container with all of the recent upgrades.
Our team has been working with the City of Monterey, CERV (Community Emergency Response Volunteers) a 501c3 based out of our neighborhood and with NIP (Neighborhood Improvement Project) funding to get our container ready for any disaster. This year a solar panel was installed with batteries, inverters and charging stations. We also have a base radio with an antennae that can reach Downtown Monterey, Pacific Grove and can communicate with the Coast Guard, Fire and Police.
With the help of our neighbors and community members we can assist each other during the smallest incident or the largest catastrophe. I encourage you to stop by, visit and learn more about this asset to our neighborhood.
If you cannot make it this weekend and are interested in learning more about CERT please visit their website at http://montereycert.org/
If you’d like to make a donation to our neighborhood container please do so at http://cerv501c3.org/ Scroll to the bottom and click “Donate.” Funds can be earmarked for items that we still don’t have in our container.
Hope to see you Saturday!
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Monterey CERT has confirmed dates for the next CERT training for new students. This will be our weekend series, taught over two consecutive weekends. Classes are held at the Emergency Operations Center, next to the Fire Station on Pacific St, Downtown Monterey.
Class dates will be:
Saturday September 19th 0830 to 1630 hrs.
Saturday September 26th 0830 to 1630 hrs.
Sunday September 27th 0830 to 1630 hrs.
Persons wishing to enroll may send an email to: [email protected]. Please include the following information:
Full name
Physical and mailing address
e-mail address most commonly used
Cell and home phone numbers
Registering students will receive an e-mail confirmation. Persons without e-mail may leave a phone message at: (831) 646-3416.
As always, stay safe at the beach!
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Sewage leak near Lover’s Point prompts ban on toilet flushing. Lover’s Point Beach is closed and police are asking people to stay out of the water from Lover’s Point to the nearby U.S. Coast Guard Station.
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Hi Neighbors,
The Fall Community Emergency Response Team Training dates have been announced:
Saturday September 19th 0830-1730 hrs.
Saturday September 26th 0830-1730 hrs.
Sunday September 27th 0830-1730 hrs.
This training is held at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) next to the fire station on Pacific Ave. in Monterey. Our neighborhood has seen the largest increase in CERT trained members in quite a few years recently. We’d like to continue this trend and build a strong network of neighbors that can work together during any future crisis.
Monterey CERT offers Community Emergency Response Team Training throughout the year.
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
About Monterey CERT Community Emergency Response Team Training:
*The classes are organized into 8 neighborhood teams, and are available to people who live or work in Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel.
*Persons from outside those areas may enroll and take the CERT training on a space-available basis.
*There is no charge for taking CERT training.
To request information about training opportunities, and to reserve a space send an e-mail to [email protected], or call 831-646-3416. Visit http://montereycert.org/for more information.
Have your voice heard and meet with Assistant Police Chief Dave Hober at the Bay View Academy auditorium from 9:00 to 11:00 AM tomorrow, Saturday, April 24. He’ll be discussing the latest updates to the issues we’re concerned about.
Bay View Academy
222 Casa Verde Way
Monterey, CA 93940