West County CERT, which includes the cities of Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and the Orange County Fire Authority, will be hosting its fourth CERT class in the City of La Palma beginning Thursday September 27th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is an eight week course that will meet consecutively on Thursday nights through November 15th. Students learn skills in basic first aid, fire suppression, search and rescue, and disaster psychology, all of which will be critical during a disaster.
All members of the public who are above the age of 15 are encouraged to attend, and class is limited to 50 students. For more information please contact Sergeant Bruce McAlpine City of Los Alamitos Police Department Emergency Services Coordinator at 431-2255 ext 445 or see http://www.westcountycert.com/ for details.
If you are interested in signing up you can contact Police Department Secretary Catherine Howard at 431-2255 ext.401