HAM Cram in Redwood City ~ Be Able to Communicate with NO Internet

San Mateo County Regional Operations Center 555 Winslow St, Redwood City, CA

ARTICLE / LINKS. In a HAM CRAM teachers lead you through a study of the questions and answers to the FCC’s HAM Test.   The session is immediately followed by a test session. They enjoy over a 90% pass rate with their program. The FCC controls the airwaves and they just want to make sure you […]

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Coastside CERT and the Earthquake Country Alliance Host Part 2 of the Coastside Great “ShakeIN”

Coastside Fire Protection 1191 Main St., Half Moon Bay, CA, United States

Hello Coastsiders, Earthquake and Tsunami Webinars REGISTER >>>> The link for the Tues, May 19th, 2020 Zoom webinar registration: One of the goals of CERT training is to give you knowledge and ‘tools for your tool box’ to deal with challenging situations, as well as a process to help you experience less fear and anxiety […]

Chief Cosgrave Interviews: “Infection Prevention Essentials for Coastsiders” by Dr. Ronald Gemberling

Webinar

Speakers Ronald M. Gemberling, MD, is a semi-retired, board-certified plastic surgeon and has lived with his wife, Adrienne, on the Coast since 2004. Over his surgical career he has developed an expertise and has taught about the origins of infection in the operating room and post-operative surgical site infections to medical professional and lay audiences […]

Get Your Walkie-Talkie Out for 10/10/2020 Great Shakeout Earthquake Radio Drill

Online event Live on ZOOM

Coastside CERT Great - ShakeOut 10/10/2020 with Area-Wide Communication Exercise Join us on Saturday October 10th from 10 am - 12:00 noon Coastside CERT will host The Great Coastside Shake Out Webinar and communication exercise. 15 minutes into our Webinar there will be a large (simulated) earthquake and we will have an exercise at the […]

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Generator Arrives for Installation at Devil’s Slide Tunnel for PG&E PSPS Power Redundancy

Lantos Tunnel Devils slide, CA, United States

Published: Oct 02, 2020 District: 4 - Oakland Contact: Alejandro Lopez Phone: (510) 385-6856 Email: Alejandro.Lopez@dot.ca.gov Of Southbound Tunnel For Construction Work October 13-16 San Mateo County — Caltrans has scheduled full overnight closures of southbound State Route (SR-1) at the Tom Lantos Tunnel (Devil’s Slide) Tuesday, October 13 to Friday, October 16, 2020. Northbound SR-1 tunnel […]

STARTING TONIGHT County of San Mateo PG&E Power Shut Off Due to Extreme Weather, Fire Danger

San Mateo County CA, United States

PRESS RELEASE. Approximately 1,687 residents impacted in South County, Coast Redwood City – The County of San Mateo is encouraging residents to prepare for the season’s first PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) starting tonight by signing up to receive emergency alerts and follow the County on social media. PG&E has informed the County that nearly […]

Supervisor Horsley Special Study Session on Fuel Load Reduction and Weed Eradication

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Study Session: Fuel Load Reduction and Weed Eradication. Agenda and Speakers: Zoom Link   * Supervisor Don Horsley, District 3, Board of Supervisors * Richard Sampson, Division Chief, CAL FIRE San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit * Nicholas Calderon, Parks Director, County of San Mateo * Kellyx Nelson, Executive Director, San Mateo Resource Conservation District.     […]

FREE Wood Chipping Program, Parts of El Granada Mon. & Tues. 10/26-27, 2020

El Granada CA

The San Mateo Resource Conservation District, in coordination with CalFire, is offering a free chipping program for large brush and small trees or limbs, up to 8 inches in diameter.   Most chipping days will only require you to lay out your chips. For select areas, we'll ask residences to sign up. Email fire@sanmateoRCD.org or […]

FREE Wood Chipping Program for Moss Beach and Montara Nov. 6th, 2020

CA, United States

The San Mateo Resource Conservation District, in coordination with CalFire, is offering a free chipping program for large brush and small trees or limbs, up to 8 inches in diameter. This is the last chipping program done for the year.   Montara & Moss Beach- November 6 2020 ADDED Selected Streets for Montara & Moss […]

City of Half Moon Bay Planning Gives Update On Our Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

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Join the Planning Commission at its first meeting of 2021 on Tuesday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m. via zoom for an update on the status of the City’s first Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP). The CAAP will outline the City’s climate-related concerns and priorities for reducing pollution sources contributing to climate change to move […]

CA Coastal Conservancy ~ Cutting Green Tape to Speed Up Fire Reduction

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Please join us for a discussion on February 3, 2021  at 11:00 with Kellyx Nelson and Jim Robins about the Cutting Green Tape initiative and why it is needed to protect our natural resources. Ms. Nelson and Mr. Robins are two of the lead authors of the Cutting Green Tape: Regulatory Efficiencies for a Resilient Environment report […]

Tom Lantos Tunnels to Close for Mandatory Emergency Exercise to Test New Generators

Devils Slide CA, United States

From the State of California • Department of Transportation Date: January 25, 2021 District: 4-Oakland Contact: Alejandro Lopez alejandro.lopez@dot.ca.gov Phone: (510) 385-6856   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE State Route 1-Tom Lantos (Devil’s Slide) Tunnels Mandatory Emergency Response Drill-Overnight Tunnel Closures Rescheduled for Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 at 9:00pm to February 4th at 4:00am SAN MATEO COUNTY […]

NEW CERT Hybrid Training: Online 12 Hours and In Person 7 Hours; Graduate 4/10/2021

Fire Station 40 1191 Main St., Half Moon Bay, CA, United States

Coastside CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is an emergency preparedness volunteer organization focused on creating a ready and resilient community along the San Francisco Bay Area coast from the southern side of the Tom Lantos Tunnel (Devil’s Slide) to Tunitas Creek Road. CLICK to Sign up for Coastside CERT email This is the new way […]

CalFire Presents Wildfire Awareness Webinar: Defensible Space & Home Hardening

CA, United States

WILDFIRE AWARENESS WEBINAR: Defensible Space & Home Hardening. Sign-up now for Part II in our series, featuring presentations on "Defensible Space" & "Home Hardening!" There will be time for Q & A. Please click the link to register. Please join us for Part II in our series of III, Wildfire Awareness Webinars via Zoom. We […]

County CHIPPER PROGRAM Back in Mid-May 2021 for El Granada, Moss Beach and Montara

CA, United States

Last year, in 2020, the community chipping program was yet another tremendous success due to the support of the community, San Mateo County Fire Safe Council, The Resource Conservation District and volunteers who helped staff the event. The first program concluded just prior to the start of the CZU Lightning Complex and as soon as […]

San Mateo RCD: Draft Forest Health and Fuel Reduction Public Works Plan Meeting

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PRESS RELEASE.  May 5, 2021. June 17, 2021 at 4:00 pm. web: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89675733636   This Public Works Plan (PWP) has been designed in collaboration with staff from the California Coastal Commission (CCC), County of San Mateo Planning Department, CalFire, and California State Parks. Program Area. The San Mateo RCD’s Forest Health and Fire Resilience PWP covers […]

Coastside CERT HAMs Pivot to Hybrid Training by Zoom and by HAM Radio

zoom CA, United States

PRESS RELEASE. When is this course being held? Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 10:00 to approx. 12:00. To register for this course follow this link to the registration form: https://forms.gle/u3GZYWFJ9oXh2tbR9   Greetings Coastside CERTS, As part or our ongoing commitment to training we are offering a course for CERT ham radio operators. This is a […]

Coastside CERT Presents “Finding Fire Locations with the Smoke Point App”

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Join us on Wednesday July 28, 6:30pm-7:45pm PDT, Coastside CERT Hosts Gabe Schine from the La Honda Fire Brigade and creator of the Smoke Point App. The Smoke Point App Smoke Point is a mobile app that helps firefighters find the location of a new fire start, in order to keep the small fires small […]

National Night Out 2021 on the Coastside ~ Network and Mingle With Your Neighbors

CA, United States

City of HMB Jump Starts National Night Out Parties with $100 Gift Card for Food, etc. JULY 9, 2021 BY MICHELLE LEAVE A COMMENT (EDIT) PRESS RELEASE. National Night out is the annual nationwide community-building campaign encouraging police/community partnerships and neighbor-to-neighbor connections, making our neighborhoods safer, better places to live. On National Night Out, neighborhoods across the nation host […]