Port Richmond CERT Amateur Radio Net Feed - Net starts Wednesdays at 7:30pm
Port Richmond CERT Mobile Repeater/Communication Trailer Location (via APRS)
Port Richmond CERT News
2/29/2012 The Port Richmond CERT team has begun their weekly amateur radio simplex net on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm.
The net is held on 147.570mhz. There is also an Echolink feed through the W2PRC node as well as a www.radioreference.com feed that can be accessed
through any web browser or smart phone scanner app. The net can be heard by simply coming to the sicert.org website or clicking on the link below.
The nets purpose is provide the team members practice in radio discipline, emergency communications and for weekly team announcements. All amateur operators are encouraged to
join the net.
Port Richmond CERT Amateur Radio Net
P.R. CERT's
Class of 2009 takes thier final exam.
Special Thanks to FDNY LT John Eccleston,
his cadre and Port Richmond CERT Veterans Anna Ferrara, John Burke, and William
Quinn.
Click here to see a short video
Learn how to be a volunteer
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Becoming a
member of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will
turn you into a volunteer at the ready, someone who can
pitch in when a disaster occurs or when crowd or traffic
control is needed at an event. They assist local community
groups and New York's first responders
Training and certification are a
must, though, and the opportunity to take the training
course on Staten Island is coming up in March. The city
Office of Emergency Management will offer the 11-week CERT
training course on Wednesdays beginning March 11 at 6:30
p.m. in New Dorp High School.
A minimum of 25 people are needed
for the course to be conducted here; otherwise, trainees
have to travel to another borough. A maximum of 40 people
can be accepted.
CERT training focuses on the
following skill-sets: Light urban search and rescue, fire
suppression, triage, traffic control, radio communications
and urban emergency preparedness. Members of the team
conduct periodic emergency-response drills and community
outreach. Graduates will automatically become part of the
Port Richmond CERT team.
After training, a volunteer is
expected to attend at least two CERT meetings per month and
participate in exercises and/or community outreach events
each year.
For more information, contact John
Tidona at info@sicert.org.
To down load a application, fill it
out and bring it to one of our meetings.
CLICK
HERE
Become
part of
C.E.R.T.
Let's all be
prepared for any eventuality!
CERT is a program that trains citizens to prepare for and
respond to emergencies in their local communities. CERT is
an acronym for Community
Emergency
Response Team.
CERT teams are groups of neighborhood and community-based
volunteers that undergo an intensive 33-hour training
program in basic disaster response skills, such as fire
safety, light search and rescue, and medical operations.
As a rule, emergency services personnel are the best trained
and equipped to respond to emergencies. However, following a
catastrophic disaster, some neighborhoods may be on their
own for a period of time because of the size of the area
affected, lost communications, and impassable roads. CERT
teams are response groups that can begin
initial response actions to save lives and protect property.
During non-emergency situations, CERT teams engage in the
important work of disaster preparedness. Activities include
educating neighbors and community business owners about the
many hazards they may face and appropriate disaster
preparedness steps to take.
CERT is one of four programs in the Department of Homeland
Security's Citizen Corps initiative.
ATTEND A MEETING, SEE WHAT THE C.E.R.T.
IS
ALL ABOUT AND MAKE THE DECISION TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY IN
THE EVENT OF A DISASTER.
Contact us by e-mail for more details on joining Port Richmond CERT.
Email:
info@sicert.org
Or call 718-448-7160
