April 24: West Valley College & City of Saratoga holds first-ever large-scale Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) Drill   

Contact: Ruth Carlson
WVMCCD
(408) 741-2652
wvm.edu
 
Saratoga residents should not be alarmed if they see CHP or CalStar helicopters landing on the West Valley campus, injured residents roaming select neighborhoods, and the gymnasium at Saratoga high school being transformed into a temporary Red Cross shelter on Saturday, April 24. It’s all part of a mock major disaster exercise for Saratoga’s Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.).
 
Training will include how to fight fires, search and rescue, medical triage and treatment, and building damage assessment. Around 2:30 p.m. California Highway Patrol and California Shock Trauma Air Rescue will land on campus to train rescuers on how to utilize them safely during emergencies and disasters.
 
Participants will include recent graduates from the West Valley-Mission Community College District C.E.R.T. program, volunteers from the city of Saratoga, the American Red Cross, the boy scouts and the Saratoga Amateur Radio Association.
 
For updated information, please check the West Valley-Mission Community College’s Emergency Website at www.wmv.edu/emergency.