Citizens Activity Teams – Lake Elsinore Volunteer Opportunities.  City Services Support – helping the various City departments.  Event Support – working with the City and Event Sponsors.  Patrol Support – working with the Lake Elsinore Police Department, Public Safety Advisory Commission, and City Code Enforcement. Emergency Support – preparing for disasters of all kinds.  Go to the city website for more information, www.lake-elsinore.org or call Jennifer at (951) 674-3124, x231.

Citizens Corps – Preparing for a disaster takes a village. Experts say it is only a matter of time before our valley is shaken by a massive earthquake, seriously flooded or surrounded by wildfire. These events could involve all of southern California with the loss of water, electricity, gas, freeway overpasses, food deliveries, fuel deliveries, vandalism and other serious matters.  Emergency services could be severely understaffed for a regional disaster and might not be able to help us.  Because the risk of disaster is real, a permanent Citizen Corps program can improve the chances of an orderly recovery following disasters of all kinds.

Community Emergency Response Training – CERT is provided throughout the year, with the next class scheduled for March 29, 30, and 31 in Lake Elsinore. There is no cost for the class. Basic training includes the development of specialized skills in the following areas:

a. Incident Command Concepts and Protocol

b. Basic Search & Rescue

c. First Aid and preparation for a Disaster Medical Situation

d. CERT - Community Emergency Response Team 

e. Radio Communications

f. Neighborhood Watch 

Training Resources available to the Citizen Corps Council and Citizen Corps volunteers include Homeland Security, OES - Calif Office of Emergency Services,  CSTI - Calif Specialized Training Institute, Neighborhood Watch, Red Cross, and many more.

CERT applications are available at city hall. Call 951 674 5170 to Register or email Mzilliox@lake-elsinore.org 

Next class at Lake Elsinore Cultural Center: December 6 - 8th