The following is taken from the MEMA website. June 14, 2018 Program Designed to Ease Evacuation in Areas Subject to Tidal Floods, Surge REISTERSTOWN, Md. (June 14, 2018) — With the record-setting 2017 hurricane season still fresh in most American’s minds,

AAACERT will host it’s first amateur radio net this Tuesday, 19 June at 1930. ALL amateur radio operators are invited to check in. To commemorate this special occasion, AAACERT has designed a special QSL card and US Postage stamp for the

Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis has joined the growing list of communities participating in a project to help save lives of sudden cardiac arrest. The PulsePoint app (available for Apple and Android devices) alerts CPR trained individuals who

AAACERT Instructors awarded Certificates of Completion for the Basic CERT class to thirteen individuals on Saturday, 09 June. AAACERT Basic CERT Class, 2018 June 09, Class 2018-02. The graduating Basic CERT class received instruction in disasters, incident command structure, disaster

Volunteers are needed to role-play as victims for the 2018 CERTCON. We could use your help! 2018 CERTCON Mass Casualty Incident Field Exercise 2018 CERTCON, the Mid-Atlantic conference for Community Emergency Response Teams, is conducting mass casualty emergency preparedness exercises. These exercises

Three law enforcement officers in Georgia were hospitalized in May after being exposed to toxic fumes at the scene of a possible chemical suicide. Chemical suicides involve people mixing easily-attainable chemicals to produce a toxic gas, which can kill rather quickly. Often

CERTCON 2018 is almost here!! Register TODAY! The Montgomery County (Maryland) Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is sponsoring the annual CERT conference in the National Capital Region. The conference will provide education and hands-on training to CERTs in the Mid-Atlantic region. The CERTCON

Instructor John Schirrippa teaching Basic CERT module one. AAACERT Late Spring Basic CERT underway at the Anne Arundel Fire Department (AAFD) Academy in Millersville. This is the second of three class that will be held in 2018. Basic CERT classes

Anne Arundel – Annapolis CERT was one of 75 grant recipients the Emergency Response and Safety Grants sponsored by BGE. The 2018 grants totaled $310,000 for the 75 agencies and organizations. AAACERT received a grant for $3,000 to purchase traffic

I’ve seen it among my co-workers, depression and PTSD. Working in a high stress environment where one sees the worse of the worse will take it’s toll! We are not superhuman. Recognize some of  the symptoms. Talking to others is

FEMA Student Identification (SID) number is a unique number generated and assigned to anyone who needs or is required to take training provided by a FEMA organization (including training partners TEEX, LSU, CTOS, NMT-EMRTC, etc.). Your FEMA SID uniquely identifies

FEMA announced a new on-line course, “Damage Assessment Operations Training” IS-1160. Many CERTs are involved with their local OEMs in providing damage assessment as part of their regular mission. Even those who aren’t may benefit from the knowledge provided in

When disaster strikes, it can be a challenge to effectively mobilize, organize, and deploy resources needed to perform wide area searches. This course is an excellent training opportunity for any jurisdiction or agency that may face such an emergency. The

28 May 2018: Anne Arundel & Annapolis CERT members assisted the City of Annapolis with the annual Memorial Day Parade serving as Parade Marshals. The parade began on Amos Garret, proceeded down West Street, went around Church Circle and down

Anne Arundel – Annapolis CERT is pleased to announce the formation of an AAACERT Amateur Radio Net! The net will meet monthly on the third Tuesday. The first net will take place on Tuesday, 19 June. The net will meet

CERT Basic training consists of 20.5 hours of training including a mass casualty exercise. The purpose of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic training is to provide you with basic skills necessary to respond to your community’s immediate needs

Congratulations to four members of AAACERT who passed their Amateur Radio Licensing test on Saturday, 11 November. Dorffner, Rosanne (Rosy) KC3KFF Dorffner, Joseph (Joe) KC3KFG Stump, Donald (Don) KC3KFO Bruthers, Richard (Scott) KC3KFT Welcome to the world of Amateur Radio

The holidays are approaching and our supporters, friends and family will be busy shopping for gifts, decorations, and more. By reminding them to shop at smile.amazon.com linked to Anne Arundel County Annapolis CERT,  we can increase our AmazonSmile donation. The

Anne Arundel Radio Club is hosting FREE training to become an amateur “ham” radio operator! The training is for the entry level license (Technician) and will be held consecutive Saturdays from 0830 to 1200, beginning 07 October and ending 11 November

Dates for both July and September have been released and registration is open! Schedule for Summer: Friday, July 28: 6pm-9pm Saturday, July 29: 8am-5pm Sunday, July 30: 8am-3pm Saturday, August 5: 8am-1pm (disaster simulation) Click here to register for the