2023 Emergency Preparedness Expo
We hope you will come out and join AAACERT and the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management for the 2023 Emergency Preparedness Expo. The expo will be held Saturday, September 16 from 10am-2pm at the Anne Arundel Community College Arundel Mills Campus. This free, family-friendly event has hands-on displays, games, and activities for all […]
Congrats, CERT Basic Class of May 2023!
Congratulations to the May 2023 CERT Basic training class. The final exercise at the Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy in Millersville, MD consisted of 13 class members. It was a beautiful sunny day. The group performed excellently and found all our volunteer victims. Check out our Facebook page for more photos of this and […]
Ferndale Festival 2023
We want to thank everyone who visited our booth at this year’s Ferndale Festival. It was a perfect weather day, and the turnout was fantastic. We look forward to the next community-based event where we can say hello and introduce you to CERT and our organization, Anne Arundel Annapolis CERT. Check out our website for […]
Congrats Severn School TEEN CERT Basic Class of April 2023!
Congratulations to the April 2023 Teen CERT Basic training class from Severn School. What an amazing group. After two other local schools had to pull out, Severn School students stepped up and almost filled the class. The students participated in CERT training at their school before coming together for the final exercise at the […]
ALX VA Newsletter April-June 2023
From our friends at Alexandria VA CERT. Please keep in mind the contact information you see in this newsletter are specific to Alexandria VA unless otherwise noted. This new issue of the Alexandria CERT newsletter focuses on flooding: Flooding is one of the more costly natural disasters that can affect a community. More frequent, more […]
Congrats, CERT Basic Class of March 2023!
Congratulations to the March 2023 CERT Basic training class. The final exercise at the Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy in Millersville, MD consisted of 14 class members. It was a beautiful sunny day, the calm after the storm. The group performed excellently and found all our volunteer victims. Check out our Facebook page for […]
AAACERT Has a New Logo
We are proud to introduce our new logo. After over two years of planning and many rounds of votes and edits, members have chosen this logo and we couldn’t be more excited.
ALX VA Newsletter Jan 2023
From our friends at Alexandria VA CERT. Please keep in mind the contact information you see in this newsletter are specific to Alexandria VA unless otherwise noted. This new issue of the Alexandria CERT newsletter is for your pets: how to prepare yourself and them for disasters and things to do for them during and […]
Congrats, TEEN CERT Basic Class of October 2022!
Congratulations to the October 2022 Teen CERT Basic training class from Meade High School and Severn School. Each class participated in CERT training at their schools before coming together for the final exercise at the Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy in Millersville, MD. The class performed extremely well despite not knowing each other. […]
CERTCON 2022
Thank you to everyone who came out to the CERTCON 2022 event held in Alexandria, VA. CERTCON is open to everyone interested in emergency preparedness and response, including volunteers for Medical Reserve Corps, Red Cross, Team Rubicon, among others. We encourage anyone, a member of CERT or not, to attend the 2023 CERTCON. Check out […]
EPLEX 2022
AAACERT is proud to have helped support the 2022 EPLEX event at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on November 5, 2022 by providing over 30 volunteers to help first responders from the BWI Fire Department and surrounding jurisdictions train for a mass casualty incident such as a plane crash. Great moulage added to the realism. The […]
ALX VA Newsletter Nov-Dec 2022
From our friends at Alexandria VA CERT. Please keep in mind the contact information you see in this newsletter are specific to Alexandria VA unless otherwise noted. Here is the holiday edition of the CERT newsletter, with a focus hazards and safety tips for cooking. The second page of the newsletter covers safety for shopping […]
CERTCON 2022 | Nov 18-20 | GW MS in Alexandria
Yes, you read that right, CERTCON. This event is open to EVERYONE, not just CERT members. The National Capital Region has been hosting a CERTCON since 2011. This year marks the first year it will be hosted by the National Capital Region CERT Consortium (NCRC). This multi-day event will feature sessions on community safety such […]
Show Your Sign – Recovery Month 2022
September is Recovery Month. Join the Anne Arundel County Department of Health’s campaign and SHOW US YOUR SIGN! https://www.aahealth.org/show-us-your-sign/
Elktonia Carr’s Beach Signing Ceremony
AAACERT was very proud to provide traffic and parking support to the City of Annapolis during the historic Elktonia Carr’s Beach Signing Ceremony. The following snippet is from the Chesapeake Conservancy website at: https://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/elktonia-beach/ Elktonia Beach, a 5-acre waterfront parcel on the Chesapeake Bay, is the last remnant […]
Last CERT Basic Class of 2022
Friends, we need your help! Please post this to your social feeds and ask your friends and familymembers if they are interested. Our last CERT Basic class of 2022 is quickly approaching and seats are still available. The first class is starting September 9th. Please visit our website for details on the class including scheduling, […]
2022 Emergency Preparedness Expo
We hope you will come out and join AAACERT and the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management for the 2022 Emergency Preparedness Expo. The expo will be held Saturday, September 17 from 10am-2pm at the Anne Arundel Community College Arundel Mills Campus. This free, family-friendly event has hands-on displays, games, and activities for all […]
First Sundays with The Arc
The Arc, “…advocate(s) for equity and access for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live self-determined lives and foster opportunities towards self-sufficiency.” Since June, AAACERT has been proud to set up our community tent next to The Arc Central Chesapeake Region during the First Sunday Arts Festival in Annapolis. AAACERT provided emergency and disaster […]
National Night Out 2022, Thank You
We would like to thank everyone who visited our tents during the 2022 National Night Out event held at the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company in Severna Park and the Lula G. Scott Community Center in Shady Side. The sun was out, and the temps were high, but AAACERT members came prepared with fans, hats, […]
ALX VA Newsletter July-August 2022
Our friends at Alexandria VA CERT create very informative newsletters. We are happy to begin sharing them with the community at large. Please keep in mind the contact information you see in this newsletter are specific to Alexandria VA unless otherwise noted. This month’s newsletter highlights the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline available by calling […]