IMPORTANT OLATHE CERT CURRENT EVENTS

Deployment Status: March 1st, 2012:  With less then 12 hours notification, Olathe CERT was activated to send 13 volunteers to Harveyville to assist with recovery efforts.  The CERT team was not officially deployed as a unit.  Therefore, the CERT team did not deploy the trailer, equipment and tools they normally would.  Instead, CERT members joined the impromptu Volunteer Reception Center and was bused into Harveyville with only their CERT bags in hand.  More on this in the next Olathe CERT newsletter. 

Currently: No deployments scheduled.  Olathe CERT on standby.

Important Meetings: 

        - 2011 Olathe CERT Board Meetings:  7 p.m. at Olathe Fire Administration.   Can be audited by all CERT members, but with a full agenda, discussion needs to be board members only.

        - Socialization Committee meeting: Working on the upcoming pr event.  Please see Vicki Gaughan for more information or to help.

        - Organizational Support:  Please see Bernie Darter for more information.

        - Training is preparing the deployment supplies and 2012 training schedule.  E-mail Brian for more information or make comments.

        - Documentation is working on the Handbook currently.  

Important Events: 

  - Communication Orientation Class - June 30, 1-5 pm at the Admin building, fulfills Operation level class for Olathe CERT training levels

  - ECSI certified First Aid class July 21st, standby for more information, fulfills Operational level class

  - Metro-wide CERT rodeo October 13th.  All day classes, hands-on and guest speakers.

Volunteer Hours:  Please make sure you send in the hours you spend in training, meetings, PR events, etc. to the Olathe CERT secratary at: CERT Secretary olathecertsecretary@gmail.com for our record keeping.