Sierra Madre CERT

03/26/2026

⛑️Were you, your family or friends affected by the fire? Please join us this Thursday, March 26th as we share our experiences, and how we can be better prepared in the event of an emergency in the future. ⛑️

01/21/2026

⛑️ Great training and meeting this Thursday, January 22nd at 7 PM.

Please join us this Thursday, with Sierra Madre‘s finest Fire Department who will be conducting Head-To-Toe Assessment training. This is the first session of triage review. Look forward to seeing you there. ⛑️🚒

Sierra Madre’s CERT
General Meeting
Thursday, January 22nd - 7pm
Location: Hart Park House next to Memorial Park picnic tables.

04/14/2025

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State of California

04/09/2025

Dear Sierra Madre, We Need You. The much coveted, Sierra Madre CERT certification training is here. In alignment with being Sierra Madre and our Local Neighbors Strong please join us at no charge to obtain your Sierra Madre CERT Certification.
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is a nationally supported, locally implemented initiative that teach people how to better prepare
themselves for hazards that may affect our communities. CERT trains us in basic adisaster response skills such as team organization, disaster medical operations, fire
safety, and light search and rescue.
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) developed the CERT program with Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) expanding the CERT materials in 1994 to make them applicable to all hazards and made the program available to communities nationwide.

Only offered every few years please join us for this year’s Sierra Madre CERT Training. Please see details on flyer below to sign up. We very much look forward to seeing you there, and providing your CERT certification. ⛑️

03/27/2025

Dear Sierra Madre, Please join us this Thursday evening, for this months amazing presentation Re: STOP THE BLEED 🩸
Our own Code 3 Life will be presenting the Stop the Bleed program where, through hands-on-training, you will learn how to control life-threatening bleeding. We look forward to seeing you.

02/22/2025

From recently offering amazing guidance on ABC News, Rich Snyder will be here in person this coming Thursday sharing how to keep your home from burning, and much more. Please join Sierra Madre CERT at the Hart House 7pm, this Thursday, February 27th with Rich our very own previous Fire Marshall/Fire Captain who is now the Wildfire Risk and Mitigation Specialist at Allied Disaster Defense. We very much look forward to seeing you.

01/30/2025

Sierra Madre stands together in a standing room only attendance, at this months January 23, 2025 CERT meeting. Sharing much valuable information were Jose Reynoso - City Manager, Bob Spears - Emergency Services Director, and Chris Bertrand - Captain of Sierra Madre Fire Department & Liaison to Sierra Madre’s Community Emergency Response Team/CERT. Deep interactive discussions included topics on preventive measures to protect our properties from fire, mud and others threats, options for enduring times without electricity, medical safety, and best practices for cleaning out smoke from one’s property. Please come join us at our next meeting February 27th, at 7pm for an amazing discussion with recently seen on KTLA news discussing fire and fire prevention Rich Snyder, retired Captain of Sierra Madre Fire Department. Sierra Madre CERT provides a caring environment for the community to come together for supportive dialogue, exchanging solutions to issues that will protect our physical safety, those of our neighbors and of our property. Please come join us this coming month February 27 to be part of the discussion, and stay safe.

01/21/2025

Dear Sierra Madre community, please come join us this coming this Thursday January 23, at 7pm to discuss in person together with Bob Spears - Emergency Services Manager how to be prepared in the future should a fire like this happens again. May all of you be safe. Please join us as a community to share your input. Meeting location and details on flyer below.

01/17/2025

Dear Sierra Madre community, please come join us this coming Thursday at 7pm to discuss in person together with Bob Spears - Emergency Services Manager how to be prepared in the future should a fire like this happens again. May all of you be safe. Please join us as a community to share your input. Meeting location and details on flyer below.

01/11/2025

For those affected by the fires, please see below great resources for damages you incurred.

You can find more information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) page and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

10/23/2024

⚡️Dear Sierra Madre, Please join us tomorrow, October 24th for options to Not Be Without Power.⚡️Please join us at this month’s upcoming CERT meeting to learn all the ways to have power in an emergency. We meet the fourth Thursday of every month at the Hart House building that’s right next to the stage at Memorial Park. This month’s meeting with our amazing speaker Allen Wolff on Emergency Power will be this coming Thursday October 24th, at 7 PM.

⚡️Don’t be without Power. We look forward to seeing you there.⚡️

10/19/2024

⚡️Dear Sierra Madre, Don’t Be Without Power.⚡️Please join us at this month’s upcoming CERT meeting to learn all the ways to have power in an emergency. We meet the fourth Thursday of every month at the Hart House building that’s right next to the stage at Memorial Park. This month’s meeting with our amazing speaker Allen Wolff on Emergency Power will be this coming Thursday October 24th, at 7 PM.

⚡️Don’t be without Power. We look forward to seeing you there.⚡️