San Mateo Highlands

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CERT First Aid Refresher

Event Date: July 11, 2026

Event Time: 10 am -12 pm

Event Location: 1851 Lexington Ave, San Mateo, CA 94402

Multipurpose Room (near the basketball court)

Registration Link:

https://forms.gle/XF4s9BBZzExG12As6

This week's session will be a hands-on workshop to go over some of the First Aid skills that CERT members might need during an emergency. All CERT and non CERTs are encouraged to attend. This is not a certification class…only a refresher. Perfect for folks who want to maintain their first aid skills.

Our annual CERT Basic Training will be in January and February. During that training, we will spend an entire 4 hour session going into a "deep dive" on Emergency Medical Operations.

NOTE: Even if you can't stay for the whole two hours, feel free to just stop by and say Hi. Stick around for half an hour or an hour and get a taste of what CERT First Aid Training covers.

Topics to be Covered:

Stop the Bleed

Splints and Bandaging

CPR and AED

📢 Upcoming CERT Emergency Communications Classes

Would you know how to contact your neighbors or get help if a major disaster knocked out cellular service and power?

San Mateo Highlands CERT is hosting a series of critical preparedness and communications classes throughout Summer 2026. This year's program focuses on vital emergency skills, including neighborhood information sharing, verbal coordination, and radio operations to ensure our community stays connected when traditional systems fail.

🗓️ Proposed 2026 Training Dates:

July 23
August 8
August 27
September 5
September 24

These sessions will culminate in our annual CERT Dry Run Simulation Drill on October 17, 2026.

🔍 Key Areas of Focus:

Area Representatives: Learn who your neighborhood point of contact is and how to reach them.
Radio Communications: Build or practice radio skills to become a communication lifeline for your street.
Backup Connectivity: Discover strategies for internet access and power using systems like Starlink during a prolonged outage.

Whether you are completely new to CERT or a seasoned volunteer, these classes will help build a more resilient Highlands. Please save these dates! Registration for individual classes will open soon on the CERT calendar.

Join the Highlands Resilience Network!

From wildfires and severe windstorms to major utility outages, we know that disasters don't give much warning. When the grid goes down or access is cut off, the most important resource we have is each other.

That’s why we are launching the Highlands Resilience Network (HRN).

Our goal is simple: Create a communication tree across all 800 homes in the Highlands so we can rapidly identify who is safe and who needs immediate help. We need 2–3 volunteers on every street to be the "eyes and ears" for their immediate neighbors.

For more information read our blog post.

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