National Weather Service to Hold SKYWARN Class in Grand Isle 

The National Weather Service will be conducting a SKYWARN class for anyone interested on Sunday evening, November 16^th  at 6:00 pm at the North Hero Volunteer Fire Station.  The program will describe the Weather Service and their use of spotters, the types of weather that impacts our area in the winter and how to be aware of it, winter safety, how to report weather conditions, and how to access weather information for yourself. 

The program is developed by the National Weather Service and is being sponsored by the Grand Isle County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC 13) of Grand Isle County.  There is no charge for the program and all are welcome to attend.  Refreshments will be served.

EMD training – Sept 22 Ed Weed Fish Hatchery, Grand Isle, VT

October 18-19 - New Member Training @ North Hero Fire Station

Nov 6- Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference, Lake Morey, Fairlee Vt.
Registration form at www.dps.state.vt.us/vem/

November 16 Skywarn meeting

TRAININGS ATTENDED
Click on Links to see Overview of Training 

Traffic Control - September 20     - Chuck Besterman
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August 23 - 8:00a -5:00p Joint Training with FC-CERT & GIC-CERT in Milton
Exercise Only
CERT HAS BEEN PUT ON ALERT TO HELP WITH HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCHES FOR THE DAY ON SUNDAY AUGUST 24TH.
 

The Navigation Course will be at the St. Albans Armory at 8:00 on Saturday

Grand Isle County CERT Team Members Participate in Land Navigation Training
 Five members of the Grand Isle County CERT Team participated in a daylong Land Navigation training course conducted by the Franklin County CERT Team on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The course was taught by Carl Lavigne of the Franklin County CERT Team. The six-hour session was held at the St. Albans Armory. Land orientation, use of the compass, map reading, and victim location and extraction were covered. Grand Isle CERT team members Keith Darby, Vanetta Darby, Charles Besterman, Dick Trudell, and Kay Trudell participated, along with approximately twenty members of the Franklin County CERT Team. More joint training and exercises involving Franklin and Grand Isle County CERT Teams were discussed as possibilities for the future.

Introduction to Search and Rescue Course - March 15, 2008
Dick & Kay Trudell and Chuck Besterman attended an Introduction to Search and Rescue Course put on by the Franklin County CERT team at the Armory in St. Albans.  The objective was to give their members and guests an introduction and overview of a basic search and rescue operation.  more info....

Red Cross Shelter Management – March 1, 2008
Keith & Vanetta Darby signed up for this course on March 1, 2008 at the Armory in St. Albans. 
The training was an introduction and overview of how to's and management of Shelter Operations more info....

2008 begins with an invitation to participate in the Lake Champlain Ferry Table Top exercise.

1. Report on Lake Champlain Transportation Tabletop Training by Tim Kelly

GRAND ISLE CERT COMPLETES SHELTER MANAGEMENT COURSE 

The Grand Isle County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) completed Shelter Operations and Shelter Simulation courses offered by the Northern Vermont Chapter of the American Red Cross.  The course was held at the Ed Weed Fish Hatchery in Grand Isle on December 8, 2007.  The course provided instructions on operating and managing a shelter in the event of a disaster in Grand Isle.  The American Red Cross has primary responsibility for shelter operations in the event of a disaster.  The Grand Isle County CERT can now assist the ARC in such an event.  For information on joining the Grand Isle County CERT, contact Dick Trudell at 372-6442.