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CERT Club 3re-made packs ¿lled with equipment available CERT from Page 10 GEORGE VETTER/FOR EO MEDIA GROUP Seaside High School senior Caitlynn Howe plays a victim during a countywide training exercise for the Community Emergency Response Team program. 1 0 % will “give the students more of an air of seriousness,” Howe said. “As time goes on, the danger of the tsunami is more and more impending and more and more scary. We want students in the commu- nity to know the people who are trained to help them and what to do in that case.” The school does a tsuna- mi drill a couple times per year, but it is more akin to “a leisurely stroll up the hill” to the safe zone, according to Howe. Avila suggested the school could incorporate simulation of an earthquake, which will happen before the tsunami, and factor in that many people will be in- jured during that occurrence. CERT students could help lead the drills and make them more authentic by setting up imitation medical and triage centers. The school club also could host more practices and simulations to keep students fresh on the right procedures, Avila said. “You have to keep practic- ing, because when the tsuna- mi happens, it’s going to be chaotic, so you might not re- member the steps,” she said. Another focus will be equipment. Each classroom is said to have a backpack, but in talking with some teachers, Howe and Avila discovered some classrooms are missing backpacks or they sit empty. Some packs contain expired rations and supplies. 3re-made packs ¿lled with equipment are available for about $75 to $300, depending on what items they contain. Response teams or individu- als can make the packs them- selves, which usually saves money but is more time-con- suming, Fayyaz said. Additionally, the club participants could maintain a website or Facebook page to keep the student body and community aware of the program, local training or simulations opportunities, scholarship or college pro- grams related to emergency preparedness and other infor- mation. Students would not have to be part of the club to take a weekend or after-school CERT training at the school. Avila and Howe hope even other community members would be able to take the biannual training alongside O FF FOLLOWING ALL SHS WINTER SPORTING EVENTS k G ood L u c G ULLS ! SE AS N NOS OS S EA SI ID D E F ULTA U LTANO 21 215 5 B R RO OADWAY ADWAY 2 15 BR students to get more people certi¿ed. The two enterprises would run alongside one an- other. “The trainings only occur once or twice a year, so what happens in the middle time will be on club’s shoulders,” Fayyaz said. The county’s Emergen- cy Management Division is helping during the start- up phase of the county teen CERT movement, but the goal is for each school’s club to become self-sustainable and be sponsored by a local entity, such as police, ¿re and rescue departments. “CERT is really supposed to be run by the community, but we’re here to help with it,” he said. “For the time be- ing, we’re really going to be the facilitators.” GO GULLS! Wear your Seagull Gear and MENTION THIS AD to receive the 10% OFF! Dine in only at Seaside and Gearhart locations Gluten Free Pizza Available Now hiring good people and good students, come join our team! G E EARHART A R HA R T FU F U LTAN LTA NO S GEARHART N OS 3 5 1 18 8 HW HW Y 1 10 0 1 NO NORTH RTH WY 503-738-5612 503-738-5333 200 N Prom, Seaside 503.738.6211 www.seasideaquarium.com 441 AVE VE E A, A , SE S SEASIDE, SEASI EAS SI EA SI OR 503.738.7232 .7 738.7 .738.7 38.72 7232 32 O OPEN MON-SUN 11-10pm HWY 101 N., GEARHART 503.738.7711 OPEN SUN-THU 11-9pm, FRI & SAT 11-10pm Seagull Pride • Winter 2015-16 • Seaside Signal/Cannon Beach Gazette • 11