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Trained storm spotters begin new severe weather season
Within hours of completing the latest Metro Skywarn Storm Spotter class, veteran and newly-trained spotters were called to duty as severe weather threatened the Twin Cities Metro Area. Fortunately, there were no injuries or damage reported in the Sherburne...
Big Lake CERT Team Graduates – July 2011
The Big Lake community has formed a new Community Emergency Response Team thanks to funding provided from a grant applied for by city police officers, Sam Olson and Cindy Finch. This group is separate from the Sherburne County CERT group that Dave and...
Big Lake CERT Team Final Exercise and Graduation Photos
See my other post for a write-up of the evening. Here are some additional photographs of the first Big Lake CERT Graduating Class of 2011: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align:...
Hot and Bothered
Here we are, smack-dab in the in the middle of some of the hottest weather we’ve had in a while. With temperatures pushing a hundred, and more to come, we are facing a week or so of the most miserable weather I have experienced. Certainly temps...
Spring Flooding May Affect Sherburne County
Kare11 had an article today warning local residents to prepare for possible flooding during the Spring thaw. We’ve had more snow than usual this winter and combined with all of the rain last fall, this is definitely something to be concerned about. The...
CERT Training – Week 4 Fire Safety and Terrorism
CERT Training – Week 4 Fire Safety and Terrorism 02-15-2011 – T. John Cunningham, Elk River Fire Chief Training Objectives: Fire chemistry Identifying and reducing fire hazards Basic fire suppression strategy Firefighting resources Firefighting...
CERT Training – Week 3 Disaster Medical Operations I & II
CERT Training – Week 3 Disaster Medical Operations I & II 02-08-2011 – Sgt. Jason Volkers Training Objectives: Treatment strategies for life-threatening conditions Principles of triage Week three of our CERT training brought us back to the...
CERT Training – Week 2 Light Search and Rescue
CERT Training – Week 2 Light Search and Rescue 02-01-2011 – Larry Narikawa Training Objectives: Search and rescue priorities and resources Techniques for situation size-up Lifting, cribbing, and victim removal Rescuer safety, including recognizing:...