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For the past 20 years, Newport Beach Community Emergency Response Team members have been training, preparing, and teaching, in case of a disaster. Life Safety Specialist Matt Brisbois, who has headed up the program since 2006, said the program has evolved over the years. “The...

Following hours of training over several weeks, local resident volunteers tested out their ability to respond to a potential disaster during a weekend event. Newport Beach Fire Department’s bi-annual Community Emergency Response Team “Drill the Skills” was held on Saturday The...

The recent Las Vegas shooting rampage was a tragic event that reminds everyone that violent incidents have become all too frequent in modern society. Consider these statistics: There were more than 350 mass shootings in the United States in 2015. That same year, more than 12,000...

California is beset with wildfires, Florida and Puerto Rico are still reeling from hurricanes and Mexico is recovering from a devastating earthquake. No surprise that disaster is a hot topic of conversation. Newport Beach is well-prepared for an emergency, according to Newport...

Newport Beach officials are helping spread the message of disaster preparedness across the globe. A recent trip to China showed that other foreign communities are hearing that message, loud and clear, and embracing it. Newport Beach Fire Department Life Safety Specialist and...

“What if the 1994 Northridge 6.7 magnitude earthquake reoccurred today?” California Earthquake Authority CEO Glenn Pomeroy asked an audience of local realtors during an event recently. It would cause approximately $75 billion worth of residential damage, Pomeroy explained. And...

Disaster struck about 300 yards  off the shore of Corona del Mar State Beach on Wednesday. A distress call came in that two boats collided and both were taking on water. The Aggressor, the 65-foot vessel from Newport Landing, radioed in that they had collided with a fishing boat....

Authorities often warn that disaster may strike at any time and it’s important to be prepared. Some Newport Beach residents heeded that message this weekend and took steps to get ready in case of an emergency. The 7th Annual Disaster Preparedness Expo was held Saturday at the...

Nearly 2.5 million Orange County citizens, including Newport Beach residents, received an alert this week as part of an emergency mass notification test. Residents received a phone call and e-mail at 10 a.m. Thursday to test AlertOC, the county’s public mass notification system....

Following the 8.3 earthquake in Chile, which prompted tsunami warnings in Newport Beach on Wednesday, the city’s annual informational expo to help residents learn how to prepare for a disaster is especially timely. The 7th Annual Disaster Preparedness Expo will be held in the...

About 120 Community Emergency Response Team volunteers responded to a simulated 7.2 magnitude earthquake centered in Newport Beach over the weekend. It was all part of the CERT program’s bi-annual Drill the Skills event, which doubled as graduation day for 54 of the participating...

The first set of fall 2014 classes for the Community Emergency Response Team started last week Groups of Newport Beach locals and other Orange County residents gathered at the Santa Ana Heights fire station on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to learn how to become better prepared...

More than 500 people are more prepared in case of an emergency after an event at the library last weekend. The city hosted its Sixth Annual National Preparedness Expo Saturday in conjunction with National Preparedness Month. The event is also held a few weeks before the fall...

Groups of residents gathered in neighborhoods throughout the city over the weekend, assessing and responding to the “damage” created by an “earthquake.” It was all part of the Newport Beach Fire Department’s first ever Community Emergency Response Team multi-neighborhood drill on...

More than 100 residents tested their emergency preparedness skills over the weekend with the help of some professionals at a local fire station. Newport Beach Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team held their semiannual “Drill the Skills” event on Saturday at NBFD...

As part of National Tsunami Preparedness Week, the city held two events to prepare both residents and city staff for a disaster. A group of about 30 residents gathered in the Evelyn Hart Event Center at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar Wednesday evening to learn more...

An event last week honored a group of volunteers that are prepared to help the community in the event of a disaster. Members of the city’s Community Emergency Response Team attended the Newport Beach Fire Department’s Sixth Annual State of CERT dinner and awards banquet at Oasis...