Your Thousand Oaks D.A.R.T. members will be at Conejo Valley days in force this year. Not only will be be available for first aid and medical issues but will be assisting the community all week to understand Disaster Safety (primarily earthquakes) as well as helping you to build disaster kits. Don’t be shy! Come visit …
Now is the time to get prepared. From our friends at ReadyVenturaCounty, everything you need to know about creating a disaster plan is provided for you. If you have any issues, or need a focused local presentation by DART, let us know!
Today was yet another reminder that Mother Nature is out there and preparedness need to be in our DNA as a California resident. At roughly 6:30 this morning, residents were nudged away by a 4.4 earthquake that some say was a fore-shock. Above is a list of things to keep in mind before, during and …
One of the requirements of DART is in fact CERT training. CERT members are primarily used in their own neighborhoods. CERT training means you are as ready as you can be to help yourself, your family, and your neighborhood, and serves as the basic level of training for all community-based disaster volunteer teams in Ventura …
Photo Courtesy of Q Concepts Design and Photography Despite the fires, the show must go on! Conejo Valley Days continues to rock the area, and they are not letting the flames slow them down. Not only have our DART members done an excellent job educating faire-goers on Ready, Set, Go but also the necessity of …
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Photo courtesy of John Noble What does it mean? Ask the residents of Newbury Park, as fire encroached upon their community from several locations at once. With changes in our environment, there is absolutely no excuse for not being prepared. To learn all about it, check out this mega-article from the Ventura County Fire Department …
Thanks to the help from the City of Thousand Oaks, the Thousand Oaks Sheriff’s Department and the guidance of Sr. Deputy Tim Lohman and Detective Eric Hatlee, communities are starting to put their foot down against crime. A large number of commercial and residential burglaries—108 from January through March— has prompted some Thousand Oaks residents …
This is DART’s busy time of year. For the next several months, every weekend we have an event that will need to be manned. And our biggest one, the Conejo Valley Days, is almost upon us. We will have a full complement of personnel with most of our equipment onsite. One integral part of that …
You are sitting at home, and the doorbell rings, only to be greeted by someone you have never met before trying to sell your something or solicit donation. In the county of Ventura, ALL solicitors must obey the following rules: All solicitors that are selling or taking orders for a product must have an identification …
Take advantage of free training in disaster preparedness and response. The next CERT class is coming up on March 23rd. All classes are taught by trained emergency personnel, including firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, with expertise in disaster management. CERT is provided free of charge within Ventura County to anyone 18 years of age …
