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By  Chris Gaylord, Campus Emergency Manager (831) 459-2342 Ten UCSC staff completed Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Class 12-01 today. This marks UCSC’s 18th CERT class since 2005. The eight staff members from Housing and two staff members from Digital Arts completed 20 hours of classroom and hands-on training which included: CERT organization and the incident command system;…

A recognition ceremony took place at the Stevenson Event Center on November 5 that honored sixteen individuals whose actions helped save three lives.  In three separate campus events, the individuals used the lifesaving skills and training they learned through CPR classes taught by UCSC Fire Department. The ceremony was hosted by Fire Chief Jeff Trapp…

In February 2011, Campus Emergency Manager Chris Gaylord was recognized as a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) by the International Association of Emergency Managers. The CEM designation requires passing an exam on emergency management principles as well as submitting a comprehensive application packet documenting the individual’s qualifications as an emergency manager. This application package includes information…

September is National Preparedness Month. UC Santa Cruz is committed to protecting the safety and well-being of the entire campus community. Did you know The CruzAlert notification system can send emergency messages to all faculty, staff and student phones, send text messages to cell phones, and even deliver emergency email to your UCSC cruzmail account? For more…

The Office of Santa Cruz County Public Health has distributed the following Public Health Update related to Japan’s nuclear emergency. If you supervise employees who do not have access to computers, please print and post the English and Spanish updates in work areas. And please inform those employees of the postings. Individuals who have specific…

The earth shook. Furniture, dishes, books, and more went flying, and structures shifted off their foundations. Traffic choked the streets. People had to evacuate their homes, so friends helped friends. “I was reaching for my car door when it hit,” Long Marine Lab staff member Maria Choy was quoted as saying in the October 27,…

Today marks the second anniversary of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, which claimed 32 lives and wounded many more. Since that time, UCSC has taken great strides to improve safety and security on our campus and our ability to respond to both man-made and natural emergencies. At the beginning of the Fall 2008 Quarter,…