The cities of Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Cypress, La Palma, Buena Park, and Westminster have canceled the 20-hour Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training academy that was scheduled to start at JFTB-Los Alamitos on Jan. 21-29.
According to an official statement, the cancellation is the result of an abundance of caution.
The program will be held at a future date, which has yet to be determined.
The Centers for Disease Control recommends limiting close contact and avoiding crowds as much as possible during the COVID-19 outbreak.
By postponing this non-essential gathering, we can reduce the risk to Community Emergency Response Team participants and allow cities and emergency agencies to focus on their primary response missions.
The Seal Beach Police Department, in a statement, thanked the Joint Forces Training Base, along with all who had expressed interest in this course.
The Seal Beach Police Department said they could not conduct this training academy and exercise without the help of our sponsoring cities, response agencies, instructors, and the volunteer members and leaders of the CERT Team.
Check the CERT website to determine the new CERT academy dates at www.WestCountyCERT.com.
For up to date information about coronavirus prevention, visit https://occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/.
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