notes: FROM THE WEBSITE: CERT volunteers are contributing to the post-fire relief effort by going into the neighborhoods handing out donated items like rakes, shovels, brooms, and sifters. Prior to clean-up CERT members cooked meals for firefighters and law enforcement still fighting fires and manning roadblocks. North County Fire Protection District spokesman, John Buchanan, said the volunteer team has been particularly helpful in assisting fire victims, the American Red Cross, and other emergency relief agencies. The recent Santa Ana-driven fires, which forced nearly the entire town of Fallbrook to evacuate, fanned across the community so fast and became so dangerous that team members could not be officially activated. Many team members themselves were subject to the mandatory evacuation orders. -> FROM THE WEBSITE: CERT volunteers are contributing to the post-fire relief effort by going into the neighborhoods handing out donated items like rakes, shovels, brooms, and sifters. Prior to clean-up CERT members cooked meals for firefighters and law enforcement still fighting fires and manning roadblocks. North County Fire Protection District spokesman, John Buchanan, said the volunteer team has been particularly helpful in assisting fire victims, the American Red Cross, and other emergency relief agencies. The recent Santa Ana-driven fires, which forced nearly the entire town of Fallbrook to evacuate, fanned across the community so fast and became so dangerous that team members could not be officially activated. Many team members themselves were subject to the mandatory evacuation orders. To Volunteer and/or Contribute contact: Mike Crain - Section Chief Planning Phone: (760) 723-7293 or (760) 803-6550 Email: planning@northcountycert.com