2026 Happy New Year

Announcements

Upcoming Events

Check out our News Page for what we have been upto at NEMCo. We have many photos of this year's activities .

Winter Preparedness Tips are available - CLICK HERE

NEMCo Volunteer Up Coming Activities - See Volgistics

►Thursday, January 22, 2026. 6:00pm,Kenmore Station 51. Drone School starts. Over the next few Thursday evenings learn everything about what is needed to fly a drone within the FAA Part 107 requirements.

►Wednesday, January 28, 2026. RACES Team Meeting, (Station 51) Annual Paperwork

►Saturday, January 31, 2026 at FS 51, 8:45am to noon. Fifth Saturday Exercise (EOC Activation) Volunteers register in Volgistics.

2026 Events

2026 NEMCo Member Training Schedule - available on NEMCo Member Page.
Steering Committee Introduction Guide - available on NEMCo Member Page.
NEMCo Volunteers - please use Volgistics to Register for meetings, training and events!
CERT BASIC 3-Day Training Class -Saturday, April 25, Sunday April 26, and Saturday, May 2. Mark your calendars. More information available February 2026.

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November 8, 2025 CERT Class Graduation

Congratulations to our CERT Class!

October 2025 Basic CERT Class in Training

More Pictures on our news page

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Other Area Training

February 21, 2026 11:00 PM to about Sunday 1:00AM

Winter Nasty CERT Exercise

This is the fourth annual event in this very popular series. It’s your chance to practice your CERT skills in realistic circumstances:

Late
Dark
Cool (cold?)
Wet (snowy?)
Windy?
Unknown terrain
Mushy / muddy
Bonus: multiple CERT teams
working together!

All CERT members welcome

NEWS: FEMA’s Independent Study classes.

The web site with FEMA’s Independent Study classes (including IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800) is starting to come back online: https://training.fema.gov/is/

If you need to download a copy of your transcript from past Independent Studies classes (or copies of the Certificates themselves), the Student Self-Service Portal is also back online. https://training.fema.gov/student/sssp.aspx
If you need to complete the exams for any of these particular courses as prerequisites for other in-person classes, these links will get you right to the page for each course:

Note that not all of the Independent Studies courses are back online yet (including the Spanish versions of the courses listed above), so check back often to see if the course you are looking for has been restored.

CPR/AED and First Aid Classes:
The Shoreline Fire Department offers these classes on a regular basis. The classes fill up quickly :

CPR/AED/First Aid Certification Class - February 21, 2026
CPR/AED Certification Class - March 11, 2026
More Info Click here

CERT Train-The-Trainer, 8:00am-5:00pm each day.

2026

TTT: January 30-February 1, Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue

TTT: March 17-19, South County Fire HQ – Not on EM List yet but confirmed

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King County OEM Training - Requires Emergency Mgr Letter

Training related to the World Cup.

WA EMD Training Calendar - requires E-Mgr Recommendation Letter

SNOHOMISH COUNTY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

They have just released a new 2024 guide. Learn How To Get Ready, Respond, Stay Safe - CLICK HERE

South Snohomish County Fire Department also offers a variety of classes.

Classes offered include:

Stop The Bleed Training

The Trauma department at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett offers this class once a month, usually the third Thursday, free for the public.

The information for our class can be found here:

https://blog.providence.org/northwest-everett/providence-swedish-offers-free-stop-the-bleed-training

The registration page can be found here: https://psjhcrmwebsites.microsoftcrmportals.com/home?Region=WA&Ministry=PRMCE&Keywords=bleed

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Amateur Radio Licensing Classes/Exams

Although NEMCo intends to sponsor two licensing classes/exams each year, if you are excited about joining the ham community, we'd like to remind you of a couple of other training sites:

AARL: The American Radio Relay League

Mike and Key Amateur Radio Club

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Other Area Preparedness Classes

As a community service, we'd like to remind you of a few other training venues:

Check out your local libraries. For example, area Sno-Isle and Jefferson County libraries offer a variety of preparedness topics throughout the year.

May 2nd, 3rd ACES Basic 0800 - 1700 Learn how to use your Radio!

Where: Kitsap County Emergency Management
8900 Imperial Way SW
Bremerton, WA 98312

Fee: $35 with the workbook or $15 without the workbook, payable at the door (cash or check). The ACES Basic Student Workbooks can also be purchased directly from Amazon.

Sponsor: Kitsap Emergency Management

Contact: Contact Scott N7SS at scott.n7ss@gmail.com or Erik K7QOG

at Erik.Robins@gmail.com with questions or for more information.

Other: You can bring lunch or there are several local food establishments.

Participants will need to complete IS-100, IS-200, and IS-700 through FEMA's online Emergency Management Institute (EMI) prior to certification. You may take the ACES course if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate after completing the FEMA courses. Students are required to bring a portable radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic. If you are not an amateur radio operator (ARO) and instead use other methods (FRS, GMRS, MURS, CB), you may be paired up with an ARO during the exercises.

Service to our Community

Active volunteers with NEMCO will receive an e-mail about upcoming events.

New volunteers are encouraged to contact us to receive additional event information.

Volunteer Teens are welcomed and can earn community service hours.

Training Opportunities

FEMA: FEMA periodically offers preparedness webinars. Their website offers pre-recorded webinars.

Periodic on-line Zoom classes. ACT to Save a Life, sponsored by South County Fire, is a one-hour first aid class that focuses on the three skills you can use to save a life in the first few minutes of an emergency:

Antidote for suspected opiate overdose
CPR and AED for cardiac arrest
Tourniquet for severe bleeding control

2026 MEETINGS

RACES meetings will be held on the fourth Wednesday every month, beginning at 7pm, at Fire Station 51 in Kenmore.

CERT meetings will be held at Fire Station 51 in Kenmore, on the second Tuesday every month, beginning at 7pm.

All-Volunteer meetings will be held quarterly, second Tuesday, last month of the quarter, at Fire Station 51 in Kenmore, beginning at 7pm.

For current information, please see our Meetings pages: RACES and CERT/volunteer.