WELCOME
The Northshore Emergency Management Coalition is a partnership among the cities of Kenmore and Lake Forest Park (LFP), the Northshore Fire District and the Northshore Utility District (NUD). NEMCo was created to provide the communities it serves with efficient emergency management resources.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
STAY TUNED! Summer Events are starting.
July 22, 2023. Emergency Prepardeness Workshop sponsored by NEMCo is being planned.
NEW! Our 2023 flyers are now available! Check them out on our News page.
CERT Training Class - In-Progress Thursdays 6:00PM
NEMCo CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training classes are in-progress from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Thursdays, for a total of 7 weeks.
CERT is for everyone! Topics are presented in an easy to understand, step-by-step process, with hands-on training to build your knowledge and skills. After a little practice, you and your classmates will participate in a disaster simulation giving you the opportunity to use Hands-on NEMCo CERT Training and apply what you have learned, building confidence in your abilities. Attendance at all classes is required to receive your CERT certificate.
Check-out Our News
NEMCo Volunteers are active and busy this month. See what is happening in our community! Have a look at our new NEMCo flyers designed by one of our Teen Volunteers.
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:
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Antidote for suspected opiate overdose
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CPR and AED for cardiac arrest
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Tourniquet for severe bleeding control
2023 MEETINGS
RACES meetings will be held on the second 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.