Upcoming Events
Note: All events on this page are in the process of migrating to our Training Calendar (Link below)
Training Calendar | Island County, WA
Below you will find upcoming volunteer and training opportunities. If you wish to participate in any of these events, please see event details for sign-up instructions.
2025
June
07 - Thunder Run
- Location: Whidbey Airpark
- Exercise to practice aerial resupply of critical items, in conjunction with the Disaster Air Response Team as part of the Washington Counties General Aviation Response Plan. CERT, ICACS, and MRC volunteers wanted.
- Sign up for Camano: The Camano Airfield is unavailable for this exercise due to unforeseen circumstances.
- Sign up for Whidbey
21 - Community Points of Distribution Exercise
- Location: TBD (South Whidbey)
- Exercise to practice operating a Community Point of Distribution (CPOD). CPODs hand out water, food, and other essential items during prolonged disasters. CERT, ICACS, and MRC volunteers wanted. Volunteers are strongly recommended to complete IS-26: Guide to Points of Distribution prior to the exercise.
- Sign up: email DEM@islandcountywa.gov
July
No Events Scheduled
August
22-24 - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Course
- Location: Oak Harbor Fire Department, 855 E. Whidbey Ave, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
- Info
- Student Sign up: Online Form / Volunteer Sign up: email DEM@islandcountywa.gov
23 - Camano Safety & Preparedness Fair (Camano Preparedness Group and Camano Fire & Rescue)
- Location: Camano Commons, 848 N. Sunrise Dr, Camano Island WA 98282
- Time: 10:00am-4:00pm
- https://camanopreparednessgroup.org/
- Point of Contact: kk6sue@gmail.com
- No sign-up needed. Free admission.
September
05-07 - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Course
- Location: South Whidbey Fire & EMS, Station 36, 5579 Bayview Road, Langley, WA 98260
- Info
- Student Sign up: Online Form / Volunteer Sign up: email DEM@islandcountywa.gov
16-18 - G2300: Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions
- Location: Anacortes City Hall, 904 6th St., Anacortes, WA 98221
- Time: 8 am-5 pm
- The G-2300 Intermediate Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Functions is a three-day course that trains team members in various positions on how to work together in an EOC and Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) to support emergency operations. The class will include roles, responsibilities, and organization. It will also provide training on staffing, equipment, communications, and processes for activation/deactivation.
- Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44ABA928A6FDC07-55909314-g2300#/
TBD - Shelter Management Exercise
- Location TBD
- Exercise to practice operating a shelter for displaced people. CERT, ICACS, and MRC volunteers wanted.
- Sign up: email DEM@islandcountywa.gov
October
24-26 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Course
- Location: Camano Island Fire & Rescue, Station #4, 273 N W Camano Dr, Camano, WA 98282
- Info
- Student Sign up: Online Form / Volunteer Sign up: email DEM@islandcountywa.gov