CERT - Ortonville/Brandon Township, MI

10/29/2025

Here are some great tips from Sparky the Fire Dog for Halloween! We’re only a couple of days away now! 🎃

Heading out for fright night this ? 👻
✅ Choose flame-resistant costumes
✅ Avoid long, trailing fabric
✅ Stay safe while you scare, stay away from lighted candles!

For more Halloween safety information go to: nfpa.org/halloween

10/23/2025

Thank you for having us, Brandon Township Public Library! We hope to join you again next year. 🎃

10/20/2025

This weekend Gary and Jonathan from our Cert team had the distinct pleasure of joining The Brandon Township Public Library for their annual Treats and Trails. It was a perfect day to pass out candy! 🌤️
Cert saw plenty of fun and spooky costumes that really made it a great day. We look forward to joining you all again next year—- remember to brush your teeth after all that candy! 🍬

10/15/2025

Please remember to join us this Saturday at the Brandon Township Community Park in partnership with the Brandon Township Public Library. We can’t wait to see all of the little ghosts, ghouls, and goblins! 🎃

DON'T MISS...THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 18th.

10/15/2025

🧙‍♀️ Ortonville: thank you for sharing Witch’s Night Out with us! We had such a great time connecting with so many of you throughout the day - there were so many spooky witches!

👮‍♂️ Thank you to our friends, the Oakland County Sheriffs, for keeping us all safe throughout the night. We are so thankful to all of our top-tier first responders.

🎃 We are looking forward to sharing Halloween night with you all, as well! Stay safe, and stay spooky!

09/27/2025

One week ago we ran a Search & Rescue drill here in Brandon Township. Why did we do this?

📢 CERT volunteers participate in emergency drills to build a stronger, more readied response. Practice makes perfect, and it is helpful to perform a drill so we can think back on our experience if we are needed.

🔦 By handling basic tasks, CERT volunteers allow professional responders time to focus on more complex and immediate issues that require their specialized training and experience.

📻 When dispatched, CERT volunteers can provide fast assistance to individuals before professional responders are able to arrive if the affected area is large enough.

If you are in the area and looking for more community involvement please get in touch to sit in on a meeting and get a sense of what we are all about! We meet every Third Thursday of the month, and we would love to meet you.

09/23/2025

Ready.gov has shared some great safety tips for when thunderstorms coming knocking.
Here is a friendly reminder explaining the different between a Thunderstorm Watch 👀 and a Thunderstorm Warning ⚠️ :

👀 Thunderstorm Watch -

🌧️ What it means: The conditions for severe thunderstorms are present, making severe weather possible both in and near the watch area.
🌧️ They are issued by: The National Weather Service (NWS) or the Storm Prediction Center (SPC).
🌧️ What areas are covered: A larger area, like several counties or even states.
🌧️ What to do: Monitor the weather, keep informed, and be ready to act if a warning is issued!

⚠️ Thunderstorm Warning -

⛈️ What it means: A severe thunderstorm has now been spotted by radar or is now being reported by storm spotters.
⛈️ They are issued by: The local National Weather Service (NWS) office.
⛈️ What areas are covered: A smaller, more specific area, such as a city or small county, in the storm's path.
⛈️ What to do: Take immediate protective action to ensure your safety, such as going to a safe, interior room in a sturdy building.

Keep dry, and keep safe! 🌂

Thunderstorms can strike fast — make sure you’re safe inside:

- When thunder roars, head indoors
- Avoid concrete floors & walls
- Stay away from sinks, baths & faucets
- Don’t use electronics plugged into outlets

Mor tips: ready.gov/thunderstorms-lightning

09/22/2025

Good Morning and Happy Monday! The US National Weather Service in our area is predicting a chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the 5 day.

Here are some tips for driving in the rain:

🌧️ Slow down. The posted speed limits are for ideal conditions, so be sure to reduce your speed on wet roads to maintain control and reaction time.

🌧️ Increase your follow distance. 2x or 3x the distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. This gives you more room to safely stop, reducing the risk of a collision.

🌧️ Turn on your headlights. Even in light rain, using your LOW-beam headlights helps other drivers see your vehicle. ⚠️ AVOID using high beams, as the light can reflect off the rain and reduce visibility!

🌧️ Avoid using cruise control. On wet surfaces using cruise control can cause your wheels to accelerate if you hydroplane, leading to a loss of control.

🌧️ Watch out for hydroplaning. Hydroplaning happens when your tires lose contact with the road and ride on a thin layer of water, which causes loss of control.

Stay safe everyone, and have a great week!

Here is the 5 day forecast for Southeast Michigan.

09/21/2025

Brandon Township Public Library we will be there with you!
Parents/guardians, the season is creeping and crawling up fast 👻 so remember to always inspect goodies before consumption! Check treats for signs of tampering such as unusual appearance or discoloration, or holes/tears/excessive wear in wrappers. Toss anything that looks suspicious or has signs of being tampered with. Stay safe!!! 🎃

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09/20/2025

A great ending to CERT week! Today our team ran a search and rescue drill. These drills are important because they give the team real world and practiced, boots on the ground experience should we be needed in the event of a missing person. While we hope we would never be needed for such a thing we still train to be prepared!
If you’re in the area and looking to be more involved with the community- please reach out! We would love to meet you.

It's 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆! We want to see social media turn green with photos of you and your fellow CERT volunteers!

Tag us in photos or comment below with photos of you and your fellow CERT volunteers in your best CERT green. Bonus bragging points if your team is striking a superhero pose!

Thank you to City of Chino CERT (located in Chino, California) for striking their best superhero poses and for being local heroes in their community each and every day!

09/20/2025

Some photos from this mornings Search & Rescue drill at Independence Oaks.

03/17/2024

Oakland County Emergency Management and Homeland Security is observing Severe Weather Awareness Week (SWAW) March 17-23 with many opportunities to educate citizens about severe weather hazards.

We encourage those who live, work or travel within Oakland County to check the Emergency Management web page and social media all week for valuable information about severe weather threats, developing a family plan of action, tornadoes, downed power lines, floods, fires and more. Feel free to share our posts with family, friends, and your agency/organization’s followers.

As part of Oakland County’s recognition week, there will also be a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 20 at 1 p.m. The National Weather Service will issue a practice tornado warning and broadcast a test message on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Radio. The practice warning can be heard on a NOAA Weather Radio, which can be bought commercially, or heard through the NOAA Weather Radio app.

Every time a siren test is conducted (first Saturday of the month or special test) an OakAlert message is sent to subscribers. OakAlert is a self-registering alert system which emails participants about critical incidents in Oakland County like missing persons, or HazMat incidents. The message on March 20 will communicate information about the statewide test. To sign up, text "OakAlert" to 99411.

For more resources on how you can prepare your home, school or business for severe weather emergencies and other disasters, or to sign up for OakAlert, visit:
oakgov.com/community/emergency-management