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The purpose of the UC San Diego Emergency Management & Business Continuity team is to plan and prepare for campus emergencies and be able to notify and educate the University of these disasters for prompt response and recovery.

08/25/2026

🌞The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory is issued for the San Diego Coasts for temperatures in the 90s beginning at 10:00 a.m. today 8/25/26- Friday 8/28/26 8:00 p.m.
⁃ Stay inside or in shaded areas
- Drink plenty of water
- If you feel sick from the heat, call 9-1-1
- Never leave young children or pets alone in vehicles
Find a cool place near you and tips to beat the heat at coolzones.org
🔱 On Campus, consider going to Geisel Library or the Price Center to cool down.

For more cooling tips go to our website:
https://blink.ucsd.edu/safety/emergencies/preparedness/extreme-heat.html

For an updated County of San Diego map and more information, visit AlertSanDiego.org. Follow CNWSSanDiego on X for updates.

Pictured: Surfer riding wave with the sun behind him, setting down the middle of Scripps pier.

08/21/2026

BTS of our Emergency Management Tabletop Exercise with over 20 campus partners, including Deans of the Colleges, UC San Diego Police, ResLife offices, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Campus Life, University Centers. Recreation, Facilities Management, RRSS, EH&S, Transportation, Libraries, CAPS, and Student Health. Thank you to all of our participants; players and observers. We also had evaluations from UC San Diego Health, SDSU, and CSU San Marcos. The Tabletop Exercise connected many resources and generated great discussions that will be incorporated into our emergency planning and protocols.

Picture 1) Evaluator manual in the foreground with people seated next to tables in large training room in background with facilitator to the right with a projector screen. 2) Emergency Management team standing facilitating training speaking towards audience. 3, 4,5) full training room of seated people at tables for the training showing amount of people in large room with facilitators standing wearing yellow vests.

08/11/2026

🔱🌞Appreciation post for the UC San Diego Police Department team for their version of National Night Out, Grillin' n Chillin' for our VC OMCP partners.

Thank you for the great conversations, delicious food and the opportunity to showcase our Campus Emergency Response Team program, Hands-Only CPR and always great to see the UCSD Employee Wellness team too.

Pictured: 1) UC San Diego Police members seasoning burgers on the grill, 2 and 3) Police members serving burgers to Facilities Management members lined up around the grill and tables, 4) Discussions with our Emergency Management team on the Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, 5) Hands-only CPR training and demonstration, 6) Facilities Management members enjoying the food around tables and in the shade under tents, 7) UCSD Fire Marshal office waiting in line for food, 8) UCSD Transportation and Auxiliary services team showing off the food, 9) Line of multiple UCSD departments talking while waiting for food , 10) CERT discussions, 11) EH&S showing the Emergency Response truck and Duty Response Team.

07/24/2026

Thank you to our partners and participants at Rya Pepper Canyon West Res Life for having us out for a summer Great ShakeOut and Gear Up event. We can't wait for the October 15th Great ShakeOut event at Marshall Field. Our participants learned life-saving skills and resources to know what to do following an earthquake or disaster with first aid, fire extinguisher, and bystander hands-only CPR training. Thank you to Diego and UC San Diego Police Department for providing support too!

07/08/2026

While it's hot outside, we are teaching folks how to put fires out. Environment, Health , and Safety; and Emergency Management offer fire extinguisher training for our campus partners. Thank you to the Student Health and Wellness team for having us 🧯🌬🔥

Pictured: Instructor demonstrating use of a fire extinguisher with a fire simulator screen.

06/13/2026

🎓🌞🎉🔱Happy Commencement Class of 2026!!! The calm before the crowds. It's going to be a warm one today Tritons .
Remember to hydrate and wear sun protection!

Pictured: RIMAC field with Commencement chairs and stage set up.

06/10/2026

We are pleased to welcome the newest graduates to the UC San Diego Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) team! These individuals successfully completed the academy by attending a series of Saturday classes, which concluded on May 31, 2026.

This recent academy included 12 UC San Diego students—our largest student cohort to date, marking an exciting milestone for our program. Please look for updates and upcoming refresher opportunities in the future. If you would like to contact the Emergency Management Team, please email us at [email protected].
Pictured: CERT Group behind the training fire. Video: students putting out training fire with extinguisher.

05/21/2026

🔱❤️Tritons join us for Hands‐Only CPR/AED day, June 3rd.
💕Learn how to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest using hands-only CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) from professional first responders. Get hands-on experience with our practice mannequins. This is a non-certified course; no card will be issued upon completion.

Each session is made up of three half-hour segments:

Hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
Question and answer
Sign up CPR & AED Training via the UC Learning Center and reserve your slot.

University Center 409, Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Session 1: 10–11:30 a.m.
Session 2: 1–2:30 p.m.

For more information:
https://blink.ucsd.edu/safety/emergencies/preparedness/get-ready/training-day/index.html -and-aed-training

Pictured: 1) CPR training demonstration with manikin. 2) CPR hand position on manikin with AED pads.

05/19/2026

Thanks to all of our Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) members who we’re able to join us for a refresher training and checking out our Emergency Containers for CERT and touring our Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We hope to have more refresher training opportunities soon so stay tuned or follow us.

Pictured: CERT members holding equipment at our CERT emergency containers.

05/13/2026

🔱CERT Team we have scheduled our next CERT refresher class for May 18, 2026. The refresher will have two sessions, the first from 9:00 to 11:00 am and the second from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. The subject and material will be the same for each session, please sign up for the session that works best for you.
The refresher will consist of a tour of the new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located in Suite 375A of Torrey Pines Center South, and an orientation on the CERT containers located around campus. This orientation will include walking to the emergency container across from Triton Track and familiarization with the equipment on the emergency container.
To sign up for the refresher please use this link https://go.ucsd.edu/2RmmlKG.
We are also updating our CERT roster and call-out list. If you no longer want to receive these notifications for CERT, please email us at [email protected] and we will remove you from the list.
Pictured: 1)Emergency Operations Center with staff during exercise 2) CERT Emergency Container

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La Jolla, CA

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http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/emergencyplanning

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