Blue Lake Rancheria Office of Emergency Services attends Tsunami Week public forum
On Thursday, March 26th, the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Office of Emergency Services (OES) attended a Tsunami Week public forum discussion at the Humboldt Grange. This event was focused on reflection following the recent flooding incidents in King Salmon, offering community members a space to ask questions, connect with emergency management & weather professionals and […]
Blue Lake Rancheria Office of Emergency Services hosts CERT training in Klamath
The Yurok Tribe and Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Offices of Emergency Services (OES) recently completed another round of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic training in Klamath. CERT is a nationally recognized program teaching individuals the skills needed to help themselves and their communities in a disaster scenario. This training session brought together 13 individuals […]
Blue Lake Rancheria Office of Emergency Services hosts CERT training in Weitchpec
Both the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) and Yurok Tribe Offices of Emergency Services collaborated to complete the first of three Tribally coordinated Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trainings this past weekend. Community members came together to learn the basics of disaster response, basics of disaster medical operations and psychology, fire safety, and more. These CERT […]
Blue Lake Rancheria hosts ICS 400 Emergency Management training
From 3/11 through 3/12, the 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) Resiliency Training & Innovation Center (RTIC) hosted an ICS 400 emergency management training. The Incident Command System (ICS) is a nationally recognized and standardized command response structure for the control and coordination of emergencies. The ICS structure has been implemented across government, public safety, and private […]
ICS 300 Emergency Management Course held at Blue Lake Rancheria
From 2/10 through 2/12, the Blue Lake Rancheria Office of Emergency Services hosted an ICS 300 emergency management training. This training session had a large turnout, bringing in over 30 participants from around the county. These advanced incident response courses are available to anyone in the community for FREE! If you’d like to start learning […]
MGT-415 Disaster Recovery Course Held at Blue Lake Rancheria
On 1/22/26, the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Office of Emergency Services (OES) hosted a FEMA funded MGT-415 Disaster Recovery in Rural Communities training held by the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC). This training brought in individuals from the Trinidad Rancheria, the Yurok Tribe, Humboldt Area Foundation, Public Works, local volunteer organizations, and Humboldt, Trinity, and […]
Office of Emergency Services hosts CERT training in Trinity County
On 10/18, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Office of Emergency Services (OES) visited the Nor-Rel-Muk Community and Cultural Center in the Trinity Alps to lead the first ever Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training in Trinity County. Over two weekends, around 20 local community members came together to learn practical disaster-response skills, and how volunteers can […]
Department of Water Resources Flood Fight Training
On 10/9/2025, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Office of Emergency Services held a Flood Fight Training led by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). This Flood Fight training taught participants how to address flooding through the use of flood fight mitigation methods, including the construction of sandbag structures, diversion walls, muscle walls, and sack rings. […]
BLR Flood Awareness Tabletop Exercise
On August 23rd, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) and Blue Lake Casino Hotel department leaders and executives came together for a tabletop exercise in order to discuss the January 13th, 2024 Flood event, and how BLR can prepare for flooding events like this in the future. Along with BLR & Casino leaders, other local emergency response professionals were also […]
CERT Instructor Meeting
On 8/11/2025, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) leaders from around Humboldt County came together to discuss the latest updates, training opportunities, and resources available for CERT teams in the area. Linda Nellist, Humboldt Bay Fire CERT Lead Instructor, started the participants off with a round of introductions and ice breakers, getting the CERT leaders to become more […]