North County CERT graduates largest class

The crisp Saturday morning of April 14 found newly trained Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class members standing before a badly damaged building. North County Fire Marshall Sid Morel watched as Incident Commander Mike Crain welcomed the graduates and observers to the graduation drill for the 56 new members at Fire Station Headquarters in Fallbrook.

As Crain pointed out that the Do-Not-Enter symbol on the door hung askew on the door frame, a muffled sound came from inside the building. At the sound, a strange caped figure appeared and rushed toward the building, intent upon his missio...