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	Community emergency response team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United States a community emergency response team (CERT), sometimes known as a Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT), is a group of volunteer emergency workers.
		CERT members are instead trained to avoid hazards, and assign strenuous tasks to younger or fit members of the team.
		Work under the supervision of the Team Leader, searching for and providing rescue of victims as is prudent under the conditions; when not accomplishing their primary mission, assist the Fire Suppression Team, assist in the triage or treatment area as needed; other duties as assigned; communicate with Team Leader.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Community_emergency_response_team (2638 words)

	COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM
		A "CERT" is a group of people that is organized under the leadership of a local jurisdiction and receives special training that enhances their ability to recognize, respond to, and recover from a major emergency or disaster situation.
		CERT training provides community self-sufficiency through the development of response teams that can assist others by providing vital services in the absence of emergency responders, whose arrival may be delayed due to a large event.
		Currently we are seeking CERT team members at least 18 years of age who reside in the twelve county area of the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG).
	www.bexar.org /oem/CERT.htm (636 words)

	LAFD - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
		CERT training provides community self-sufficiency through the development of multi-functional response teams that can act as an adjunct to local emergency services during major disasters.
		CERT has increased the overall level of public disaster readiness in Los Angeles, provided emergency skills that people may use in day-to-day emergencies, enhanced the bond between government and populace, and increased community spirit.
		The LAFD is pleased to share extensive CERT training information with governmental agencies and community groups that are interested in starting a similar effort in their area.
	www.lafd.org /cert.htm (727 words)

	City of Independence, Missouri - Community Emergency Response Team Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Community Emergency Response Training gives both theoretical and practical experiences that will prepare you, your family and your neighbors to better cope with a disastrous situation.
		By teaching the basics of emergency preparedness, disaster medicine and light search and rescue, the Independence Fire Department hopes to empower individuals to feel confident enough to take control of an emergency and do what is best for their families and immediate neighborhood.
		We will work as an individual or together as emergency response teams to assist our families and neighbors in time of disaster and to be prepared to make decisions that do the most good for the most people.
	www.ci.independence.mo.us /fire/safetycert.stm (452 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Home - Brevard County
		A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a group that is organized and receives special training that enhances their ability to prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate against a major emergency or disaster situation.
		The CERT course is delivered in your Brevard community by a team of first responders who have the requisite knowledge and skills to instruct the sessions.
		CERT training for community groups is usually delivered in 2 1/2 hour sessions, one evening a week over a 7 week period, at a location that is agreed upon by the students and the instructors.
	www.embrevard.com /vol_cert_home.cfm (645 words)

	City of Manteca C.E.R.T.
		The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program that helps educate citizens about hazards they may face and trains them in lifesaving skills so that they are better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities.
		Initially, CERT programs were developed to assist communities in taking care of themselves in the aftermath of a major disaster when first responders are overwhelmed or unable to respond because of communication or transportation difficulties.
		CERT's have proven themselves to be an active and vital part of their communities' preparedness and response capability.
	www.ci.manteca.ca.us /police/CERT (214 words)

	Virginia Corps: Virginia Citizen Corps > CERT
		Excerpts from the log of a Virginia CERT Team volunteering in Florida.
		CERT participants are trained and maintained as part of a neighborhood or workplace response team.
		CERT training can give you the basic skills needed immediately following a major disaster, when emergency services may not be available and when residents may have to rely on each other for life-saving and life-sustaining needs.
	www.virginiacorps.org /CitizenCorps/cert/certChoose.cfm (369 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team C.E.R.T.
		Community Emergency Response Team C.E.R.T. The Town of Glen Alpine is the first community in Burke County, North Carolina, to train and establish a Community Emergency Response Team.
		CERT Training is designed to prepare you to help yourself, your family, and your neighbors in the event of a catastrophic disaster.
		A "CERT", Community Emergency Response Team, is a group of people that is organized and receives special training that enhances their ability to recognize, respond to, and recover from a major emergency or disaster situation.
	www.users.conninc.com /glenalpinefire/page5.html (350 words)

	Citizen Corps: Programs and Partners : Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
		The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities.
		CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the community.
		The CERT course is taught in the community by a trained team of first responders who have completed a CERT Train-the-Trainer course conducted by their state training office for emergency management, or FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI), located in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
	www.citizencorps.gov /programs/cert.shtm (190 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A "CERT" is a group of people that is organized as a team and receives special training that enhances their ability to recognize, respond to, and recover from a major emergency or disaster situation.
		The "Team", in its most general sense, would refer to the group of citizens that seek training and share a common interest in becoming more aware of the problems and solutions that may affect them, their families, and their neighborhood.
		As a result of the training, CERT team members are better prepared to deal with events that might otherwise seem overwhelming.
	www.pascocountyfl.net /oem/cert.asp (1145 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The CERT Program is designed to train residents to assist safety personnel and City staff in the event of a major disaster.
		Team members are all volunteers and may be called upon at anytime to assist the Culver City Fire Department with sandbagging to prevent further storm damage, assist in the event of an earthquake or other disaster, or any other time.
		CERT members also receive additional training throughout the year in order to better assist the Fire Department and Community.
	www.culvercity.org /cert/cert.html (167 words)

	Arlington Virginia Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
		A CERT is a group of people organized as a neighborhood-based team that receives special training to enhance their ability to recognize, respond to, and recover from a major emergency or disaster situation.
		Teams are trained by professional responders in areas that will help them take care of themselves and others before, during and after a major emergency.
		Prior to an emergency, CERT members are expected to have an awareness of their own neighborhoods, and to pre-determine possible evacuation sites that will facilitate effective, safe and rapid response to emergencies.
	www.co.arlington.va.us /Departments/EmergencyManagement/EmergencyManagementCert.aspx (928 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - Emergency Management - City of Kent, Washington
		On a normal day, emergency services personnel are the best trained and equipped to handle emergencies and we all count on them for their expertise.
		However, following a catastrophic disaster, emergency response personnel may not be able to help everyone immediately, because of the size of the area affected, lost communications, and un-passable roads.
		The CERT members' role in disaster response, hazards most likely to affect their community and how to prepare themselves.
	www.ci.kent.wa.us /emergency/CERT (310 words)

	FloridaCERT.com
		CERT Teams can make the difference by using their training to save lives and protect property.
		Upon completion of “CERT” training, teams are encouraged to continue training, drilling and develop neighborhood networks of resources so their teams may build, grow and flourish within the community.
		CERT Teams are often utilized by local emergency agencies for a variety of functions, such as firefighter rehab teams, special needs neighborhood canvassing, working in drills for and with emergency responders, all kinds of disaster mitigation tasks, the list goes on and on.
	www.floridacert.com (236 words)

	Chesterfield County, Virginia \| Fire & EMS - CERT Training
		Horton and other recent CERT graduates from Woodlake were able to pitch in immediately, checking on residents and helping Woodlake's maintenance crew clear trees from roads, providing access for county emergency vehicles.
		CERT training involves about 32 hours of training, plus an extra day if a volunteer chooses to be certified in CPR, which is recommended.
		Professionals teach basic response skills, including: disaster preparedness at home, how to form and manage response teams among neighbors during a disaster, light emergency-medical training, search and rescue, disaster psychology, and hands-on skills practice.
	www.co.chesterfield.va.us /PublicSafety/Fire/CERT (456 words)

	NYC Office of Emergency Management - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CERTs are groups of neighborhood and community-based volunteers that undergo an intensive, 25-hour training program in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, and medical operations.
		CERT teams are self-deploying response groups that can begin initial response actions to save lives and protect property.
		CERT is one of four programs in the Department of Homeland Security's Citizen Corps initiative.
	www.nyc.gov /html/oem/html/programs/cert.html (564 words)

	CERT
		CERT is a program that helps citizens to be trained and prepared to meet their own needs in the event of an emergency.
		The Pima County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is collaborating with Cities, Towns, Indian Nations, Fire Districts and Volunteer Fire Departments, Hospitals and other private and public agencies in Pima County to coordinate and promote this training to businesses, neighborhoods and citizens.
		The Pima County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will offer a brief presentation of the course to groups in the community, and the training may be arranged in order to meet your needs.
	www.pimahealth.org /cert/index.asp (606 words)

	Wilton CERT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train and equip citizens to be prepared to help themselves and their neighbors in the event of a disaster, crisis or common emergency.
		Factors such as number of victims, communication failures, and road blockages will prevent people from accessing emergency services that they have come to expect at a moment's notice through 911.
		CERT is a group of neighbors who have come together for some specialized training that will make them more effective in responding to emergencies.
	www.wiltoncert.org (172 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CERT is a proud partner of Citizen Corps and the effort to have everyone in America prepare, train, and volunteer.
		The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
		CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
	www.citizencorps.gov /cert (161 words)

	FEMA: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program
		The CERT course is taught in the community by a trained team of first responders who have completed a CERT Train-the-Trainer course conducted by their state training office for emergency management, or FEMA's Emergency Management Institute, located in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
		CERT teams remain active in the community before a disaster strikes, sponsoring events such as drills, neighborhood clean up, and disaster education fairs.
		CERT is a vital component of Citizen Corps, President Bush's community-based initiative to engage citizens in homeland security and community and family preparedness through public education and outreach, training opportunities, and volunteer service.
	www.fema.gov /news/newsrelease.fema?id=3131 (642 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team
		In the event of a catastrophe in Rio Grande City, community CERT volunteers are vital components of the City’s Emergency Management Plan (EMP).
		Professional emergency responders may not be able to reach all areas of the City or all injured victims at once.
		CERT allows you to serve Rio Grande City in a way that will not put you in danger but will help save others if a disaster should occur.
	www.ci.rio-grande-city.tx.us /emergencies/cert.htm (182 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CERT educates participants about local hazards and trains them in skills that are useful during disaster and life’s everyday emergencies.
		The Edgewater CERT helped emergency management and the fire department personnel by assisting with evacuation; handling donations; preparing food for firefighters; and answering the phone while the professionals were fighting the fire.
		Besides training CERT members, it is also important to educate members of response agencies in the community about CERTs, the skills that team members have learned during training and the role that they will have during a major disaster.
	www.sebastiancountyonline.com /WebForms.nsf/21ac51f5dcacebc7862569690051db9d/14279ac3e50ce7d686256f4f006c975b?OpenDocument (1186 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The goal is for emergency personnel to train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in basic response skills.
		CERT members are then integrated into the emergency response capability for their areas.
		CERT members maintain and refine their skills by participating in exercises and activities.
	www.tempe.gov /fire/community_emergency_response_tea.htm (332 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program
		The Federal Emergency Management Agency, using the model originally created by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, began promoting the nationwide use of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept in 1993.
		CERT members are then integrated into the emergency response capability for their neighborhood.
		Citizen Response Team members maintain their skill by participating in exercises and activities.
	www.beavertonoregon.gov /departments/emergency/cert/cert_about.html (283 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team
		CERT members give critical support to first responders in emergencies, provide immediate assistance to victims in their area, organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site, and collect disaster intelligence to support first responder efforts.
		CERT teams have been activated to assist in many instances…following hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, a natural gas explosion in WA (the CERT team involved was later to receive the American Red Cross Real Heroes award) wild-fires, and many other instances.
		In 2004 a local CERT team was activated following an oil spill at the Jersey Shore and were used and equipped to assist in tracking the effect of the spill.
	www.holmdelpolice.org /general_info/cert.htm (604 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team \| Your reference guide for Community Emergency Response Team and more. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CERT Teams will be trained in basic fire suppression techniques, basic first aid and recognizing life threatening injuries, light search and rescue techniques, and team organization.
		Community emergency response team A community emergency response team (CERT) is a group of amateur emergency workers.
		Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Goal: Develop the capability to sustain your organization during the early hours of a disaster when community emergency responders are typically not...
	www.pajournal.com /Emergencies/communityemergencyresponseteam (1524 words)

	Community Emergency Response Team -- Teaching Citizens to Be First Responders" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The county invites residents to participate in "Community Emergency Response Training." The CERT program teaches people the skills required to get through the first, critical 72 hours following an emergency.
		The CERT model was created by the Los Angeles City Fire Department and was geared toward helping residents of that city cope with earthquakes.
		Here in Baltimore County, the CERT program is tailored to the kinds of disasters this region is most likely to face.
	www.co.ba.md.us /News/emergency_prep/certprogram.html (321 words)

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