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Tri Community CERT members distributing disaster preparedness information at the Mayfield Village Cruise Night. Photo courtesy of Katherine Kurkov, Hillcrest Patch. See the entire article at: http://hillcrest.patch.com/articles/cert-needs-volunteers-for-disaster-response | From the Citizen Corps web site...
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. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community. We are registered on the Citizen Corps website at: http://www.citizencorps.gov/cc/showCert.do?id=43895 |
Members of the Tri Community CERT conducting a missing person search drill during a team meeting on September 10, 2011.
| Team members practice CERT Medical Operations triage and first aid training during the 9/10/11 team meeting.
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Team members practice various areas of CERT training including Light search and Rescue and Disaster Medical Operations at the CERT Module Nine training exercise held on 10/29/11.