Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program
- 20 hour training, supplies & equipment, and free meals (sponsored by local businesses)
- Quarterly (next training Fri-Sun, Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2014)
- Each class ~ 20-25
- Didactic, interactive, hands-on, simulation
- Emergency Disaster Prep (self, neighbor, local, regional, state)
- Earth, Wind, Fire, Terrorism
- Plan, Prepare, and Mitigate
- Disaster Recovery, Urban Search & Rescue, Emergency Com
- Assist 1st Responders (medical, utility, law enforcement, fire)
- Floods, Landslides, firestorms, winterstorms, Residential Neighborhood checks, Special needs evacuation, animal evacuation & sheltering, General evacuation, traffic management, crowd management, staffing shelters
NO COST, but NOT FREE!!!
- NO cost to participate (“free” hands-on training, special supplies & equipment) because … YOU PAID via your taxes already (and much of the food and materials are donated)
- However, because of the volunteerism involved, this reduces the need for local Fire and Police to hire additional staff to do what well-trained volunteers can do (fiscal responsibility)
- I E A (“I Eat Apples”) Inform Educate Advocate
- Develop and cultivate trusting relationships
- As you develop the trust, your community will look to you on issues related locally, regional, state, and federal.
Local CERT programs
- Redlands Fay Glass (fglass@cityofredlands.org)
- Loma Linda Debra Kreske (dkreske@lomalinda-ca.go)
- San Bernardino Michael Ramirez (michael.ramirez@oes.sbcounty.gov)
- Beaumont Rick Cook (rcook@ci.beaumont.ca.us)
- Colton Kevin Valentin (kvalentin@confire.org)
- Riverside Anthony Richardson (Anthony.Richardson@fire.ca.gov)