What is CERT?
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is a training
program that prepares community volunteers to help themselves, their families,
and their neighbors in the event of a major disaster. During a major disaster,
first responders may not be able to reach everyone right away. By getting
trained in CERT, you will learn the skills needed to help save lives and
protect property.
What do CERT teams do
in an emergency?
Under the direction of the Lee County Director of Emergency
Services, CERT volunteers provide critical support by giving immediate
assistance to victims, providing damage assessment information and organizing
other volunteers at a disaster site. Volunteers trained in CERT also offer a
potential workforce for performing duties such as traffic and crowd control,
shelter support and evacuation.
How does CERT help
the community?
In addition to supporting emergency responders during a
disaster, the CERT program builds strong relationships between the emergency
responders and the people they serve. CERT teams also participate by helping
with neighborhood emergency plans, exercises, emergency preparedness
information and education.
The Benefits of CERT
Training
We work with local agencies to provide some of the best and
most interactive response training available. CERT training starts with a
21-hour basic course approved by FEMA and taught here in Lee County at the
Central Carolina Community College’s Emergency Services Training Center. The
basic course provides critical skills in emergency preparedness and response.
Participants learn to:
Participants learn to:
Anticipate hazards Extinguish small fires
Conduct search and rescue operations
Apply basic first aid
Set-up medical treatment areas Help reduce survivor stress
Conduct search and rescue operations
Apply basic first aid
Set-up medical treatment areas Help reduce survivor stress
Who Should Join CERT?
If you are at least eighteen years old, and have the desire
to become involved, you are eligible to join CERT. Now is the time to get involved
and discover what other CERT Volunteers have already experienced learning to
prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster. There is no cost for CERT
training to Lee County residents, and there is a job for everyone, regardless
of age or physical condition.
The next CERT Basic 21 Hour Course is scheduled for August 2018:
The next CERT Basic 21 Hour Course is scheduled for August 2018:
Friday, August 3rd 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, continues on Saturday,
August 4th 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, returns on Friday, August 10th 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
and finish up on Saturday, August 11th 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
To sign up, contact Lee County CERT leaders: Penny Turner at
pbturner@windstream.net or Sparky Wilson at sparky.wilson06@gmail.com
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