C.E.R.T

C.E.R.T. stands for Community Emergency Response Team. The County is proud to offer citizens a chance to get involved as volunteers to help with possible disasters. C.E.R.T. volunteers will be trained in emergency preparedness and basic response techniques thus enabling them to take a more active role in providing critical support to first responders during emergencies.

Following a disaster, only trained personnel will be allowed into a disaster site during the rescue phase. Once trained, C.E.R.T volunteers will work with other trained responders. Duties could include search and rescue, traffic control, and disaster medicine. C.E.R.T members could also be called upon to help at the command post and emergency operations center.