Many communities remain unprepared, as only 30% of those who live in winter storm hazard areas have participated in a disaster exercise in the past year. Even a small amount of snow can impact your community, making it critical to have a plan in place for winter weather. Be there for your neighbors when the next storm hits by finding...
Apply for FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards... That's right - awards from FEMA for doing what your should already be doing! Individual and Community Preparedness Awards highlight innovative local practices and achievements by individuals and organizations that made outstanding contributions toward making their communities safer, better prepared, and more resilient. Are you a part of the National Preparedness Community...
Are you a member of your local CERT? Are you active? Are you Updated? FEMA 101: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Programs Every CERT Member needs this free App! History of the CERT Program CERT – Community Emergency Response Team CERT Gear & Supplies Citizen Corps and CERT Information Deadline The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
While everyone should learn First Aid and have a good Emergency First Aid Guide, mass casualties in a Disaster require a different focus than day-to-day cuts, bumps, and bruises. First Aid is the most important component of disaster response. A common complaint about CERT programs is disappointment in the first aid segment: "It was not enough." Disaster First Aid is designed...
Following a major disaster, first responders will not be able to meet the demand for services generally expected by the public. Factors such as the number of injured, communications failures and road blockages will prevent services such as fire and medical from responding to an incident at a moment’s notice. To combat this problem, FEMA formed the Community Emergency Response Team...
How Prepared do you want to be? How well trained? How well informed? How involved? Community Emergency Response Teams are formed in neighborhoods throughout the Nation to help each of us get trained and involved - usually for free. In fact, we were founding Board Members of our local C.E.R.T., and achieved Local, State, Federal and Corporate funding that allowed...
The CERT program started in Los Angeles, California before making its journey across the United States and abroad. Officials from LA travelled to Japan in February of 1985 to study its disaster response plans. The team discovered that Japan had extensive training programs that were neighborhood-based, focusing on fire suppression, light search and rescue operations, first aid, or evacuation.  ...
CERT Gear CERT is a training program that prepares you to help yourself, your family, and your neighbors in the event of a disaster. During an incident, emergency service personnel may not be able to reach everyone immediately. By getting trained in CERT, you will have the skills to help emergency responders save lives and protect property. CERT participants will...
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