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ABOUT THE CERT PROGRAM
During his 2002 State of the Union Address, President Bush asked Americans to volunteer their services in order to improve and safeguard their country. As a result of the tragic events of September 11th, he created the Citizens Corps Program to organize volunteer services in the areas of crime, natural disaster and terrorism. The Community Emergency Response Team or (CERT) is a part of the Citizen Corps Program.
In 2004, Sussex County Sheriff’s Office, Division of
Emergency Management joined the Citizen Corp Program and started a
WHAT CERT TEAMS DO
CERT members give critical support to first responders in emergencies, provide immediate assistance to victims, organize volunteers at a disaster site, and collect disaster intelligence to support first responder efforts.
ABOUT CERT TRAINING
If you join CERT, you will receive basic-level training in the following areas:
- Basic First Aid
- Family Disaster Preparedness
- Disaster Fire Suppression
- Medical Operations
- CERT Operations
- Disaster Mental Health
- Basic Emergency Management
- Disaster Simulation – Skills Review
Total training is usually about 18 hours, scheduled in 2-4 hour modules, over a period of weeks or months, in order to address the scheduling needs of team members.
Training courses, student materials and equipment are provided free of charge.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL (973) 579-0380 or
EMAIL scoem@sussexcountysheriff.com