366 HEWES ST. TENANT ASSOCIATION

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM

Jun 15, 2006

CERT is a community based volunteer effort and is a component of the Citizen Corps program. The CERT program is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number.

What they do-----
In the event of an emergency the need for a trained community emergency response team to take initial steps to assist victims is essential. CERT training is designed to help you protect yourself, your family, your neighbors and your neighborhood in an emergency situation and to provide assistance to first responders.

During a large-scale disaster, the response of any community?’s emergency services may be delayed or overwhelmed for a variety of reasons. This leaves the citizens of the community-family, neighbors, and coworkers?—to provide for their own well-being and safety until professional responders arrive.

Other things the team could do is ....

Identifying residents, especially those with physical impairments or other special needs, acting to calm our neighbors during any such episode, assisting with evacuation when necessary, educating the residents for disaster preparedness, and enhancing first responders, assisting with traffic and crowd control when necessary.

It's residents understanding their responsibility in preparing for an emergency, and increasing their ability to safely help themselves, their family, co-workers, and neighbors in the event of an emergency.
Remember...you can make a difference by using your training to save lives and protect community property.