The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. When emergencies happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the community.
The CERT course is taught in the community by a trained team of first responders who have completed a CERT Train-the-Trainer course conducted by their state training office for emergency management, or FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI). CERT training includes disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations and light search and rescue operations.
Carter County Community Emergency Response Teams (CC CERT) is a group of dedicated volunteers who help to prepare their neighbors and communities for different types of disasters. CC CERT falls under Carter County Emergency Management, the County’s coordinating agency for organizations and agencies involved in emergency planning, education, and information dissemination. Emergency services personnel are the best equipped to respond to disasters. CC CERT volunteers are trained to support the efforts of Carte