What is CERT?

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.

For more information, please visit  http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

See a great PowerPoint presentation on the various elements of Citizen's Corp.  Although not included in this presentation, the Medical Reserve Corps is another branch of the Citizen Corps.

Tell me more about the Southeastern CT CERT!

The Southeastern CT CERT team is part of Region 4 and is under the leadership of Connecticut's Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS).   The SCCOG CERT Program encompasses the Town and City of Groton,Towns of East Lyme and Waterford, The Mohegan Tribal Nation, City of New London, and the Towns of Salem and Montville. Each town and city (with the exception of Groton Town and City) continues its own CERT, and regionalizes administrative and training services via the Southeastern CT CERT Committee. 

Other members in Region 4 include WINCOG and NECOG. 

Southeastern CT Council of Governments                                 www.seccog.org

Windham County Council of Governments                                 http://www.wincog.org/ 

See all CT regions at http://www.ct.gov/demhs/cwp/view.asp?a=1903&q=295316&demhsNav=|