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C.E.R.T. Training at Station 5 - Station 5
Monday, February 27, 2012
C.E.R.T. Training was hosted at Station 5 Monday Feb 27th at 0930hrs and 1830hrs . Past Chief RB Chambers went over classroom and hands on training for building collapse . Station 5 members assisted in the hands on portion of the class also . Currently Station 5 has two members who are active Instuctors for the County C.E.R.T. Team , Past Chief RB Chambers and Chief Larry Zimmerman . Info below on how you can join the C.E.R.T Team .
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. CERT is
a nationwide initiative.
The events of September 11 will
never be forgotten; also not forgotten is how the spirit of America
was awakened that day and citizens came forth to volunteer their
services. President George W.
Bush harnessed this spirit of volunteerism with the Citizen Corps
program. CERT is a part of the
Citizen Corps Program.
In Salem County, C.E.R.T. is
jointly sponsored and coordinated
by the Salem County Office of
Emergency Management and the
Salem County Sheriff’s Office.
Volunteer opportunities exist for
the Salem County and Salem
Community College Teams.
H o w C a n I J o i n ?
To become a CERT member you
must be at least 18 years of age.
If you want to volunteer your services and become trained to protect yourself and families from
disasters; natural or man-made
contact the Salem County Office of
Emergency Management at (856)
769-2900 ext. 4118
Persons affiliated with Salem Community College interested in joining
the College Team should contact
Denise Marconi at (856)299-2100
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