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The Mountain Empire CERT Team |
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The Mountain Empire CERT Team |
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. Complete information on CERT and the Citizens Corps can be found at http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams
NEW! As of July 2012 the Rural CERT Program has reorganized into community Battalions to better coordinate resources between local communities. The Mountain Empire CERT Team is now a part of Rural Fire Cert and the San Diego County Fire Authorities Battalion 4.
The San Diego Rural CERT program covers the communities of Barrett Junction, Dulzura, Jamul, Harbison Canyon, Dehesa, Carveacre, Japatul Valley, Descanso, Campo, Lake Morena, Boulevard and Jacumba. To become a part of Rural CERT or for more information on this life saving program follow this link to their website .
Contact PVFD staff at (619) 473-8445 or 473-8336 to register.
This program is for Pine Valley, Guatay, Corte and Buckman Springs residents
however, anyone from the Mountain Empire may attend if space is available.
San
Diego County CERT
Rural Fire
CERT
Heartland Fire Page
Heartland
Fire CERT
National
(FEMA) CERT Website
Los Angeles City
CERT.
Our first Campo class, April 2005, CERT Graduates
Herman Reddick of the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
gives
the loyalty oath to the first members of the Mountain Empire CERT Team.
Some of the really fun things you learn in 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.
Photos from the April 2005 Campo CERT class and final exercise.
CERT protective gear
Entering for search and rescue
Cribbing to remove trapped victims
Boss ladies
