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HOW DOES CERT HELP THE COMMUNITY

In addition to supporting emergency responders during a disaster, the CERT program builds strong working relationships between emergency responders and the people they serve. CERT teams also help the community year-round by helping with community emergency plans, neighborhood exercises, preparedness outreach, fire safety education, and workplace safety. To talk about CERT, ask questions, or post comments, click here.

What are Community Emergency Response Teams?

• Church Response to Disasters
• Disaster Preparedness
• Fire Safety
• Disaster Medical Operations
• ICT for Disaster Management
• Light Search and Rescue Operations
• Disaster Psychology
• Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment
• Terrorism and CERT
• Texas EquuSearch

Featured Articles

2007 DHS Funding for CERT Take a look at the funding from DHS for CERT and other community based programs.

Mental health emergency services give boost to crisis care New metropolitan mental health emergency services have shortened response times and doubled the number of people who can receive face-to-face emergency treatment in the community.

Additional Resources

• Continuing Education for CERT

• Citizens Corps and Homeland Security Free Publications web site for CERT

• Various Images of CERT Teams

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