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Community Emergency Response Team
- The CERT Program educates citizens 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. All citizens are encouraged to take the CERT training. There is no requirement to join the active CERT team. Our philosophy is that a trained citizen is a better-prepared citizen.
Links to Registration Surveys
Link to report High Water and road flooding
CERT Academy 2025-3 at Pioneer House in La Marque in August
Operation Safe and Sound Labor Day Weekend 2025
Use QR Code to register for new Mass Notification System
Use URL Link to register for new Mass Notification System
Join Zello Communications App Group
Not receiving Emails and Newsletters link
Request to join CERT Trailer Team
Request to join CERT Communications Situational Awareness Team (CSAT)
Request to join the CERT Drone Team
Request to join Task Force Dickinson
Request to join CHAT (Ham Radio Team)
Request to join CERT SAR Team
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Up Coming Events:
Galveston County CERT is activating to support a Flood Relief Donation Center located at the 4B DRN (Disaster Response Network) location which is located at 2700 Texas Avenue, in Texas City. The center will be operational between 10 am and 5 pm. Please wear your CERT Shirt and CERT Vest. You may want to bring gloves.
CERT Monthly Meeting is Wednesday, Aug. 6, starting at 6:30 pm. We will meet at the Pioneer House next to Carbide Park. We will not have a CERT Meeting in July!
Harris County Citizen Corps will host the following free training classes at:
Harris County Fire & Sheriff's Academy
2316 Atascocita Road
Humble, TX 77396
CLASSES
Saturday July 26
CERT Animal Response*
Firefighter Rehab Familiarization
Personal Vehicle Preparedness / Readiness
Sunday July 27
CERT Crowd and Traffic Control*
CERT Tools for Leadership*
Chainsaw Safety
Saturday Aug 2
Stop The Bleed
CERT Crowd and Traffic Control (Spanish)
Social Media Workshop
CERT Drone Operations Familiarization
Sunday Aug 3
Stop The Bleed (Spanish)
Psychological First Aid/CERT Chaplain
Citizen Response to Active Shooter Events
Saturday Aug 9
Naloxone / Narcan Awareness
Improvised Explosive Device Awareness
American Sign Language (ASL) Basics in a Disaster
Citizen Response to Active Shooter Events (Spanish)
Sunday August 10
Homeless/Vulnerable Communities during Disasters
CERT Radio Communications*
* Denotes Basic CERT or MRC as a prerequisite to attend the class.
To register for classes, please click on this link: https://arcg.is/0bj1mi1
Or use this QR Code:
Additional information will be provided to those who register for a particular class(es). If you have any issues with registration or questions about the classes, please contact OEM_CERT@hctx.net.
If you are not receiving the monthly newsletter or emails from the website, please click on this link and submit your information. Please double check the information for errors before submitting!
All Galveston County CERT members must complete the account setup for the New Mass Notification System through Everbridge. This replaces our Blackboard Connect system. Please use the link below for the QR Code or the URL link to set up your account! You need to do this ASAP!
Set up account using QR Code with mobile phone
Set up account using url link
Please follow this link to the CERT Member Skills Set and Training Registry! We need you to update us on your current certifications and skills that you are willing to use during times of need in Galveston County. *The above link has been updated and works properly*
Please look in the Documents folder for new accessible documents that may be of value to you as a CERT Member. We have added a copy of the slide show from the monthly meetings. We have added ICS documents to the ICS Forms folder that includes a fillable copy of the 201 and the 214 forms. We have also included the list of important phone numbers that you can download and print and place into your response bag. Keep checking back to see new documents that have been added.
If you witness high water or impassable roads in our community, please send the information to Galveston County CERT via our google docs link so that we can share it with the authorities in that area. Here is the link.
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