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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
RSVP to 2019 Kickoff Social and Awards Dinner
CERT Communications Situational Awareness Team training Jan. 16
CERT Trailer Team Orientation Meeting and Training, Jan 16
CERT Drone Team Training Jan. 26
CERT Academy 2019-1 February at OEM
Volunteers for the Graduation Drill for Academy 2019-1 on Feb. 23
CERT Academy 2019-2 April in Santa Fe
CERT Rodeo Participation Registration for 2019
Request to join CERT Trailer Team
Request to join CERT Communications Situational Awareness Team (CSAT)
Request to join the CERT Drone Team
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Up Coming Events:
Our next meeting is on January 9th at 6:30 pm at the OEM.
Please sign up to be part of our Galveston County CERT Rodeo Team! We will be getting together to practice and talk about the events on Saturday, January 19th from 9 am till 2 pm at the OEM. The CERT Rodeo is on February 9th!
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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If you think you are ready to take the CERT training but want to know more, start here!
Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams", IS-317, is an independent study course that serves as an introduction to CERT for those waiting to complete training or as a refresher for current team members. It has six modules with topics that include an Introduction to CERT, Fire Safety, Hazardous Material and Terrorist Incidents, Disaster Medical Operations, and Search and Rescue. It takes between six and eight hours to complete the course. Those who successfully finish it will receive a certificate of completion.
IS-317 can be taken by anyone interested in CERT. However, to become a CERT volunteer, one must complete the classroom training offered by the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management.
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