If a tornado ravaged your neighborhood and fire and rescue teams haven't arrived at the scene, can you count on your neighbors to help?That was the scenario that played out during the final day of a ...

As part of National Preparedness Month and in anticipation of peak fire season, the City will offer a free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course starting on Thursday, September 5 at ...

The first few minutes following a disaster are chaotic, but they are the most critical moments for saving lives.

Neighbors helping neighbors is at the crux of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. The Pacifica police department is sponsoring the training that is available to all community ...

Editor’s note: Sarah J. Ketchum will attend 8 weeks of Community Emergency Response Team training and write about what she learns. Fires are one of several hazards members of Community Emergency ...

(TNS) - Wilton's all-volunteer Community Emergency Response Team, (CERT), with the support of Wilton Emergency Management Director, Police Chief John Lynch, recently completed its annual disaster ...

Sooner or later disasters strike and the city of Baytown's Emergency Management Coordinator, Bill Vola, said he believes in the Boy Scout motto “Be prepared.” “We don't know when a disaster is going ...

Alief’s Community Emergency Response Team is growing. Dominick Adamo Jr. joins Cheryl Thompson as a CERT coordinator in the diverse community, which currently has about 15 people trained to assist ...

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a FREE community-based volunteer program developed by FEMA. Training includes courses in Personal & Family Preparedness; Earthquake Preparation; Disaster ...

In an isolated trailer on Lehigh Street in Allentown, about 20 community members were actively trying to make a difference for their fellow man. Inside a setting surrounded by fencing, with crushed ...