Neighborhood Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster
preparedness for hazards that may impact them and their neighbors 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.
