Each year a number of communities fall victim to some emergency. This may be in the form of a hurricane, nor' easter, tornado, ice/snow storm, flood or technological hazard.
The damage caused by disasters such as these effect all elements of society and government.
- severely restrict and overwhelm emergency response, resources, communications, utilities, and transportation.
- leave many individuals and neighborhoods cut off from outside support.
When we hear about this or see it on the news, it always seems to be happening to someone else but;
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training helps communities mitigate disasters during the first 72 hours following a disaster when flooded roads, disrupted communications, emergency demand outweighs local emergency services, etc., may restrict access by professional emergency first responders. The purpose of CERT training is to provide private citizens with the basic skills that they will need to handle virtually all of their own needs and then to respond to their communities needs in the aftermath of a disaster.
The CERT program is designed to be practical, interesting, and fun. While the program is interactive, there are no special physical requirements to participate in the program. Everyone is welcome to participate!
CERT is sponsored by the City of Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue. The CERT program is an official Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program. Certificates of Completion are issued to participants at the end of the program.
For more information about the CERT program, please call 727-1223 or E-mail cert@hampton.gov.