Thursday, May 17, 2012

Help Yourself, Help your Family, Help your Community


Help Yourself, Help your Family, Help your Community - Become a Community Emergency Response Team Member and learn how to prepare for an emergency.



The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people 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.

The next Monongalia County CERT Basic Training will be held June 9th and 23rd at the Monongalia County Health Department. For more information or to register online go to:




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