CERT Program

Rowlett Citizen Corps Council

CERT Program

To download a CERT brochure, click here.

The next CERT course starts on

Saturday, October 4, 2008.

or call 972-463-3906.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a ongoing program in Rowlett and surrounding communities.

During a natural or man-made disaster, CERT teams assist emergency response teams in doing damage assessment, accounting for residents and securing quick, accessible routes into their neighborhood. They are trained to be self-sufficient for up to 72 hours without additional resources.

Rowlett is actively recruiting residents to be trained in of the CERT program which includes development and training of Neighborhood CERT teams to support our community.

Once trained, CERT will be able to provide the following services to their neighborhood:

Increase their neighborhood’s disaster readiness
Perform triage and provide medical services to the injured
Perform light search and rescue operations
Extinguish small fires and teach fire safety.
Assess damage after a disaster

For more information about the Rowlett CERT program, email CERT@rowlettcitizencorps.org. For more information about general CERT programs, see FEMA's site at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/CERT

Rowlett CERT members are required to participate by attending a minimum of drills, meetings and other trainings to maintain active status with the program.

	2008 CERT Course October 4 & 11 Register Online