There was a discussion about CERT a month or two back.

General thougts were good training for the individual, but how is the CERT team going to be used?

Who is going to call out the CERT team? Do you ever co-train with Public Safety so they know your skills or develop relationships?

I called my local county pubic safety guy a couple years ago to see if he had any classes or if he could teach a class. I did not recieve a strong response. Kind of if I forced the issue, he would somehow get an instructor for a group.

I think any training that civilians get is better than nothing.

I am just afraid that the CERT teams will never get called out.