Originally Posted By: paramedicpete
My comments here are my own and are not reflective of any official stance by Emergency Management. I have posted before regarding the role of CERT and my limited expectations of utilizing CERT resources. I would view CERT as a community/neighborhood effort to help out neighbors immediately after a major event which may overwhelm First Responders in accessing your neighborhood.


As you say, working on our own to provide assistance to our neighbors after a disaster is a big part of our mission. A second part of our mission is to provide a trained force of volunteers to supplement first responders, such as for search efforts and operating shelters.

Another big part of our mission is to conduct training and outreach to help our neighbors prepare for disaster, and so lessen their reliance on first responders.