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About Orange County CERT
Orange County, North Carolina has a CERT Program!
The Orange County Health Department is partnering with Orange County Emergency Management to start the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program for Orange County, NC community members. The CERT program teaches people how to provide basic emergency response services in their neighborhood. Following a major disaster, first responders may not be able to meet service demands. Factors such as the number of victims, communication failures and roadblocks may prevent people from obtaining the emergency response services expected during disasters. Community members will have to rely on each other to meet immediate needs until professional health and safety responders can reach them.
Orange County CERT consists of a 5-week training program. Community members receive basic training in emergency preparedness, fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, disaster psychology, personal safety, and animal care and protection. The training ends with a review of material covered and an exercise where teams practice newly learned skills. Each member will receive educational material and emergency response gear (hard hat, reflective vest, safety whistle, identification badge, and more). After training, teams function as self-sustaining units and respond to community emergency needs as they arise.
The Los Angeles Fire Department started CERT in 1984 to prepare citizens for earthquakes. The program was so successful that FEMA adopted the curriculum to make it a national program. While Orange County doesn’t have a high risk for earthquakes, we do have our share of natural disasters. Hurricanes, ice storms, and flooding have impacted our area. Orange County could also be faced with disasters like terrorism, chemical emergencies, and disease outbreaks, all of which could delay vital emergency response services.
Please promote CERT to your community group (and neighbors) and register for one of our upcoming trainings. There is no registration fee and all training materials are provided at no cost. Our program brochure, training calendar, and registration form are attached to this Wiki. Feel free to make copies of these materials and distribute to your members.
If you have any questions, contact Candice Watkins-Robinson at 919-245-2388 or cwatkins@co.orange.nc.us. You can also visit our official webpage at www.co.orange.nc.us/health and the national CERT site at www.citizencorps.gov/cert to learn more. Thank you for your time and we look forward to seeing you in training!
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Orange County CERT Brochure
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