Oldsmar Community Emergency Response Team
Mission
Our mission is to deliver quality, safe and efficient services to the community for the prevention, control, or mitigation of all emergency incidents that endanger it. C.E.R.T. serves as an extension of the city's fire rescue department to assist in meeting the department's mission.
C.E.R.T. members
Are a valuable resource within the city by helping with special events and by providing assistance to the City of Oldsmar Fire Rescue during disasters.
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The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. When emergencies happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the community.
Who Is C.E.R.T. ?
History of C.E.R.T.
The concept of C.E.R.T. was developed and implemented by the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) in 1985.
The Whittier Narrows earthquake in 1987 underscored the area-wide threat of a major disaster in California. Further, it confirmed the need for training civilians to meet their immediate needs. As a result, the LAFD created the Disaster Preparedness Division with the purpose of training citizens and private and government employees. Currently there are thousands of CERT teams around the United States.
After a disaster, first responders (fire and police) and other government service providers are overwhelmed. Public services cannot be delivered everywhere that help is needed. Experience has shown that in a disaster setting ordinary citizens make over 80 per cent of successful rescues as they respond to the emergency in their community. However, many untrained volunteer rescuers actually may cause harm or become injured in the process.
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You will be trained in such basic self-help and mutual-aid emergency functions as:
.. Disaster preparedness.
.. Fire safety.
.. Disaster medical operations.
.. Light search and rescue.
.. CERT organization.
.. Disaster Psychology.
.. Terrorism and CERT.
Classes are taught by trained emergency personnel, including firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel.
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