WILLMAR — The Willmar Police Department is looking for more recruits for its September training for the Community Emergency Response Team members. CERT is a program created in 2018 that seeks to train ...

September is National Preparedness Month and Linn County Emergency Management is hosting a series of Community Emergency Response Team, known as CERT, events to help strengthen community readiness.

The New York City Emergency Management Department is adding a new group of volunteers to the city’s Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs). Thirty-six volunteers graduated Tuesday from the ...

Working smoke detectors in the home can reduce deaths from home fire by half, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Wildfires and preemptive power shutoffs on an unprecedented scale have ...

The next Coffee County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training class will be offered March 6-7 and March 14. The CERT course is a program that educates citizens about disaster preparedness ...

The training is hands-on — last year, the 101st class of CERT students was put to a practical final test that included extinguishing fires and various rescue exercises — and consists of three required ...

The first disaster addressed by the local CERT was an ice storm in 2005 that shut off power, blew down trees and iced over most of Richland County. "People said it reminded them of a war zone," ...

The Wauconda Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold a free six-week training class for the public and those interested in becoming new members. The classes will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.