An intense 11-session training series equips volunteers with skills in disaster preparedness, fire safety, and search and ...

Volunteers, including safety forces from the participating communities, gathered early at Brook Park City Hall Saturday. Some played “victims” in the scenario that saw a tornado hit an office building ...

If all hell breaks loose at any of the Bossier Sheriff's Office correctional facilities in north Bossier Parish near Plain Dealing, Sgt. Joey Bowen is ready. He's part of the Corrections Emergency ...

A core group of Heights area residents are moving at a fast-forward pace to set up a Community Emergency Response Team. On March 24, about 30 residents from all corners of the Heights area took the ...

In times of crisis and emergencies, having a well-prepared and coordinated response team is crucial for the safety and well-being of a community. Helping that effort is CERT, short for Community ...

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea is shown immediately after having sworn in four new volunteers to the County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT): left to right Scott Boulant, Oroville; Wayne ...

ALFRED, Maine — A walloping snow and windstorm bore down on York County back in April 2024. Nearly 20 inches of heavy wet snow fell in parts of the county – and brought days-long power failures to ...

They've had a great time and learned a lot," said Ms. Sharae Mauldin, CERT coordinator for the two teams. "I admire how proactive they are." The two teams, from Westador and Old Town Spring, met for ...

May 24 celebrated the graduation of the first Stafford CERT class of 2017. After completing 20 hours of classroom training, at both the Stafford Senior Center and Somers Fire Department, four new ...