If a tornado ravaged your neighborhood and fire and rescue teams haven't arrived at the scene, can you count on your neighbors to help?That was the scenario that played out during the final day of a ...

(TNS) - Wilton's all-volunteer Community Emergency Response Team, (CERT), with the support of Wilton Emergency Management Director, Police Chief John Lynch, recently completed its annual disaster ...

“Have a kit, make a plan, stay informed.” All good advice, but what the national message lacks is an emphasis on the need for every family to have solid emergency skills training. They can get that ...

In an isolated trailer on Lehigh Street in Allentown, about 20 community members were actively trying to make a difference for their fellow man. Inside a setting surrounded by fencing, with crushed ...

In the fall of 2012, Vance and Fern Oakes of Bethlehem decided to take a class offered by the Barrow County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program simply because they thought it could be ...

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a FREE community-based volunteer program developed by FEMA. Training includes courses in Personal & Family Preparedness; Earthquake Preparation; Disaster ...

As part of National Preparedness Month and in anticipation of peak fire season, the City will offer a free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course starting on Thursday, September 5 at ...

When flood waters overtook the community of Pajaro in Monterey County, Mario Ernesto Zuniga Merlos saw the best and worst in people. "I saw that there were people in the community bringing food like ...

Last month an SUV barreled into a crowd of students at the School Without Walls. Several students were hurt, but it could have been worse if not for quick thinking and acting by students and faculty.

The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency is inviting the public to a two-day Community Emergency Response Team training course scheduled for the end of September in Keaau. The in-depth training is meant ...