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The mission of the Westport Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), a division of the
Emergency Management Directorate, is to serve Westport, and provide a way for members to serve their community by supporting
the local emergency service agencies in disaster, crisis and emergency response, and by promoting safety education, emergency
and disaster preparedness. In all activities, the safety of CERT members is the first priority.
Westport CERT congratulates
the eighteen volunteers that graduated during the 2011 "CERT Weekend" Basic Training Class held March 18 - 20. Seventeen graduates joined Westport CERT. For more information on the upcoming
Spring 2012 training please send an email to info@WestportCERT.org. The CERT BASIC TRAINING Class on Emergency Preparedness includes topics such as First Aid,
CPR, AED, Disaster Preparedness, Medical Operations, Emergency Shelters, Fire Safety, Search and Rescue and Disaster
Scenarios. Join us and be better prepared to help yourself, your family , friends and neighbors “Preparing Your Household Emergency Plan” - Are you ready? Would you like to be better prepared when the next storm, electrical outage, or other emergency strikes? Westport
CERT holds seminars on “Preparing Your Household Emergency Plan”.
You will learn
about sheltering in place, preparing to evacuate, planning for children, those with special needs, and pets; stocking up and
maintaining supplies, what to do for your home business, computer data backup, communications with family, including your
extended family, working with your neighbors, and how to maintain and review your plan on a regular basis. If you are interested in attending, please register by calling (203) 226-0780 or send
an email to info@WestportCERT.org Westport CERT is now on Twitter. We will be posting meeting, training and
events notices, as well as preparedness information that may be of interest to the community. Follow us @WestportCERT.
For more information about CERT, call (203) 226-0780 or
send an email
to info@WestportCERT.org
Click here to download CERT Training Flyer
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