Islamorada Fire Rescue and Emergency Management Department provides a Community Emergency Response (CERT) program to train people to be prepared for emergency situations in their community and neighborhood and support local emergency management officials. Additionally, the CERT members would provide critical support to the Village EOC and first responders in emergencies, provide immediate assistance to victims, collect disaster information to support first responder efforts and provide that first neighborhood help in the immediate hours following a major emergency.
Activities conducted by our CERT during emergencies activations:
Provide First Responders support
Residential / Neighborhood checks
Managing / processing supplies or donations
Initial damage assessment
Staffing Emergency Operating Center
Staffing shelters
Community relations / Distribution of emergency information to public
Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
Support for emergency planning (neighborhoods, schools, community)
Support for public safety at community events
Emergency preparedness activities
Who can join our Team?
General public
Specific neighborhood groups
Businesses
Critical infrastructure sectors (e.g., utilities, public transportation)
Government groups
Faith-based organizations
Teens / Youth
People with disabilities
Training Requirements for CERT members:
IS-100.a Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)
IS-200.a ICS for Single Resources
IS-317: Introduction to CERTs
IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
CERT Basic Training (Approx 20 hrs of classroom)
CERT 0n-Line Training:
Click here for CERT on-line training
CERT On-line Resources:
CERT National News Letters
Contact us for more information:
Islamorada CERT
305-664-6490
CERT@islamorada.fl.us