Comments on: Attention Fellow CERT Members: Please Send In Your Thoughts On The Program — How Is It Going? What’s Working? What Isn’t? How Could It Be Improved? Any Messages For FEMA? http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/23/attention-fellow-cert-members-please-send-in-your-thoughts-on-the-program-%e2%80%94-how-is-it-going-what%e2%80%99s-working-what-isn%e2%80%99t-how-could-it-be-improved-any-messages-for-fema/ A Citizen’s Eye View of Public Preparedness Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:57:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andy Altizer http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/23/attention-fellow-cert-members-please-send-in-your-thoughts-on-the-program-%e2%80%94-how-is-it-going-what%e2%80%99s-working-what-isn%e2%80%99t-how-could-it-be-improved-any-messages-for-fema/comment-page-1/#comment-69536 Andy Altizer Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:39:20 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=10059#comment-69536 Include the graduation ceremony in the last block of instruction, even if that last block of instruction is the drill. In other words, don’t wait a few weeks to have a consolidated graduation with other CERT classes. If you do, you will lose members that cannot take the time off to attend. Include the graduation ceremony in the last block of instruction, even if that last block of instruction is the drill. In other words, don’t wait a few weeks to have a consolidated graduation with other CERT classes. If you do, you will lose members that cannot take the time off to attend.

]]> By: KarenLH http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/23/attention-fellow-cert-members-please-send-in-your-thoughts-on-the-program-%e2%80%94-how-is-it-going-what%e2%80%99s-working-what-isn%e2%80%99t-how-could-it-be-improved-any-messages-for-fema/comment-page-1/#comment-69229 KarenLH Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:31:57 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=10059#comment-69229 We all know CERT teaches the basics and that is a good thing. The basics is where all future efforts need to start. Forming a relationship with a local fire department is a good idea and should be persued. But realize that there are some fire departments out there the are uninformed as to the benefits of having a CERT team and therefore you might encounter some negativity or outright rejection to the proposal of a working relationship. DON'T let that stop you!! Be persistant! As with the public, the more you can educate the first responders & politicians on the benefits of having a viable CERT program/team, the better your chances of success! Now to address advanced trainning modules, they already exist! You can get advnaced training from sources like the Red Cross (shelter operations), RACES (HAM radio operations), traffic control (your local police / sheriff's department), special needs training (check with your local or state special needs task force or specific needs groups). Why reinvent the wheel when it comes to advanced training?? If anyone would like to contact me about other CERT / TeenSERT/CERT matters you can email me directly at TeenSERT2@yahoo.com We all know CERT teaches the basics and that is a good thing. The basics is where all future efforts need to start.

Forming a relationship with a local fire department is a good idea and should be persued. But realize that there are some fire departments out there the are uninformed as to the benefits of having a CERT team and therefore you might encounter some negativity or outright rejection to the proposal of a working relationship. DON’T let that stop you!! Be persistant! As with the public, the more you can educate the first responders & politicians on the benefits of having a viable CERT program/team, the better your chances of success!

Now to address advanced trainning modules, they already exist! You can get advnaced training from sources like the Red Cross (shelter operations), RACES (HAM radio operations), traffic control (your local police / sheriff’s department), special needs training (check with your local or state special needs task force or specific needs groups). Why reinvent the wheel when it comes to advanced training??

If anyone would like to contact me about other CERT / TeenSERT/CERT matters you can email me directly at TeenSERT2@yahoo.com

]]> By: Kevin http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/23/attention-fellow-cert-members-please-send-in-your-thoughts-on-the-program-%e2%80%94-how-is-it-going-what%e2%80%99s-working-what-isn%e2%80%99t-how-could-it-be-improved-any-messages-for-fema/comment-page-1/#comment-68960 Kevin Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:16:34 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=10059#comment-68960 Relationships are good, but maybe it is tie to develop some advanced training modules. Develop a variety of courses to help develop additional skills. Traffic control, shelter manageent, shelter operations, supply caches (what should go into them) training and special needs populations, pet sheltering, drill scenarios and group or team training competitions are just a few of the modules that should be developed. not all CERT members need all the advanced modules and teams can pick and choose courses or modules to leverage team and individual capabilities. Relationships are good, but maybe it is tie to develop some advanced training modules. Develop a variety of courses to help develop additional skills. Traffic control, shelter manageent, shelter operations, supply caches (what should go into them) training and special needs populations, pet sheltering, drill scenarios and group or team training competitions are just a few of the modules that should be developed.
not all CERT members need all the advanced modules and teams can pick and choose courses or modules to leverage team and individual capabilities.

]]> By: Scott Riker http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/23/attention-fellow-cert-members-please-send-in-your-thoughts-on-the-program-%e2%80%94-how-is-it-going-what%e2%80%99s-working-what-isn%e2%80%99t-how-could-it-be-improved-any-messages-for-fema/comment-page-1/#comment-68818 Scott Riker Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:25:35 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=10059#comment-68818 Build a relationship with the local fire stations. Ask if your CERT can participate in training. Almost every fire station conducts drills/training sessions every day and most of the topics can be used by CERTs. Twitter: DisruptionMitig Build a relationship with the local fire stations. Ask if your CERT can participate in training. Almost every fire station conducts drills/training sessions every day and most of the topics can be used by CERTs.

Twitter: DisruptionMitig

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