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‘Are You Ready’ Series Helps Recruit A New CERT Team Member

April 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I don’t know how interesting and helpful my ‘Are You Ready’ series was for most of Brian Lehrer’s listeners on WNYC. However, I was thrilled to hear that it may have at least had a small, albeit important, constructive impact on New York City’s emergency efforts.
Roger, a listener from Brooklyn, New York, emailed me through this site after the second episode to [...]

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Tags: CERT · Media

My CERT Team At The Manhattan Crane Accident

March 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

One of the most interesting and fulfilling parts of my preparedness experience thus far has been my participation in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. CERT is a federally-funded program which trains citizens to help the authorities during emergencies. It began in California and has spread across the nation. Here in New York City, there are currently 56 teams in all [...]

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Tags: CERT