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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7. Our meeting location has changed! The new location is as follows (first Thursday will remain the same): 7965 Viterbo Rd Beaumont, TX 77705 When you exit Hwy 69/96/287 for the SETX Regional Airport, proceed down the main roadway. Take your first Right, past JK Chevrolet onto First St. Proceed to the end of First St to the stop sign. Turn Left onto Viterbo Rd. The second building on the Left is the place! Thanks, Rachel |
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Take a look at our list of other emergency websites. W5SSV (local radio club website) www.qs1.net/w5ssv National CERT Website – www.citizencorps.gov/cert Sign up for updates from National CERT Program – www.govdelivery.gov
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CERT Trained vs CERT Responder From: Rachel Lindsay [mailto:rlindsay@co.jefferson.tx.us] Happy Wet Tuesday! The rain is bringing us a much needed relief today. Just watch out for those mosquitoes!!! I wanted to clarify a couple of things. We are still in the process of establishing the guidelines for how to be listed as a CERT Responder versus a CERT Trained Member. All trained CERT Members will be listed as CERT Trained (CT). The only requirement to remain on the CERT Trained list is to maintain your membership with the CERT Team. At any time, you can remove your name from the list. All CERT Trained members will receive email updates, volunteer opportunities, etc. All are welcome to participate in any and all events that are hosted by the Jefferson County CERT Team. I will need the attached Memorandum of Understanding signed and notarized prior to your participation in any CERT event. Some basics to be listed as a CERT Responder (CR) include completing IS 100, 200, 700 and 800. All courses are online and can be taken at your convenience at the following site, http://training.fema.gov/IS/. You will also be required to take advanced trainings. How many required trainings per year will be determined by how many Jefferson County will be able to provide. At this time, the Texas EquuSearch and 2-1-1 evacuation training are the only 2 advanced trainings that have been offered. As soon as the National CERT organization releases their new advanced training courses, we will begin trainings! If we can arrange the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to conduct traffic control training, that course will qualify as an advanced training. Any input you may have is greatly appreciated! I am working on a Standard Operating Procedure for our CERT Team which will include these guidelines so your assistance is needed!!!! CERT Trained - Memorandum of Understanding on file - Completed CERT training class
CERT Responder - Memorandum of Understanding on file - Completed CERT training class - Emergency Contact Card w/ ID and on file - IS 100, 200, 700, 800 certifications on file - Completion of advanced trainings Please advise as to what your interest is in with the Jefferson County CERT Team. Sincerely, Rachel
o http://jeffersoncountytexascert.com
Next Meeting: July 2nd FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Training
I just wanted to take a moment and congratulate our most recent graduating CERT class! They did a great job and were open to whatever I threw at them!! It was a pleasure working with each and every one of them. Their dedication to volunteerism shows in their interest and involvement with Texas EquuSearch training and also their participation with the Disaster Preparedness Seminar along with vested interest in future endeavors. Please make some time to get to know these individuals as they are your neighbors and colleagues.
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Jefferson County
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Roles and Capabilities
The Jefferson County CERT team is comprised of over 100 talented volunteers living and working throughout Jefferson County.
CERT volunteers complete 30 hours of training over a 5 week period consisting of classroom as well as hands on exercises. The students learn disaster preparedness, small fire suppression, basic structural search and rescue operations, medical operations (including triage and treatment), disaster psychology, terrorism awareness, and a basic instruction on the Incident Command System (ICS) structure in the CERT organization.
CERT volunteers have been called to assist with many facets of Emergency Management from evidence recovery to 2-1-1 verifications to evacuation assistance. We also have 15 trained in ground search and recovery compliments of Texas EquuSearch. They are enhancing their training by completing online FEMA courses available through the EMI Online Training Institute. At least 1/3 of our members are HAM radio operators, several volunteer for the Red Cross, many are trained in First Aid and CPR, and the list goes on.
Our volunteers come from various backgrounds as well. We have many professions represented from refinery workers, faith based organizations, school district employees and volunteer fire fighters. Several are retired, including veterans, TX DOT and TCEQ employees.
With a standard nationwide training program, our CERT members can work alongside any CERT members trained across the country. By training the standardized ICS structure, our CERT members can also work alongside departments/emergency services (i.e., police, fire, et al) who follow the ICS structure.
The CERT training benefits all citizens who take it by being better prepared to respond to and cope with disasters and the aftermath. Additionally, if a community wants to supplement its response capability after a disaster, civilians can be recruited and trained as neighborhood, business, and government teams that would activate auxiliary responders. These groups can provide immediate assistance to victims in their area, organize spontaneous volunteers who have not had training, and collect disaster intelligence to assist professional responders with prioritization and allocation of resources.
Rachel Lindsay – CERT Coordinator – (409) 835-8757
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