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CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
Sumter County is excited to offer CERT training to interested citizens. The training program consists of 21 classroom hours and practical hands-on demonstrations. Each participant will have a role in a mock disaster drill with actors portraying casualties and victims.
Hurricanes Andrew, Hugo, and Floyd along with tornadoes, large wildfires, hazardous materials incidents and acts of terrorism have clearly shown during the initial hours following the disaster, emergency personnel are overloaded, unable to reach areas or are short of personnel to respond. Others often have had to pitch in to help persons in their immediate neighborhood. CERT training gives you the decision-making and physical skills to offer immediate assistance to family members, neighbors and business associates in an efficient and effective manner without placing yourself in unnecessary danger. CERT members give critical support to first responders in emergencies, provide immediate assistance to victims, collect disaster information to support first responder efforts and provide the first neighborhood help in the immediate hours following a major emergency. It is families helping themselves and neighbors helping neighbors to prepare, respond, and recover in their own neighborhood.
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Floridas Hurricanes have been a special concern of the Emergency Management in our County. To learn more about Hurricanes and how they affect us click here The 2009 Hurricane Season is almost here! Are you ready?
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