How Volunteers Help During A Disaster Using CERT Products

| Friday, September 27, 2013
By Eric Holm


C.E.R.T. (Certified Emergency Response Teams) Training Program is aimed at providing community volunteers with educational materials, lectures and hands on training in fundamental disaster response skills that will be helpful during calamities and other emergency situations.

Some crisis circumstances are large and the need for many emergency personnel is needed. In these cases, those C. E. R. T. Volunteers are greatly helpful in helping to maintain the mortality of people in dangerous situations until the medical or other response teams can get to them. These volunteers are trained for stabilizing the situation and helping to spread calmness in the face of disaster. Indeed, the government is urging these volunteers to take action during these times of critical need.

You may wonder what you can learn during the training provided for becoming a C. E. R. T. Volunteer. In most communities, volunteers are readied for search and rescue operations, fire safety procedures, team organizing, and how to be prepared for disaster situation in your home. You should be over the age of eighteen. However, those teens underage can join up with a parents permission. You might be surprised to know that many of the volunteers arrive at the scene before some rescue groups do, especially in areas that are remote and are hard to access.

Helping others in your community to be prepared for emergencies is another part of what C. E. R. T. Volunteers do as well. You may help an older person in changing out the batteries in their smoke alarms or you may help them to devise an escape route in the event of a fire.You could visits school or other public places for educating others about safety during emergencies.

All C. E. R. T. Volunteers are given kits containing items to help out for survival during an emergency or disaster. These kits contain items like flashlights, light sticks, first aid supplies, and water bottles. You can help to add to your kit whenever you find other items that can be handy during a time of need. Making sure you keep your kit packed and ready to go at all times is vital. Keep your kit in a place that is away from small children and is easily accessible when you are in a hurry to get to a situation to help out.




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