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Cobb Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) manages and coordinates the Cobb Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program. To become a part of CERT, individuals must complete the basic training requirements. Once initial training is completed, members can participate on Working Groups and in their assigned District Teams, as well as participate in ongoing training, exercises, and actual events.

CEMA strives to provide our private citizens who complete the CERT training course with the basic skills that they will need to respond to our community’s immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster, when emergency services are not immediately available. By working together, CERT members can assist in saving lives and protecting property using basic techniques.

You can view the Potential CERT Tasks list to understand more about the support that CERT members can provide.

2009 CERT GOALS

•   Conduct a minimum or 8 CERT Initial Training Courses

•   Hold one large training/educational/social event open to all    

    members

•   Conduct one skills district-based training/exercise for each  

    districtL

•   Offer a minimum of one new skills sustainment course available

    to all members

•   Hold a minimum of 6 meetings for each district

•   Train additional VSAR members as vacancies are identified

•   Instruct Basic Search and Rescue Course available to all members

•   Organize and manage Disaster Preparedness Train the Trainer Forums

•   Publish a minimum of 3 Newsletters

•   Assess and evaluate all CERT training, Work Groups and Districts programs, activities, efforts and

    results relative to their respective missions, goals and objectives as provided by CEMA and provide all

    results directly to CEMA by Dec

•   Monitor and increase participation on CERT Discussion Board

•   Conduct Threat and Risk Assessments in each District

•   Develop a retention program

•   Develop an amateur radio communication plan, including CERT

2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2008 ACTIVITIES REPORT AND SUMMARY

2007 ANNUAL TRAINING:
At the conclusion of Cobb CERT's fourth year, we once again offered annual training to all of our members. All members were encouraged to participate in annual training even if the training requirements had already been met.
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Downloadable Waivers/Forms/Questionnaires:

Cobb CERT Procedures

Cobb CERT Skills Chart

Acknowledgement and Waiver of Compensation and Liability for Public Volunteer

Cobb CERT Activity/Event Report

Cobb CERT Background Questionnaire

Cobb CERT Student Class Evaluation Questionnaire

Cobb CERT Annual Criminal History Waiver

Cobb CERT Initial Training - Student Classes Evaluation Questionnaire

Potential CERT Tasks