Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) – News, Updates, Training

Training | Emergency Containers | Disaster Drills

Community Emergency Response Team training has been developed to provide the citizens of Monterey to be self-sufficient in a major disaster. This program will provide information and easy to do steps to prepare your home, family and workplace. You will learn how to control utilities, use a fire extinguisher, conduct first aid including disaster skills.

Contact Captain Roger Reed or Division Chief Felix Colello at 646.3900.

CERT Containers Key During Emergency
Designed to make neighborhoods more self-sufficient in times of emergency, six large shipping containers have been placed throughout the City.
   As part of the City's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, the containers were provided to local neighborhood associations as a secure location to store tools, equipment and supplies needed for disaster recovery operations. The containers are in the following areas: Casanova Oak Knoll, Deer Flats, Hilltop Park, Skyline Forest, Dela Vina/Montecito and the cemetery.

Drills Keep CERT Members in Top Form
Disaster drills are conducted quarterly by the Community Emergency Response Teams  (CERT) to test their ability to respond during emergencies.
   A CERT drill might "simulated" a major earthquake and the CERT's would have to respond to various scenarios without the aid of the City. In the past drills were held in the Casanova Oak Knoll neighborhood, some scenarios included people trapped inside of cars with hot wires lying on top, small fires and people trapped in rubble. Team members performed first aid, light rescue and triage (priority ranking) of the injured.