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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Kentucky CERTs

Name of Program:	Allen County Scottsville Community CERT program
Point of Contact:	Jennifer Fugate
Phone Number:	2702374423
E-mail address:	jennifers.fugate@ky.gov
Brief Description:	Classes are offered as needed. A registry is kept by coordinator Jennifer Fugate. Her number is 270-606-1762. Classes can be delivered on site at your facility if there are a minimum of 6 participants.

Name of Program:	Murray State University Campus Emergency Response Team
Point of Contact:	Jeff Steen
Phone Number:	2708093481
E-mail address:	jeff.steen@murraystate.edu
Brief Description:	Murray State University CERT program is for faculty and staff. These individuals will likely have involvement with addressing the needs of the whole campus community including students in the event of a large natural or man-made disaster.

Name of Program:	Scott County CERT Program
Point of Contact:	Jack Donovan
Phone Number:	5028637848
E-mail address:	scottema@roadrunner.com
Website address:	http://www.scottema.com
Brief Description:	Monthly training 2nd Tuesday of each month. We started a CERT Special Operations Team for those members that wish to take additional training and be more involved in the community. We started a Teen CERT in the Public Schools.

Name of Program:	Christian Co CERT
Point of Contact:	Jim Creighton
Phone Number:	2708869484
E-mail address:	jim.creighton@ky.gov
Website address:	http://www.peadd.org/planning/hs/cc/default.aspx
Brief Description:	Christian County has several active CERTS in various areas of the county, to include a team at Hopkinsville Community College. Team training is generally conducted on weekends, but is occasionally done over shorter evening sessions. Our goal is to more completely provide team coverage across the entire county, with additional emphasis on more remote areas.

Name of Program:	Boone County CERT
Point of Contact:	Mark Ihrig
Phone Number:	8593342279
E-mail address:	mihrig@boonecountyky.org
Website address:	http://www.boonecountyky.org/em/CERT.aspx
Brief Description:	CERT is a component of Boone County Citizen Corps focused on emergency preparedness at the neighborhood level - neighbors helping neighbors. CERT is designed for disaster situations where citizens will initially be on their own and their actions can make a difference. CERT involves training designed to help citizens learn to protect themselves, their family and their neighborhood. Those who complete the training are assigned to a team which may be activated to assist with disaster response.

Name of Program:	Metcalfe County
Point of Contact:	Emory Kidd
Phone Number:	2705286259
E-mail address:	edkidd@scrtc.com

Name of Program:	Warren County CERT
Point of Contact:	Janarae Conway
Phone Number:	2707818039
E-mail address:	janarae.conway@barrenriverhealth.org
Website address:	http://www.wcem.org/custom.html?id=6313
Brief Description:	We train anyone interested in getting themselves and their families prepared for disasters. The CERT training provides them away to learn how to take care of themselves and their families. We encourage CERT members to be involved in thier community by taking the preparedness message to their neighbors. We also encourage them to take as much training as they can, but they are not required to.

Name of Program:	Paintsville/Johnson County CERT Team
Point of Contact:	Gary McClure
Phone Number:	6067892260
E-mail address:	garymcclure@cityofpaintsville.net
Brief Description:	Our program just graduated a class of 20 members on February 24, 2011. We are in the planning process of providing additional training requirements and including our CERT Team in local disaster exercises.

Name of Program:	Nicholasville Police CERT
Point of Contact:	Kevin Grimes
Phone Number:	8598859467
E-mail address:	kevin.grimes@nicholasville.org
Brief Description:	Members of our CERT must complete the 12 week Citizens Police Academy prior to joining CERT. Monthly meetings are also required to obtain necessary training.

Name of Program:	McCracken County CERT
Point of Contact:	Paul Carter
Phone Number:	2704441333
E-mail address:	pcarter@co.mccracken.ky.us

Name of Program:	Henderson-EMA-Koerber
Point of Contact:	Larry Koerber
Phone Number:	2708311235
E-mail address:	lkoerber@hendersonky.us

Name of Program:	Owen County CERT
Point of Contact:	Brian Clark
Phone Number:	5025141285
E-mail address:	brian.ag4bc@gmail.com

Name of Program:	Webster County CERT
Point of Contact:	Jeremy Moore
Phone Number:	2706398000
E-mail address:	Websterema@bellsouth.net
Website address:	http://www.websterema.org

Name of Program:	Marshall County CERT Program
Point of Contact:	Melissa Combs
Phone Number:	2705274739
E-mail address:	melissa.combs@ky.gov
Website address:	http://marshallcounty.ky.gov

Name of Program:	Buffalo Trace CERT
Point of Contact:	Wayne Muse
Phone Number:	6065646894
E-mail address:	wmuse@btadd.com

Name of Program:	Muhlenberg Co CERT
Point of Contact:	Jim Creighton
Phone Number:	2708869484
E-mail address:	jim.creighton@ky.gov
Website address:	http://www.peadd.info/cc
Brief Description:	Response teams focused at current time on more rural portions of Muhlenberg County. Several teams active in county, with one more beginning. POC is Steve Grace .

Name of Program:	Hancock County CERT
Point of Contact:	Thomas Voyles
Phone Number:	2709271311
E-mail address:	tvoylesmed2@yahoo.com
Brief Description:	We would like to have our CERT members to be able to assist our first responders in an emergency situation. We meet on Tuesday nights and an occasional Saturday. The CERT members were very useful in a winter storm.

Name of Program:	Trigg County CERT
Point of Contact:	Jim Creighton
Phone Number:	2708869484
E-mail address:	jim.creighton@ky.gov
Website address:	http://www.peadd.info/cc
Brief Description:	Trigg County CERT provides support and training both within the county and the Pennyrile Region. Training is conducted on both weekends and evenings, depending on the subject. Trigg CERT has worked with Kentucky EM for years on exercise design, planning, and execution.

Name of Program:	Livingston County CERT
Point of Contact:	Jim Creighton
Phone Number:	2708869484
E-mail address:	jim.creighton@ky.gov
Website address:	http://www.peadd.info/cc
Brief Description:	The Salem / North Livingston CERT is completing training now. Brought together by the need for a more formalized response system by the Ice Storm of 2009, this team in the north Pennyrile is highly motivated. Point of Contact is Stan Wallace, scw5398@tds.net

Name of Program:	Pendleton County CERT
Point of Contact:	Mike Moore
Phone Number:	8596541930
E-mail address:	pcdes@fuse.net
Website address:	http://www.pendletoncounty.ky.gov/cert
Brief Description:	Pendleton County CERT Program is currently scheduled to meet on Wednesdays until all members are certified. After that, the training will be held once a month on a variety of emergency response topics. The team will be affiliated with Pendleton County Emergency Management and will be called upon for exercises, training and real world events. The County also has a Medical Response Trailer that will utilize CERT members in its operation.

Name of Program:	Shelbyville/Shelby County/Simpsonville CERT
Point of Contact:	Charlie Frazee
Phone Number:	5026479001
E-mail address:	charlie.frazee@shelbycountykentucky.com
Brief Description:	Contact Emergency Management Agency for information 502-647-9001 charlie.frazee@shelbycountykentucky.com shelbycountykentucky.com

Name of Program:	Carl D Perkins Job Corps CERT
Point of Contact:	Carl Wilson
Phone Number:	6068861037
E-mail address:	wilson.carl@jobcorps.org
Brief Description:	The Carl D. Perkins Job Corps CERT training program provides open training to all citizens of Eastern Kentucky once a year during the month of June.

Name of Program:	Evarts CERT Team
Point of Contact:	Johnny McGill
Phone Number:	6065055631
E-mail address:	johnnymcgill@msn.com
Brief Description:	Re-activating along with Neighborhood Watch Program. We meet the first Thursday each month at the Congregational United Methodist Church near the old High School bldg. We may have additional meetings for training if needed as convenient for participants. Everyone is not required to participate in all programs but is encouraged to be active in as much as possible.

Name of Program:	Daviess County CERT
Point of Contact:	Richard Payne
Phone Number:	2706858448
E-mail address:	rpayne@daviessky.org
Website address:	http://www.dcema.us/CERT.html

Name of Program:	Adair County CERT
Point of Contact:	Jason Rector
Phone Number:	2703844760
E-mail address:	jasontrector@gmail.com

Name of Program:	Crofton CERT Team
Point of Contact:	William Thielen
Phone Number:	2703482042
E-mail address:	william.thielen@att.net

Name of Program:	Hopkins County CERT
Point of Contact:	Nick Bailey
Phone Number:	2708215717
E-mail address:	ema2@newwavecomm.net
Brief Description:	Hopkins County has plans to utilize volunteers that are trained to a basic/awareness level to assist their neighborhoods and areas surrounding their homes during times of natural disaster or emergencies. Currently we are still in the incipient stage of organizing the local CERT program.

Name of Program:	Lexington Fayette County CERT
Point of Contact:	Shelley Bendall
Phone Number:	8592583784
E-mail address:	sbendall@lexingtonky.gov
Website address:	http://www.lexingtonky.gov/cert

Name of Program:	Hillview Emergency Response Team
Point of Contact:	Kenneth Bennett
Phone Number:	5029575280
E-mail address:	HERT@hillviewky.org

Name of Program:	Woodford County EMA CERT/MRC
Point of Contact:	Johnny Mills
Phone Number:	8598733170
E-mail address:	jmills@woodfordem.com