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King County Fire District 20

King County Fire District 20
Date last updated: Feb 17, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: September 2008

Geographic Area: SEATTLE (Local) (98178)

Point of Contact:
David Nelson
Public Information Officer
King County Fire District 20
12424 76 Ave South
Seattle, WA 98178

(206) 772-1430
(206) 772-6095
dnelson@kcfd20.org

Social Media Site: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/home.php?sk=group_167121093334488&ap=1

Training

On average, this CERT Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course 2 times a year.

Number of CERT classes that have graduated since the program started: 5

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 46

Local CERT Programs offer training to the general public and/or to particular groups in the community. This CERT Program holds classes for the following groups:
  • General public / Open classes
Language(s) in which the program conducts CERT training:
  • English

Supplemental Training

Supplemental training conducted, recommended, and/or required for CERT members:
  • CERT Animal Response I
  • CERT Animal Response II
  • IS-100.a Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)
  • IS-200.a ICS for Single Resources
  • IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
  • IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction
  • Amateur radio operation
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
  • Basic first aid
  • Shelter operations/management

Exercises

A total of 16 CERTs have participated in 3 natural disaster exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 77 CERTs have participated in 15 CERT-specific exercises.

CERT in Action

Emergencies

Number of times the CERTs have responded in actual emergencies:0

Activities During Emergencies

Non-Emergency Functions

Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
  • Hazard / Threat assessments
  • Mitigation activities
  • Support for emergency planning (neighborhoods, schools, community)
  • Support for public safety at community events
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Fire safety
  • Public health issues
  • Crime prevention
  • Terrorism awareness
  • Home safety / prevention assistance to others (winterizing homes, fire safety actions, crime prevention steps, etc.)

Additional CERT Program Information

KCFD 20 is located between the cities of Seattle, Tukwila and Renton; serving est 14,000. The Fire District is a combination fire department that uses career and volunteer firefighters to support fire and life safety as well as disaster preparedness.



The Fire District is the center point of the community. Our CERT is offered twice a year; with one open to any who live or work in the community and another for TEENs who attend schools in the Renton High School area.