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City of Renton CERT

City of Renton Fire & Emergency Services
Date last updated: Dec 10, 2012

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: January 2005

Geographic Area: RENTON (Local) (98055, 98056, 98057, 98058, 98059)

Point of Contact:
Mindi Mattson
City of Renton Fire & Emergency Services
1055 S. Grady Way
7th Floor
Renton, WA 98057

(425) 430-7000
EM@rentonwa.gov

CERT Web Site: http://rentonwa.gov/

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: 12

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 350

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
  • Animals in emergencies (training other than CERT Animal Response modules)
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
  • Additional damage assessment
  • Basic first aid
  • Mass care
  • Shelter operations/management

Exercises

CERT in Action

Emergencies

Number of times the CERTs have responded in actual emergencies:3

Types of emergencies/disasters to which the CERTs have responded:
  • Flood
  • Winter storm

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Residential / Neighborhood checks
  • Sandbagging
  • Initial damage assessment
  • Staffing Emergency Operating Center
  • Community relations / Distribution of emergency information to public

Non-Emergency Functions

Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
  • Support for emergency planning (neighborhoods, schools, community)
  • Emergency preparedness

Additional CERT Program Information

The City of Renton recognizes that disasters can and do happen.  Residents need to know how to take care of their families and neighbors during that critical period before outside help can arrive.  Renton Fire & Emergency services offers CERT classes twice per year, generally in the Spring and Fall.  Classes are taught be City personnel and local subject matter experts.  The City of Renton encourages all residents to participate in CERT to help build stronger, safer neighborhoods.