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Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe

Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe
Date last updated: Feb 17, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: February 2006

Geographic Area: GRAYLAND (Local) (98547)
TOKELAND (Local) (98590)

Point of Contact:
Lee Shipman
Emergency Management Director
Shoalwater Bay Tribe
2373 Old Tokeland Rd.
PO Box 130
Tokeland, WA 98590

(360) 267-8120
leshipman@shoalwaterbay-nsn.gov

Training

On average, this CERT Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course 1 time a year.

Number of CERT classes that have graduated since the program started: 6

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 140

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
  • Specific neighborhood groups
  • Teens / Youth
  • People with disabilities
Language(s) in which the program conducts CERT training:
  • English

Supplemental Training

Supplemental training conducted, recommended, and/or required for CERT members:
  • 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)
  • Community relations
  • Additional CBRNE awareness
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
  • Basic first aid
  • Additional Incident Command System (ICS)
  • Additional National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  • Mass care
  • Shelter operations/management
  • Additional Search & Rescue

Exercises

A total of 150 CERTs have participated in 6 natural disaster exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 25 CERTs have participated in 2 medical emergency/strategic national stockpile exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 76 CERTs have participated in 6 CERT-specific 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:
  • Hurricane / Coastal storm
  • Missing person search
  • Winter storm

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Residential / Neighborhood checks
  • Debris removal
  • Sandbagging
  • Managing / processing supplies or donations
  • Initial damage assessment
  • Basic search and rescue
  • Staffing Emergency Operating Center
  • Staffing shelters
  • Community relations / Distribution of emergency information to public

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