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Issaquah CERT

City of Issaquah OEM
Date last updated: Jan 31, 2013

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: September 2005

Geographic Area: ISSAQUAH (Local) (98027)

Point of Contact:
Brenda Bramwell
Emergency Management Coordinator
Issaquah Citizen Corps Council
670 1st Ave NE
Issaquah, WA 98027

(425) 837-3464
brendab@ci.issaquah.wa.us

CERT Web Site: http://issaquahcitizencorps.com/

Training

On average, this CERT Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course 4 times a year.

Number of CERT classes that have graduated since the program started: 18

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
  • Businesses
  • Teens / Youth
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-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
  • Amateur radio operation
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
  • Additional damage assessment
  • Basic first aid
  • Shelter operations/management

Exercises

A total of 49 CERTs have participated in 3 natural disaster exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 150 CERTs have participated in 16 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:
  • Flood
  • Winter storm

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Residential / Neighborhood checks
  • Debris removal
  • Sandbagging
  • Staffing Emergency Operating Center
  • Staffing shelters

Non-Emergency Functions

Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
  • Support for emergency planning (neighborhoods, schools, community)
  • Support for public safety at community events
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Home safety / prevention assistance to others (winterizing homes, fire safety actions, crime prevention steps, etc.)

Additional CERT Program Information