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Snohomish CERT

Snohomish Fire & Rescue
Date last updated: Feb 17, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: September 2000

Geographic Area: SNOHOMISH (Local) (98290, 98291)

Point of Contact:
Erika Acuna
Firefighter / EMT-B
Snohomish Fire & Rescue
P.O. Box 820
Snohomish, WA 98290

(360) 568-2141
cert@snohomishfire.org

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: 13

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 130

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
  • Businesses
  • Critical infrastructure sectors (e.g., utilities, public transportation)
  • Government groups
  • Faith-based organizations
  • Teens / Youth
  • Colleges / Universities
  • People with disabilities
  • Military groups
Language(s) in which the program conducts CERT training:
  • English
  • Spanish

Supplemental Training

Supplemental training conducted, recommended, and/or required for CERT members:
  • CERT Animal Response I
  • 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)
  • Basic first aid
  • Additional Incident Command System (ICS)
  • Additional National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  • Mass care

Exercises

CERT in Action

Emergencies

Number of times the CERTs have responded in actual emergencies:2

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

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Sandbagging
  • Staffing Emergency Operating Center
  • Community relations / Distribution of emergency information to public

Non-Emergency Functions

Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Fire safety
  • Home safety / prevention assistance to others (winterizing homes, fire safety actions, crime prevention steps, etc.)

Additional CERT Program Information