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North River

Grays Harbor Citizen Corps
Date last updated: Mar 14, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: March 2006

Geographic Area: COSMOPOLIS (Local) (98537)

Point of Contact:
Sherryl Butts_jackson
Coordinator
North River CERT
254 Fall River Rd
Cosmopolis, WA 98537

(360) 589-7139
nrcert@hughes.net

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: 2

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 26

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
  • Faith-based organizations
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
  • Basic first aid
  • Shelter operations/management

Exercises

A total of 50 CERTs have participated in 5 natural disaster exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 7 CERTs have participated in 3 CERT-specific 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:
  • Residential / Neighborhood checks

Non-Emergency Functions

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

Additional CERT Program Information

Our Cert program has aquired and supplied through donations and grants a 40 ft Shipping container to convert into a disaster supply container. We are a rual area and will be on our own in a disaster. We have medical supplies, cots, blankets ect in it. We have divided off the last 12 ft to make a command post with a communication system.