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East Lyme CERT

East Lyme Emergency Management
Date last updated: Mar 18, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: February 2006

Geographic Area: EAST LYME (Local) (06333)
NIANTIC (Local) (06357)

Point of Contact:
Pearl Rathbun
Emergency Management Director
East Lyme Emergency Management
171 Boston Post Rd.
East Lyme, CT 06333

(860) 739-4434
(860) 739-4381
eastlymeem@sbcglobal.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: 4

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 67

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:
  • 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
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
  • Additional damage assessment
  • Shelter operations/management

Exercises

A total of 15 CERTs have participated in 1 natural disaster exercise for emergency personnel.

A total of 30 CERTs have participated in 2 medical emergency/strategic national stockpile exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 50 CERTs have participated in 4 CERT-specific exercises.

CERT in Action

Emergencies

Number of times the CERTs have responded in actual emergencies:1

Types of emergencies/disasters to which the CERTs have responded:
  • Pandemic

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Community relations / Distribution of emergency information to public
  • Other - Support local health district

Non-Emergency Functions

Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:

Additional CERT Program Information