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Groton CERT

Groton Office of Emergency Management
Date last updated: Oct 12, 2012

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: January 2007

Geographic Area: GROTON (Local) (06340)
MYSTIC (Local) (06355)

Point of Contact:
Jeffrey Williams
Deputy Director
Groton Office of Emergency Management
68 Groton Long Point Rd
Groton, CT 06340

(860) 441-6757
jwilliams@town.groton.ct.us

Training

On average, this CERT Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course 2 times 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: 75

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
  • Government groups
  • Military groups
Language(s) in which the program conducts CERT training:
  • English

Supplemental Training

Supplemental training conducted, recommended, and/or required for CERT members:
  • CERT Animal Response I
  • CERT Animal Response II
  • 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
  • Animals in emergencies (training other than CERT Animal Response modules)
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
  • Additional damage assessment
  • Basic first aid
  • Shelter operations/management

Exercises

A total of 20 CERTs have participated in 4 natural disaster exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 1 CERT has participated in 1 medical emergency/strategic national stockpile exercise for emergency personnel.

A total of 20 CERTs have participated in 4 CERT-specific exercises.

CERT in Action

Emergencies

Number of times the CERTs have responded in actual emergencies:6

Types of emergencies/disasters to which the CERTs have responded:
  • Flood
  • Hurricane / Coastal storm
  • Pandemic
  • Winter storm
  • Other - Structure Fire

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Animal evacuation or shelter
  • General evacuation
  • General evacuation
  • Sandbagging
  • 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
  • Home safety / prevention assistance to others (winterizing homes, fire safety actions, crime prevention steps, etc.)

Additional CERT Program Information