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San German Cert

Municipality of San German
Date last updated: Apr 2, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: May 2007

Geographic Area: SAN GERMAN (Local) (00683)

Point of Contact:
Luis Martinez
Emergency Management Official
Emergency Managemet Office
Calle Golondrinas
Edif 3M
San German, PR 00683

(787) 892-5620
planbonitotato@yahoo.com

Training

On average, this CERT Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course 5 times a year.

Number of CERT classes that have graduated since the program started: 15

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 625

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
  • Government groups
  • Faith-based organizations
  • Teens / Youth
  • Colleges / Universities
  • People with disabilities
Language(s) in which the program conducts CERT training:
  • Spanish

Exercises

A total of 240 CERTs have participated in 6 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
  • Missing person search

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Debris removal
  • Managing / processing supplies or donations
  • Basic search and rescue
  • 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)
  • Emergency preparedness

Additional CERT Program Information

The goal of the San German Cert is to prepare the community, churchs,schools and the industry with the knowledge to respond in an emergency or disaster situation.