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Nashvile/Davidson County Community Emergency Response Team

Nashville Mayor's Office of Emergency Management
Date last updated: Mar 11, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: October 2003

Geographic Area: DAVIDSON (County)

Point of Contact:
Heidi Mariscal
Planning, Training, Exercise Program Manager
Nashville Mayor's Office of Emergency Management
2060 15th Ave S
Nashville, TN 37212

(615) 862-8530
heidi.mariscal@nashville.gov

Training

On average, this CERT Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course 6 times a year.

Number of CERT classes that have graduated since the program started: 36

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 1000

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

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
  • IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction

Exercises

A total of 50 CERTs have participated in 2 WMD/terrorism exercises for emergency personnel.

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
  • Tornado

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Residential / Neighborhood checks
  • Debris removal

Non-Emergency Functions

Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
  • Emergency preparedness

Additional CERT Program Information

CERT Training is brought to your location. Dates and times are flexible based on your needs.



Suggested class timeframes: 

4 Thursday evenings (6p-10p)

2 weeks Tuesday & Thursday evenings (6p-10p)

2 Saturdays (9a-5p)



Currently booked CERT training dates are frequently updated on the website www.nashville.gov/oem.