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City of Aurora CERT

Aurora Office of Emergency Management
Date last updated: Mar 20, 2012

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: January 2008

Geographic Area: AURORA (Local) (80010, 80011, 80012, 80013, 80014, 80015, 80016, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80040, 80041, 80042, 80044, 80045, 80046, 80047)

Point of Contact:
Matt Chapman
Aurora Emergency Management
15151 E. Alameda Parkway
Aurora, CO 80111

(303) 326-8964
mchapman@auroragov.org

Training

On average, this CERT Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course 3 times a year.

Number of CERT classes that have graduated since the program started: 8

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 250

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:
  • 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
  • Amateur radio operation
  • Additional CBRNE awareness
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
  • Basic first aid
  • Shelter operations/management
  • Additional Search & Rescue

Exercises

A total of 250 CERTs have participated in 3 WMD/terrorism exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 10 CERTs have participated in 2 natural disaster exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 300 CERTs have participated in 12 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:
  • Other - Sheltering Operations

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Staffing Emergency Operating Center

Non-Emergency Functions

Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
  • Support for emergency planning (neighborhoods, schools, community)
  • Support for public safety at community events
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Fire safety
  • Terrorism awareness
  • Home safety / prevention assistance to others (winterizing homes, fire safety actions, crime prevention steps, etc.)

Additional CERT Program Information

The program refers to the CERT members who were trained by the City of Aurora and are deployable ONLY when requested by the city of Aurora via the Office of Emergency Management. This registration is also extended to approve the Heritage Eagle Bend's ICS team, as they continue to train and practice ICS functions as taught within the CERT program and guidelines.