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Cobb County CERT Program

Cobb Emergency Management Agency
Date last updated: Dec 3, 2012

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: January 2004

Geographic Area: COBB (County)

Point of Contact:
Rozlynn Hamilton
CERT Coordinator
Cobb Emergency Management Agency
140 North Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060

(770) 499-4568
rozlynn.hamilton@cobbcounty.org

CERT Web Site: http://ema.cobbcountyga.gov/cert.htm

Training

On average, this CERT Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course 7 times a year.

Number of CERT classes that have graduated since the program started: 84

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 1342

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
  • Faith-based organizations
  • Teens / Youth
  • Colleges / Universities
Language(s) in which the program conducts CERT training:
  • English
  • Spanish

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
  • Amateur radio operation
  • Community relations
  • Additional damage assessment
  • Decontamination techniques
  • Basic first aid
  • Additional Incident Command System (ICS)
  • Shelter operations/management
  • Additional Search & Rescue

Exercises

A total of 30 CERTs have participated in 1 WMD/terrorism exercise for emergency personnel.

A total of 150 CERTs have participated in 1 natural disaster exercise for emergency personnel.

A total of 50 CERTs have participated in 7 medical emergency/strategic national stockpile exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 450 CERTs have participated in 10 CERT-specific exercises.

CERT in Action

Emergencies

Number of times the CERTs have responded in actual emergencies:7

Types of emergencies/disasters to which the CERTs have responded:
  • Flood
  • Hurricane / Coastal storm
  • Missing person search
  • Tornado
  • Winter storm

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Residential / Neighborhood checks
  • Medical intervention (triage or treatment)
  • Animal evacuation or shelter
  • General evacuation
  • General evacuation
  • Debris removal
  • Managing / processing supplies or donations
  • Traffic management / Crowd management
  • Initial damage assessment
  • Utility control / Shut off
  • Staffing Emergency Operating Center
  • 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
  • Fire safety
  • Public health issues
  • Terrorism awareness
  • Other - Distributing educational materials

Additional CERT Program Information

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their areas and trains them in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhoods or workplaces following events when professional responders are not immediately available to help.