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Gulfport CERT Team

Gulfport Fire Department
Date last updated: Mar 21, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: January 2005

Geographic Area: SAINT PETERSBURG (Local) (33707)

Point of Contact:
Bob Worthington
Director
CERT
5314 23rd Avenue South
Gulfport, FL 33707

(727) 916-8014
(727) 893-1060
jmarenkovic@mygulfport.us

CERT Web Site: http://www.gulfportcert.com

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: 12

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 120

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
  • Colleges / Universities
  • People with disabilities
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-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
  • Community relations
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
  • Decontamination techniques
  • Basic first aid
  • Shelter operations/management
  • Additional Search & Rescue

Exercises

A total of 300 CERTs have participated in 18 natural disaster exercises for emergency personnel.

A total of 200 CERTs have participated in 12 medical emergency/strategic national stockpile exercises for emergency personnel.

CERT in Action

Emergencies

Number of times the CERTs have responded in actual emergencies:5

Types of emergencies/disasters to which the CERTs have responded:
  • Severe thunderstorm

Activities During Emergencies

Activities conducted by CERTs during past emergencies:
  • Residential / Neighborhood checks
  • Animal evacuation or shelter
  • General evacuation
  • General evacuation
  • Sandbagging
  • Traffic management / Crowd management

Non-Emergency Functions

Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
  • Support for public safety at community events
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Fire safety
  • Crime prevention
  • Other - Sponsor Community Events

Additional CERT Program Information

Gulfport CERT team trains on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm @ City Hall located at 2401 53rd Street S. Independent study courses on emergency preparedness offered by FEMA through the EM Institute at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/cert/.The Gulfport CERT team is also dedicated to being actively involved in local community events on a regular basis. Contact us on Facebook or visit our website at www.gulfportcert.com. You may choose to contact our Director Bob Worthington at 727-916-8014.