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Millersville University-Community CERT

Lancaster County Emergency Management Agency
Date last updated: Mar 30, 2011

General Information

Month and year the CERT Program was started: January 2011

Geographic Area: LANCASTER (Local) (17601, 17602, 17603)
MILLERSVILLE (Local) (17551)

Point of Contact:
Sepi Yalda
Director
Center for Disaster Research and Education - Millersville Univeristy
8 High School Ave.
Millersville, PA 17551

(717) 872-3631
(717) 871-2429
cdre@millersville.edu

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: 0

Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started: 0

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
  • Teens / Youth
  • Colleges / Universities
Language(s) in which the program conducts CERT training:
  • English

Exercises

CERT in Action

Emergencies

Number of times the CERTs have responded in actual emergencies:0

Activities During Emergencies

Non-Emergency Functions

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

Additional CERT Program Information

The Millersville University-Community CERT is a new organization that is housed in the Center for Disaster Research and Education at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The Millersville University-Community CERT has a primary goal of increasing the training and education for safe response to disaster and emergency situations among the citizens of both the Millersville University and borough communities.