CERT in Action!
Christian County, MO CERT Helps Clean Debris Following Ice Storm
Following a January 2009 ice storm, seven members of the Christian County, MO CERT made the 50-mile trip to Ozark County to help with the relief effort. Volunteers helped clear debris from the storm and assisted emergency management officials from nearby Greene County, who had been called in to help set up a command post.
"We went out and found a little old lady back in the woods who hadnt been able to get out of her driveway in over a week," said Christian County CERT Coordinator Ed Hultgren, whose team checked in on residents and helped clear debris from roadways.
The Christian County CERT spent one day in Ozark County helping with the relief effort.
"It was one of those last-minute things," said Hultgren. "We went up on a Sunday. A lot of members didn't want to go because they were going to church. I said, 'Let's go out and be the church.'"
Christian County has trained more than 200 people in the CERT Basic Training course.
For more information, please contact Ed Hultgren, ed@ruralcompassion.org.