Northern Sonoma County CERT

CERT trained personnel in each neighborhood can provide immediate assistance such as search and rescue, first aid, small fire suppression, etc. while awaiting the arrival of first responders. They also provide a force multiplier effect during major incidents by providing services such as:

• Assisting with first aid and shelter management at Temporary Refuge Areas and evacuation centers
• In-person wellness checks during pandemics
• Search and rescue neighborhood screening
• Minor fire suppression
• Emergency radio communications
• Evacuation traffic direction
• Firefighter rehabilitation (under the direction of an EMT)
• Wildfire vegetation management public awareness programs
• Replacing fire alarm batteries
• Putting up fire service compliant street address signs
• Geo-mapping parcels for fire run maps
• Emergency notification enrollment of citizens
• Pet and farm animal rescue
• Distribution of site-specific evacuation directions and maps
• Earthquake light search and rescue
• Emergency triage to assist overburdened first responders