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   Created January 2014 

 

Outreach Initiatives and Training Activities for

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)

The purpose of this document is to help facilitate and guide new outreach initiatives and training actives for CERTs. All activities in this document are flexible and scalable and can be implemented in any community. This document is only meant to be a guide and not a rule book. Activities many have to be changes due to your community’s rules and regulations on outreach and CERT training; be sure to check with the correct authority beforehand. If you would like more information or have questions about any of the information in this guide, please contact FEMA Region III Individual and Community Preparedness Division.

Contacts:

Corey Rigby: Regional Preparedness Liaison (contractor) Email: corey.rigby@associates.fema.dhs.gov Phone: 215-931-5953

Steve Edwards: Community Preparedness Officer Email: steve.edwards@fema.dhs.gov Phone: 215-931-5716

Free Resources:

Order free preparedness material at www.ready.gov/publications

Drills, Exercise, and Competitive Events: http://home.citizencorps.gov/cert/exercises.shtm

Advertise your events on the National Community Page at http://community.fema.gov/

 

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ContentsOUTREACH INITIATIVES .......................................................................................................... 3

Preparing Together- The Buddy System ..................................................................................... 4

Whole Community Event ............................................................................................................ 5

Local Sporting Event Outreach ................................................................................................... 6

Survivor Day ............................................................................................................................... 7

"Neighbors Helping Neighbors"/ Community Preparedness: 16 Simple Activities for Everyone .................................................................................................................................... 12

Youth Groups Outreach ............................................................................................................ 13

Preparedness Tips for Everyone ................................................................................................ 14

Preparedness Day ...................................................................................................................... 15

Community Contest................................................................................................................... 17

TRAINING ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................ 20

Competitive Events (2).............................................................................................................. 21

Dill (4) ....................................................................................................................................... 23

Tabletop Exercise (6) ................................................................................................................ 24

Functional Exercises (4) ............................................................................................................ 25

Full-Scale Exercise (4) .............................................................................................................. 26

Preparedness Challenge ............................................................................................................. 27

Independent Study Courses ....................................................................................................... 29

More Than Just Basic Training ................................................................................................. 30

CERT REFESHER .................................................................................................................... 31

CERT Supplemental Training Creator: ..................................................................................... 32

 

 

 

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