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COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT)

The goal of CERT is to teach people the skills they need to pull together and safely help their community in the event of disaster, as the demand for emergency services will likely exceed available resources.  CERTs go through a basic 20-hour training, and upon completion, are sworn in as a volunteer Disaster Service Worker for the City of Walnut Creek. They then are connected with other CERTs in their area. The goal is to have trained volunteer teams in all 9 of the CERT Areas identified in Walnut Creek, with emergency supplies stored around the City for CERTs to use.

HOW CERT WORKS IN WALNUT CREEK

Walnut Creek has 9 CERT Areas. CERT graduates are assigned to a CERT Area  based on where they live. In the event of emergency, CERTs gather at their CERT Staging Area and work together as trained in the CERT Program.

Want to know which CERT Area you live in? Click for street index

For further information, contact Gayle Vassar, Communications and Outreach Manager for the City of Walnut Creek, 925-943-5895.