Twinsburg Community Emergency Response Team

Twinsburg Community Emergency Response Team

Community Emergency Response Team What is CERT?

What is CERT? Assist first responders when requested Initially assume many of the same functions as response personnel when necessary until help arrives: Fire safety Light search and rescue Disaster medical operations

CERT Chronology 1985: Mexico City Earthquake 100 spontaneous rescuers killed. 1986: Los Angeles County CERT After researching Mexico City Quake, the nation s first Community Emergency Response Team was formed and properly trained in disaster response by LA City Fire.

CERT Chronology 1990 Orlando Hurricane Preparedness Florida formed Nation s 2 nd CERT after formulating a comprehensive volunteer response plan. Orlando Fire Department s plan is the preeminent guide for CERT training, nationwide.

CERT Chronology 1990 CERT is put under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) CERTs begin to appear nationwide 1994 FEMA creates CERT training through Emergency Management Institute 2003 CERT and Citizen s Corps partnered under FEMA/DHS

CERT Chronology September 11 th, 2001

Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD)-5 Coordination and implementation of allhazards preparedness in the United States. To help ensure the preparedness of the Nation to prevent, respond to, and recover from threatened and actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.

Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD)-8 Companion to HSPD-5 HSPD-8 encourages citizen involvement in preparedness efforts. DHS is responsible for working with appropriate federal, state, and local government organizations and the private sector to encourage active citizen participation in preparedness efforts.

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8 Supporting efforts to ensure First responders are prepared to respond to major events, especially prevention of and response to threatened terrorist attacks. First responders can be civilians that are members of a United States national service program under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security

CERT Overview CERTs have proven themselves invaluable in the areas in which they were tested. CERTs have become a key component of the Citizen Corps program. CERTs are among a variety of agencies and personnel who cooperate to provide assistance in the aftermath of a disaster.

Twinsburg CERT Timeline 2012: Chartered Twinsburg CERT with FEMA/DHS under Citizen s Corps, Ohio EMA & Summit County EMA 2013: Recruitment & Applications Background Checks Completed Team Roster

Twinsburg CERT Timeline 2013: Training Basic Course 20 Hours Advanced & Twinsburg Specific Training 2013: Strategic Plan Visions, Goals and Standard Operating Procedures

Twinsburg CERT Awareness Tours of City/Township Infrastructure Ride Time with Fire & Police Departments Sit-in with Communication Center Knowledge of Various Departments Building Department Engineering Public Works

CERT Training *IS-317 CERT Awareness Level *IS-315 CERT Supplemental Training: The Incident Command System *Web based training via FEMA portal FEMA Basic Course (20 Hours Classroom) -Fire safety -Light Search & Rescue -Disaster Medical Operations

CERT Training National Incident Management System (NIMS) *Web based training via FEMA portal IS 700 National Incident Management System (Intro) IS 800 National Response Framework (Intro) IS 100 Incident Command System (Intro) IS 200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

Advanced Training Held Monthly Fire Operations EMS Operations Radio Communications Fire Extinguisher Operations Damage Assessment (FEMA standard) Traffic Control Wide Area Search Incident Command System CPR/AED & First Aid

Advanced Training First Aid and Stop the Bleed

Advanced Training S.T.A.R.T. Triage / S.A.L.T Triage

Advanced Training Search & Rescue Wide Area Search

Advanced Training Patient Packaging

Mapping Advanced Training

Advanced Training Communications

Traffic Control Advanced Training

GPS Locating Advanced Training

Advanced Training Incident Command

Advanced Training FEMA Rapid Impact Damage Assessment (High Wind)

Advanced Training FEMA Rapid Impact Damage Assessment (Flood)

Twinsburg CERT Activity City & Summit Metro Parks in Twinsburg Grid Mapping GPS Locating & Labeling of Trails Signs and Landmarks Wide Area Search & Rescue Training Sessions

Twinsburg CERT Activity Joint Training with Twinsburg Fire Explorers Post #34, Pepper Pike CERT, Copley CERT, Summit County EMA, Summit County Health District, Summit Metro Parks and other Public Safety Agencies

Twinsburg CERT Community Functions Active Shooter Training Traffic Control Actor Accountability Monitor Communications Triage

Twinsburg CERT Community Functions Twinsburg Safety Forces Open House

Twinsburg CERT Community Functions Red Cross / TFD Smoke Detector Project

Twinsburg CERT Integral to Community Events Memorial Day Parade Cost of Freedom Taste of Twinsburg Luminocity Twins Days Rock the Park Fireworks Details Large Sporting Events Freedom 5K, Bogsucker Strut, Turkey Trot & Duathlon Rotary River Run

Twinsburg CERT Notable Team Activations Active Shooter Event (2016) Set Up Temporary Check-In Center for Evacuees Transport Evacuees in City Busses Accountability of Evacuated Residences Search for Elderly Persons (2016 & 2017) Mapping Grid Search Areas Door to Door Search of Neighborhoods Wide Area Searches in Wooded Areas Community Wide Microburst (2017) Staffed Road Closures Traffic Control

Twinsburg CERT Support Functions *City of Twinsburg Emergency Operations Plan, Section XIV, CERT CERT offers support areas of relief in the following areas of need: Direction and control (local response) Shelter and mass care operations (county response ) Mass prophylactic dispensing (county response) Rapid Impact damage Assessment (local response, FEMA guidelines) Light Search & Rescue (local response) Wide Area Search (local and county response) Traffic Control (local response) Evacuation (local response) Accountability/Command support (local response, FEMA guidelines)

Notifying Twinsburg CERT *City of Twinsburg Emergency Operations Plan, Section XIV, CERT CERT can be activated at the request Fire, Police or EOC commanders via the Wireless Emergency Notification System (WENS). WENS has the ability to alpha page any or all members of the team via personal cell-phone, announcing any disasters or search & rescue events that CERT is needed for, as well as any events that could or will impact specific or multiple departments.

Notifying Twinsburg CERT *City of Twinsburg Emergency Operations Plan, Section XIV, CERT Once the Twinsburg Communications Center (TPD dispatch) or TFD Officers have been advised to activate CERT, all team members are to be contacted via the Wireless Emergency Notification System (WENS): CERT Group. When notifying CERT, please have the following information available: TYPE OF INCIDENT LOCATION(S) OF STAGING ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION TO BE PASSED ALONG

Communicating With Twinsburg CERT *City of Twinsburg Emergency Operations Plan, Section XIV, CERT CERT utilizes radio communications while performing tasks such as search and rescue, training sessions, or working crowd control for community events. Techniques and protocols are taught during training in how to adequately respond to CERT members, along with additional first responders.

Communicating With Twinsburg CERT *City of Twinsburg Emergency Operations Plan, Section XIV, CERT CERT can operate on the existing 800MHz or the backup 420MHz radio systems. If utilizing the 800MHz radios, the CERT command staff shall confer with the incident command staff or EOC for channel assignment(s). 800MHz channels can be on the Twinsburg or Summit County Group, as assigned. If utilizing the 420MHz radios, the CERT command staff shall confer with the incident command staff or EOC for channel assignment(s). 420MHz channels include TFD-1, TFD-2 (non-repeated), TFD-16 or TFD-15 (non-repeated).

Various Twinsburg CERT Volunteer Backgrounds Retired Police Officer Retired Firefighter/Paramedics Retired Military Police Officer Retired Career Military Retired Veterans Retired Public Utility Electrician Nurse Nursing Assistant Lawyer Geologist/Mapping Specialist Civil/Environmental Engineer Electrical Engineer Mechanical Engineer Machine/Tool Design Engineer NASCAR Rescue Volunteers

Various Twinsburg CERT Volunteer Backgrounds Teacher Public Relations specialist Emergency Management/Environmental Safety Student Hospital Emergency Response Team Leader/ICS Specialist Corporate Emergency Response Team member HAM Radio Operator Scout Leaders Wilderness First Aid Trainer Outdoor/Survival Experts Comptroller IT Specialist Theater Rigger Heavy Equipment Operator Mechanic Public Works Experts

Twinsburg CERT Accolades Twinsburg resident and CERT member Ashley Feldman, 2015 City Proclamation and 2016 Red Cross Acts of Courage recipient for lifesaving actions in assisting a fallen Solon resident in hypothermic Distress at the Twinsburg Dog Park.

Twinsburg CERT Accolades Twinsburg CERT Featured at Summit County Building

Twinsburg CERT Accolades Celebrating Five Years!