North Coast CERT
Disaster Volunteers Serving Huron and Ottawa County
What is CERT?
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) are teams of volunteers that work with their local Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to support the local community after a disaster. CERT volunteers are trained to support a variety of disaster and safety services.
Our volunteers service in communities Huron County (Ohio) and Ottawa County (Ohio).
To request CERT assistance for your community event, visit our About page.
Our volunteers service in communities Huron County (Ohio) and Ottawa County (Ohio).
To request CERT assistance for your community event, visit our About page.
CERT provides disaster response and recovery support to emergency management and public safety agencies following an significant emergency or disaster incident. The specific support varies based on need and range from debris clean up and damage assessment to answering phones. CERT also provides safety-related services for community events, such as traffic/parking lot management and first aid. When the community needs more help responding to a disaster, CERT provides the extra manpower needed to get the community back to normal. Our volunteer services include, but are not limited to:
- Volunteer Coordination
- Bulk Distribution
- Debris Clean Up/Support
- Donations Management
- Damage Assessment
- Safety and Traffic Support
- Disaster Animal Care and Sheltering
- Mass Care and Shelter Support
- First Aid Stations
- Administrative/EOC Support
Who can volunteer?
Because CERT provides many different disaster response and recovery services, there's a place on the team for everyone! CERT has volunteer opportunities for all interest areas, skill sets, experience levels, ages, and physical abilities. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and participate in basic training. Check out the Get Involved! page for details.
