Layton recognizes new CERT graduates and volunteers in emergency preparedness program
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Summary
The council honored graduates of the city’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training; Chief Kevin Ward and coordinator Natalie recognized volunteer instructors and listed the recent class and their roles.
Layton City honored the latest graduates of its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program during the May 15 council meeting. Chief Kevin Ward and public-education coordinator Natalie recognized volunteer instructors and read the names of class graduates who completed the nine-module training and a simulated disaster exercise.
Why this matters: CERT trains volunteers in basic disaster response skills to augment professional responders during large incidents and to provide community-level preparedness. Chief Ward described CERT as a program that “educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact the area and trains them in some basic disaster response skills.”
Details: The chief and coordinator thanked a roster of volunteer instructors and read aloud the names of graduates. Staff noted CERT’s ancillary benefits, including school safety programming and incident-rehab services, and encouraged community members to participate in future classes and join the city’s volunteer roster.
Ending: City officials publicly thanked the graduates and the volunteer instructors and encouraged residents to contact the fire department for information about future CERT sessions.