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Neighborhood Emergency Response Team seeks volunteers and broader outreach as trainings resume
Summary
San Francisco’s Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) officials told the Fire Commission that the volunteer program has trained tens of thousands historically but has about 12,000 active volunteers now and wants to expand bilingual, youth and neighborhood outreach.
Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) leaders told the San Francisco Fire Commission on June 11 that the volunteer emergency‑preparedness program is working to expand training and outreach after pandemic disruptions and is seeking more bilingual instructors and neighborhood coordinators.
Brandon Tom, NERT program coordinator, and members of the NERT advisory board described a program that has trained an estimated 40,000 to 45,000 people since 1990 but that the active volunteer base is closer to 12,000. Tom said research suggests about five percent of a jurisdiction’s population trained — roughly…
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