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City urges wider NERT participation as free neighborhood disaster training expands
Summary
Fire Department and NERT coordinators updated the council on the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team program, reporting about 2,000 trainees a year, a state grant to credential 250 deployable volunteers, an October drill, and free training open to San Francisco residents and workers.
Captain Bridal Arteseros and Erica, the NERT program coordinator, described the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) as the city's primary hands-on volunteer disaster-training program. The program traces its origin to the Loma Prieta response and provides 18 to 20 hours of practical training in personal and neighborhood…
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