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Burleson honors CERT's 20 years of service and awards lifesaver recognition after tower rescue
Summary
Burleson recognized its Community Emergency Response Team for 20 years of service and FEMA Region 6 preparedness award, and the Chisholm Trail 100 Club presented lifesaver awards to first responders involved in a January tower rescue that required a multi-agency technical operation.
Joe Laster, Burleson's emergency operations manager, told the council the Burleson Community Emergency Response Team marked its 20th anniversary and received the FEMA Region 6 Whole Community Preparedness Award for its regional training and public-education work. "This year marks the twentieth anniversary for the Burleson CERT program," Laster said, and he noted the group recently became a 501(c)(3) to expand training and support.
Laster said Burleson…
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