Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Alaska CERT's



Name of Program: Valdez CERT
Geographic Area: Valdez
Point of Contact: Robert G Rountree
Title: LEPC Chairman
Phone Number: (907) 835-3645
E-mail address: rountree@alaska.com
Brief Description: To provide the organization, training and support to the Valdez, Alaska community emergency response teams.


Name of Program: Juneau CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
Geographic Area: City and Borough of Juneau
Point of Contact: Nick Meacher
Title: n/a
Phone Number: (907) 796-3322
E-mail address: Nick_Meacher@ci.juneau.ak.us
Website address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Juneau_CERT
Brief Description: Working with the police departments. We are working to establish existing neighborhood watch programs to promote the CERT training. Also, to use CERT in office complexes and companies in large buildings. New class starts in January 2003.


Name of Program: Kenai Peninsula Borough Citizen Corps Program
Geographic Area: Kenai Peninsula Borough
Point of Contact: Glenda Landua
Title: Kenai Peninsula Borough Citizen Corps Coordinator
Phone Number: (907) 262-2098
E-mail address: glandua@borough.kenai.ak.us
Website address: http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us/emergency
Brief Description: Volunteer training for local community preparedness: Communities of the Kenai Peninsula Borough are spread across more than 25,000 square miles and are at risk for wildfire, flooding, high winds, blizzard, extreme cold, volcanic activity, earthquake and tsunami. Community Emergency Response Teams are valuable to our communities, many of which are remote. Our goal regarding the CERT program is to establish, support and utilize CERTs in each community and residential area of the Kenai Peninsula.


Name of Program: Matanuska - Susitna Citizen Corps Council
Geographic Area: Matanuska - Susitna Borough
Point of Contact: Beatrice Adler
Title: Citizen Corps Coordinator
Phone Number: (907) 373-8822
E-mail address: beatrice.adler@matsugov.us
Brief Description: We train new CERT teams as well as provide follow-up training for existing groups.


Name of Program: Marlton CERT Program
Geographic Area: Burlington County
Point of Contact: Wayne Comegno
Phone Number: (609) 265-7152
E-mail address: wcomegno@co.burlington.nj.us
Brief Description: CERT members have been organized under the jurisdiction of the County Office of Emergency Management. Residents interested in joining the team can contact our township office of emergency management for more information.