Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Iowa CERT's
Name of Program: | Fayette County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Fayette County |
Point of Contact: | Bill J Ziegler |
Title: | Emergency Management Coordinator |
Phone Number: | (563) 422-5856 |
E-mail address: | Bziegler@co.fayette.ia.us |
Brief Description: | The Fayette CERT is a new program designed to train citizens to care for themselves, their families, their neighbors and co-workers in times of disaster. Our goal is that in the next year 2006/2007, we have a train group that not only could help out Fayette County, but be ready to assist other parts of the Country. |
Name of Program: | Linn County /Buchanan County EMA |
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Geographic Area: | Linn County , and Buchanan County Iowa |
Point of Contact: | |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (319) 363-2671 |
E-mail address: | robyn.reese@linnema.com |
Website address: | http://www.linncounty.org/department.asp?Dept_Id=12&Page_Id=398 |
Brief Description: | Linn and Buchanan County EMA is preparing to host a CERT class July 30th & August 6th 2005. Please contact Linn County Emergency Management at
319-363-2671 for further details, or to add your name on a list of participants if you are in Linn County. If you live in Buchanan County, please contact Buchanan County Emergency Management |
Name of Program: | Mitchell County CERT Program |
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Geographic Area: | Mitchell County, Osage |
Point of Contact: | Ray Huftalin |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (641) 732-5872 |
E-mail address: | mitcoema@osage.net |
Brief Description: | Teams trained in medical, ground search and rescue, traffic control. To train citizens of the county to prepare and care for them selves for 24-48 hours. Then be prepared to serve other members of the community and county. |
Name of Program: | Plymouth County CERT Team |
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Geographic Area: | Plymouth County, Craig City |
Point of Contact: | Gary Junge |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (712) 546-8101 |
E-mail address: | plyema@frontiernet.net |
Brief Description: | Members may assist other comunnities if the needs of their community are met. Monthly training is offered second tueday evening of each month and additional specialized training with EMS, Fire, and Law Enforcement. #1 priority is the needs of people in our county. |
Name of Program: | Plymouth County CERT Team |
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Geographic Area: | Plymouth County, Le Mars City |
Point of Contact: | Gary Junge |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (712) 546-8101 |
E-mail address: | plyema@frontiernet.net |
Brief Description: | Members may assist other comunnities if the needs of their community are met. Monthly training is offered second tueday evening of each month and additional specialized training with EMS, Fire, and Law Enforcement. #1 priority is the needs of people in our county. |
Name of Program: | LCcertRC |
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Geographic Area: | Linn County |
Point of Contact: | Richard R Struve Jr. |
Title: | CERT Instructor |
Phone Number: | (319) 364-5538 |
E-mail address: | struve4@msn.com |
Website address: | http://www.linncounty.org/department.asp?Dept_Id=12&Page_Id=398 |
Brief Description: | Linn County CERT Radio club is a small group of individuals dedicated to the promotion of CERT, and its mission. It is also geared to supporting the community in other areas when disasters are not going on. Routine trainng is also forecasted throughout the year. Training is coordinated through the local EMA. |
Name of Program: | Black Hawk County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Black Hawk |
Point of Contact: | |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (319) 291-4373 |
E-mail address: | bhc_ema@yahoo.com |
Brief Description: | We have trained one neighborhhod association and staff members of the two local shoping malls. |
Name of Program: | Cerro Gordo County C.E.R.T. |
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Geographic Area: | Cerro Gordo County, Mason City |
Point of Contact: | Steven P. O'Neil |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (641) 421-3665 |
E-mail address: | soneil@co.cerro-gordo.ia.us |
Brief Description: | The Cerro Gordo C.E.R.T. program is designed to train citizens to care for themselves, their families, their neighbors and co-workers in times of disaster. It is also a critical link in the support of our emergency responders during these disasters. We have completed seven classes in the past year and a half with almost 100 new team members. |
Name of Program: | Henry County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Henry County, Mt. Pleasant |
Point of Contact: | Ed Farley |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (319) 385-1479 |
E-mail address: | efarley@co.henry.ia.us |
Brief Description: | Will graduate ouir first class this December with 14 attendees. |
Name of Program: | Humboldt County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Humboldt County |
Point of Contact: | Doug Wood |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (515) 332-4809 |
E-mail address: | wooddoug@trvnet.net |
Brief Description: | Respond as a team, to emergencies and disasters in and around Humboldt County. |
Name of Program: | Jasper County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Jasper County, Newton |
Point of Contact: | Daniel DeMott |
Phone Number: | (641) 792-7555 |
E-mail address: | jcema@iowatelecom.net |
Website address: | http://www.co.jasper.ia.us/ |
Brief Description: | We are starting our classes this month. And plan on many more classes later this Year. Plan on training Maytag's Emergenmcy Respond Team this course in Aug. Please contact this office if you wish to join. |
Name of Program: | Plymouth County CERT Team |
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Geographic Area: | Plymouth County, Merrill City |
Point of Contact: | Gary Junge |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (712) 546-8101 |
E-mail address: | plyema@frontiernet.net |
Brief Description: | Members may assist other comunnities if the needs of their community are met. Monthly training is offered second tueday evening of each month and additional specialized training with EMS, Fire, and Law Enforcement. #1 priority is the needs of people in our county. |
Name of Program: | Plymouth County CERT Team |
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Geographic Area: | Plymouth County, Remsen City |
Point of Contact: | Gary Junge |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (712) 546-8101 |
E-mail address: | plyema@frontiernet.net |
Brief Description: | Members may assist other comunnities if the needs of their community are met. Monthly training is offered second tueday evening of each month and additional specialized training with EMS, Fire, and Law Enforcement. #1 priority is the needs of people in our county. |
Name of Program: | Plymouth County CERT Team |
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Geographic Area: | Plymouth County, Struble City |
Point of Contact: | Gary Junge |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (712) 546-8101 |
E-mail address: | plyema@frontiernet.net |
Brief Description: | Members may assist other comunnities if the needs of their community are met. Monthly training is offered second tueday evening of each month and additional specialized training with EMS, Fire, and Law Enforcement. #1 priority is the needs of people in our county. |
Name of Program: | Pottawattamie County Cert Program |
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Geographic Area: | Pottawattamie County, Council Bluffs |
Point of Contact: | Eva Fisher |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (712) 328-5777 |
E-mail address: | eva.fisher@pottcounty.com |
Name of Program: | Quad-City CERT Program |
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Geographic Area: | Scott County, Bettendorf |
Point of Contact: | John Morgan |
Title: | n/a |
Phone Number: | (563) 441-4084 |
E-mail address: | jmorgan@eicc.edu |
Brief Description: | Program includes emergency and disaster preparedness, fire suppression, disaster psychology and team organization, and a disaster simulation and is designed for people of all ages, including families, workplace groups and seniors as part of the local homeland security preparedness efforts. |
Name of Program: | Shelby County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Shelby County IA and Surrounding Communities |
Point of Contact: | Jason A Wickizer |
Title: | Emergency Medical Services Coordinator |
Phone Number: | (712) 755-2121 238 |
E-mail address: | jwickizer@shco.com |
Brief Description: | We are starting a CERT program to assist with local disasters in our area. We are also using this program as an introduction to our Emergency Reponse Services. It is our hope that we can recruit more volunteers to our local Fire and Rescue Departments through this class. Have several CERT trained volunteers. Our program also helps support a police reserve program. We are currently starting to recruit for a youth program that we will spread over city police, sheriff, EMS and fire. |
Name of Program: | Grinnell College CERT Response Teams |
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Geographic Area: | Grinnell College |
Point of Contact: | Daniel DeMott |
Title: | Coordinator |
Phone Number: | (641) 236-0160 |
E-mail address: | ema@poweshiekcosheriff.com |
Website address: | http://www.poweshiekready.org |
Brief Description: | Grinnell College Students, Staff, Facuility, and Security have developed a first and rapid response teams for on campus disaster and then support local response agencies when they arrive. |
Name of Program: | Ankeny Community Emergency Response Team (ACERT) |
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Geographic Area: | Polk County |
Point of Contact: | Janet Binder |
Phone Number: | (515) 965-6404 |
E-mail address: | acert@ci.ankeny.ia.us |
Website address: | http://www.ci.ankeny.ia.us |
Brief Description: | ACERT was started to provide both a CERT team capability response to the Ankeny, IA area. Another objective of ACERT is to provide support to the city's emergency preparedness programs in five specific areas - Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), Weather Spotting, Damage Assessment, Search and Rescue and Emergency Shelter Management. The group is staffed by volunteers and meets monthly for training and business meetings. |
Name of Program: | Charter Oak Fire Department |
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Geographic Area: | Community and surrounding areas of Charter Oak |
Point of Contact: | Angel R Jepsen |
Title: | Secretary |
Phone Number: | (712) 263-7568 |
E-mail address: | jacjepsen@hotmail.com |
Brief Description: | We provide fire & medical services. |
Name of Program: | Des Moines County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Des Moines County |
Point of Contact: | Gina M Hardin |
Title: | EMA Coordinator/Homeland Security Representative |
Phone Number: | (319) 753-8206 |
E-mail address: | harding@co.des-moines.ia.us |
Website address: | http://www.co.des-moines.ia.us/EMA/EMAHome.asp |
Brief Description: | We have 13 individuals who have completed the training. |
Name of Program: | Franklin County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | North Central Iowa |
Point of Contact: | Steven P O'Neil |
Title: | Coordinator |
Phone Number: | (641) 421-3665 |
E-mail address: | soneil@co.cerro-gordo.ia.us |
Brief Description: | We have completed the first class in Franklin COunty and look forward to starting a new class this fall. We will be working with Cerro Gordo CERT as a joint effort forming the North Iowa CERT. |
Name of Program: | Pottawattamie County CERT Program |
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Geographic Area: | Pottawattamie County |
Point of Contact: | Terry J Hummel |
Title: | EMA coordinator |
Phone Number: | (712) 328-5777 |
E-mail address: | terry.hummel@pottcounty.com |
Brief Description: | Provides training and services for Pottawattamie County, Iowa. There is a county CERT newsletter, leadership group, quarterly meetings of the general membership and we are working on getting a website up and running. |
Name of Program: | Norwalk Fire Rescue Cert Team |
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Geographic Area: | Norwalk Fire District and Mutual Aid Areas |
Point of Contact: | Dawnmarie M Pentico |
Title: | Director Support Services |
Phone Number: | (515) 981-9246 |
E-mail address: | NurseRatchet1@aol.com |
Website address: | http://www.norwalkfd.org |
Brief Description: | Norwalk Fire Rescue Cert Team functions as a volunteer branch of Norwalk Fire Rescue. They offer support services during major events and supplement the departments community education and emergency operations. |
Name of Program: | Poweshiek County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Poweshiek Conty |
Point of Contact: | Daniel DeMott |
Title: | Coordinator |
Phone Number: | (641) 236-0160 |
E-mail address: | ema@poweshiekcosheriff.com |
Website address: | http://www.poweshiekready.org |
Brief Description: | Community Citizens that have created networked of trained citizens for disaster response and support to Local Response Agencies. |
Name of Program: | Monona County CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Monona County |
Point of Contact: | Randy A Ross |
Title: | EMA Coordinator |
Phone Number: | (712) 433-1294 |
E-mail address: | mocoema@longlines.com |
Brief Description: | It is the goal of the CERT to provide a group of trained volunteers to assist Monona County in the event of an emergency. |
Name of Program: | Hardin County Iowa CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Hardin County |
Point of Contact: | Douglas A Riggs |
Phone Number: | (641) 939-8132 |
E-mail address: | driggs@co.hardin.ia.us |
Name of Program: | Marshall County EMA CERT |
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Geographic Area: | Marshall County, IA |
Point of Contact: | Deanna L Bachman |
Title: | Marshall County EMA Coordinator |
Phone Number: | (641) 754-6385 |
E-mail address: | dneldeberg@co.marshall.ia.us |
Brief Description: | The CERT team members are from the Navy Sea Cadets and are from various cities in Iowa. The leaders are local. The cadets will help with special projects and disaster exercises with my office. |
Name of Program: | NW Iowa Biosecurity Initiative |
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Geographic Area: | Northwest Iowa |
Point of Contact: | Aimee Barritt |
Title: | EMA Coordinator |
Phone Number: | (712) 225-6721 |
E-mail address: | chersani@ncn.net |
Brief Description: | This program is a six county initiative to provide agricultural producers with the training necessary to plan for, prevent and detect agro-terrorism. It also enables them to better deal with any type of agricultural disaster, whether manmade or natural, that may occur. |