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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Vermont CERT's

Name of Program:	Vermont CERT Program
Geographic Area:	State of Vermont
Point of Contact:	Christine Brown
Phone Number:	(800) 347-0488
E-mail address:	brownc@dps.state.vt.us
Website address:	http://www.vtcert.org
Brief Description:	Vermont Emergency Management serves as the State coordinating entity for CERT development. Please contact our office for further information.

Name of Program:	LEPC 8 Addison Co. CERT Attn: Lucky Diamond
Geographic Area:	LEPC 8 Addison County
Point of Contact:	Lucky & Louise Diamond
Phone Number:	(802) 453-2802
E-mail address:	ldiamond@accessvt.com
Website address:	http://www.vtcert.org
Brief Description:	For Addison County please contact : CERT Program Director Lucky and Louise Diamond ldiamond "at" accessvt.com

Name of Program:	LEPC 9 Caledonia Co CERT
Geographic Area:	Caledonia County
Point of Contact:	Bruce Allen
Title:	n/a
Phone Number:	(802) 240-0216
E-mail address:	ballen@fairbanksmuseum.org
Website address:	http://www.vtcert.org
Brief Description:	The LEPC #9 is in the initial stages of scheduling CERT training in the community. CERT training is scheduled to begin in November 2004. We plan on educating the public as to the role of the CERT and the importance it can have in the community. LEPC #9 plans to utilize the CERT for more than just large-scale disaster responses, such as assisting with community prepareness during times of inactivity.

Name of Program:	LEPC 1 Chittenden County CERT
Geographic Area:	Chittenden County, Bolton, Buels Gore, Burlington, Charlotte, Colchester, Essex, Essex Junction, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Milton, Richmond, St. george, Shelburne, So. Burlington, Underhill, Westford, Williston, Winooski
Point of Contact:	na na
Title:	n/a
Phone Number:	(802) 846-4490
E-mail address:	vt1320@aol.com
Website address:	http://vtcert.org
Brief Description:	We follow the National Guidelines for CERT. Any individual less than 18 years of age but accompanied by a parent or guardian may take the course and further trainings. They may also participate with discretion in many activations. Team members need to reside or work within the 18 towns or one gore we cover. We work with all other LEPC districts to ensure the training and equipment are equal across the board. Those from outside our district may participate in training with us with sponsorship from their LEPC. WE have worked traffic control for Parades, Funerals, and Flu Clinics; as data entry and call takers in the local EOC for flooding; as runners and scribes, intake and documentation for LEPC drills, as eyes and ears for the local Police Department during concerts and fairs (mass gatherings); searching for lost or missing children during the local fair, as "actors" during full scale exercise. We have been established since January of '04.

Name of Program:	LEPC 4 Franklin County CERT
Geographic Area:	Franklin County
Point of Contact:	Shaun Coleman
Title:	Emergency / Transportation Planner
Phone Number:	(802) 524-5958
E-mail address:	scoleman@nrpcvt.com
Website address:	http://www.franklincountycert.org/
Brief Description:	The Franklin County Citizen's Corps Council with assistance from the American Red Cross, Northern Vermont Chapter, will provide interested private citizens with the basic skills they will need to respond to their community?s needs in the aftermath of a major disaster. Training will include disaster preparedness, medical operations, fire suppression, disaster psychology, shelter management, damage assessment and an overview of the Incident Command System. CERT volunteers will act in support of emergency response activities.

Name of Program:	LEPC 6 Windham Co CERT
Geographic Area:	Windham County
Point of Contact:	Keith Clark
Phone Number:	(802) 463-1234
E-mail address:	kclark@dps.state.vt.us

Name of Program:	LEPC 3 Windsor County CERT
Geographic Area:	Windsor County
Point of Contact:	Bill Mitchell
Phone Number:	(802) 885-5068
E-mail address:	mitchell@vermontel.net
Website address:	http://www.vtcert.org
Brief Description:	A community based general prepardness and assistance program comprising courses in First Aid, Communications, Global positioning, Search and Rescue, Fire prvention, Traffic control, Disaster psychology, and many other awareness topics. Goal is to have 40 members trained and equiped to serve our community in time of need.

Name of Program:	LEPC 12 TRORC CERT
Geographic Area:	Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission, East / Central VT
Point of Contact:	Tut Doane
Phone Number:	(802) 728-3081
E-mail address:	tut@mrsf.com
Website address:	http://www.lepc12.org/
Brief Description:	The TRORC CERT will begin training its first volunteers in the fall of 2003. The training program is being developed to support TRORC and VT with trained volunteers for a wide range of responses. This new local initiative will build upon local disaster prevention programs. This program is being conducted in partnership with the local American Red Cross chapter.

Name of Program:	LEPC 5 Washington Co. CERT
Geographic Area:	Washington/Orange County, Barre City
Point of Contact:	Fred Messer
Phone Number:	(802) 496-3566
E-mail address:	fmesser@madriver.com
Website address:	http://www.vtcert.org
Brief Description:	12 Town CERT program. Goal is to develop ten(10) five person CERT teams to be available and responsive to community needs.

Name of Program:	LEPC 13 Grand Isle CERT
Geographic Area:	Grand Isle County
Point of Contact:	Dick Trudell
Phone Number:	(802) 372-6442
E-mail address:	dick.trudell@verizon.net
Website address:	http://www.grandislecountycert.org
Brief Description:	LEPC 13, Grand Isle County was adopted in the Spring of 2003. Grand Isle County has been meeting as a mutual aid association since 1997 and formally became it's own LEPC in May. We are currently working with the Red Cross to adopt a CERT training program within Grand Isle County. We will also be offering the Basic Preparedness presentations to interested residents. We meet monthly on the first Monday of the month and move the location of our meetings among each members station.

Name of Program:	LEPC 11 Lamoille County CERT
Geographic Area:	Lamoille County
Point of Contact:	Michele Boomhower
Title:	n/a
Phone Number:	(802) 888-4548
E-mail address:	michele@lcpcvt.com
Website address:	http://www.vtcert.org
Brief Description:	The Lamoille County Citizen's Corps Council will be assisting local response agencies, community organizations, and local government through emergency response and recovery volunteer service training and deployment. This new local initiative will build upon local disaster prevention programs. The Amercian Red Cross is a vital partner assisting in both training and deployment activities.

Name of Program:	LEPC 10 Orleans County CERT
Geographic Area:	Orleans County
Point of Contact:	Dennis Kelley
Phone Number:	(802) 873-9002
E-mail address:	dk5000k@aol.com
Website address:	http://www.vtcert.org
Brief Description:	The Orleans County Citizen's Corps Council will be assisting local response agencies, community organizations, and local government through emergency response and recovery volunteer service training and deployment. This new local initiative will build upon local disaster prevention programs.

Name of Program:	LEPC 2 Rutland County CERT
Geographic Area:	Rutland County
Point of Contact:	Paul Conner
Title:	Planner
Phone Number:	(802) 775-0871
E-mail address:	pconner@rutlandrpc.org
Website address:	http://rutlandcert.org/cert/
Brief Description:	The Rutland County CERT will begin training their first volunteers in the fall of 2003. A program is being develpoed to support response in Rutland County and VT. This new local initiative will build upon local disaster prevention programs in partnership with the local chapter of the American Red Cross.