Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Illinois CERT's
| Name of Program: | Inverness CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Inverness - Barrington Area |
| Point of Contact: | Jerry Libit |
| Title: | Sergeant |
| Phone Number: | (847) 304-3315 |
| E-mail address: | jlibit@barrington-il.gov |
| Name of Program: | Woodford County CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Woodford County |
| Point of Contact: | David G Cashion |
| Title: | CERT Coordinator |
| Phone Number: | (309) 923-6611 |
| E-mail address: | wema.cert@verizon.net |
| Brief Description: | To provide individuals, businesses, and social organizations the initial training to sustain themselves, their families, and neighbors during the initial period following a disaster until first responders can arrive. |
| Name of Program: | Dupage County Citizen Corps Council |
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| Geographic Area: | Dupage County |
| Point of Contact: | Thomas Mefferd |
| Title: | Director |
| Phone Number: | (630) 682-7925 |
| E-mail address: | oem@dupageco.org |
| Name of Program: | Belvidere CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | City of Belvidere |
| Point of Contact: | Jerry Temple |
| Phone Number: | (815) 544-2612 601 |
| E-mail address: | jtemple@ci.belvidere.us |
| Website address: | http://www.ci.belvidere.il.us/police/police5.htm |
| Name of Program: | Evanston Citizens Corps Council |
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| Geographic Area: | City of Evanston |
| Point of Contact: | Thomas Janetske |
| Title: | Director of Operations |
| Phone Number: | (847) 866-2999 |
| E-mail address: | TJanetske@Cityofevanston.org |
| Website address: | http://www.Cityofevanston.org |
| Name of Program: | Judson University |
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| Geographic Area: | Judson University/Elgin |
| Point of Contact: | Dennis L Hood |
| Title: | Safety Manager |
| Phone Number: | (847) 628-2498 |
| E-mail address: | dhood@judsonu.edu |
| Website address: | https://www.judsoncollege.edu |
| Brief Description: | Judson CERT is establilshed to: * To promote basic home, neighborhood & workplace emergency response skills throughout the Judson College Community. * To provide leadership in hazard identification and mitigation on campus and in home settings. * To provide a nucleus of trained volunteers who are ready and capable of assisting first responders in a time of crisis. * To promote the concept of emergency preparedness while performing volunteer services and participating in community events. |
| Name of Program: | LaSalle County IL CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | LaSalle County |
| Point of Contact: | Mike Jobst |
| Title: | LaSale County EMA Coordinator |
| Phone Number: | (815) 433-5622 |
| E-mail address: | mjobst@lasallecounty.org |
| Brief Description: | 2007 activities include CERT field demo in ground search and Amateur Radio classes |
| Name of Program: | Village of Wauconda CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Lake County |
| Point of Contact: | Mike Wahl |
| Title: | Lieutenant |
| Phone Number: | (847) 526-2821 |
| E-mail address: | MWahl@waucondafire.org |
| Website address: | http://www.waucondafire.org |
| Brief Description: | 60 CERT Members Equipment Trailer |
| Name of Program: | Village of Itasca |
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| Geographic Area: | Village of Itasca |
| Point of Contact: | Robin Zabelka |
| Title: | CERT Coordinator |
| Phone Number: | (630) 228-5739 |
| E-mail address: | cert@itasca.com |
| Name of Program: | Barrington CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Barrington -Inverness Area |
| Point of Contact: | Jerry Libit |
| Title: | Sergeant |
| Phone Number: | (847) 304-3315 |
| E-mail address: | jlibit@barrington-il.gov |
| Website address: | http://www.barrington-il.gov |
| Name of Program: | Maywood CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Village of Maywood |
| Point of Contact: | John Wachal |
| Title: | CERT/EMA Coordinator |
| Phone Number: | (708) 450-7400 |
| E-mail address: | certcor@sbcglobal.net |
| Brief Description: | The CERT program is under the auspices of the Fire Dept. The initial goal was to have about 40 trained members, with each in a small area of the Village to be a point of contact to the citizens in the areas. There have been approximately 7 classes held with a total of 70 students graduating the classes. The team has assisted the Police, Fire and Public Works depts on several occasions and also have assisted at several community festivals. The team has also had informational booths setup at community events. In 2004 3 members were deployed with FEMA under the Citizen Corps activiation to assist in the Hurricane efforts. This past season (2005-2006) one member was deployed with FEMA and one with a FEMA contractor to assist with the relief efforts. Monthly meetings are held to keep members for training and keeping them informed. |
| Name of Program: | Maine Township CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Northwest Suburban Cook County |
| Point of Contact: | Robert L Cohen |
| Title: | Director |
| Phone Number: | (847) 297-5911 |
| E-mail address: | maine-cert@sbcglobal.net |
| Website address: | http://www.mainetownship.com |
| Brief Description: | The Maine Township CERT program serves all of the Northwest Suburban area of Chicago encompassing the communities of Park Ridge, Niles, Morton Grove, Rosemont, Glenview, Des Plaines and the surrounding unincorporated area of Cook County. CERT Training classes are offerred on a regular basis throughout the year. |
| Name of Program: | MILTON TOWNSHIP CERT TEAM |
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| Geographic Area: | 36 square mile Milton Township |
| Point of Contact: | Ralph G Hinkle |
| Title: | Executive Director |
| Phone Number: | (630) 668-1616 |
| E-mail address: | miltoncorps2@aol.com |
| Website address: | http://www.miltontownship.net |
| Brief Description: | Since our forming in January 2004 we have trained and equiped over 225 volunteer CERT team members. With over 41,000 households within the Township our goals include training 500 volunteers and to reach into every home with the need to prepare, educate, and volunteer should a disaster occur. We are working hard to expand our cooperation with the excellent Fire, Public Safety, and Medical first responders protecting our community. |
| Name of Program: | DuPage County Citizen Corps Council |
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| Geographic Area: | DuPage County |
| Point of Contact: | Thomas Mefferd |
| Title: | Director |
| Phone Number: | (630) 682-7925 |
| E-mail address: | oem@dupageco.org |
| Name of Program: | Palatine CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Village of Palatine |
| Point of Contact: | Tom Smith |
| Title: | EMA Coordinator |
| Phone Number: | (847) 358-7500 |
| E-mail address: | TSmith@Palatine.IL.US |
| Brief Description: | The Palatine CERT Program is a part of the Palatine Citizen Corps under the Palatine Emergency Management Agency. |
| Name of Program: | Illinois Citizen Corps Council |
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| Geographic Area: | Illinois |
| Point of Contact: | Kristen Evans |
| Phone Number: | (217) 557-4764 |
| E-mail address: | kristen.evans@illinois.gov |
| Website address: | http://www.illinoishomelandsecurity.org |
| Brief Description: | The Illinois Citizen Corps Council is part of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Illinois Terrorism Task Force |
| Name of Program: | Libertyville CERT Program |
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| Geographic Area: | Lake County, Libertyville |
| Point of Contact: | Jeff Schmidt |
| Phone Number: | (847) 362-5664 |
| E-mail address: | jschmidt@libertyville.com |
| Brief Description: | Community and Corporate CERT teams. |
| Name of Program: | Lake in the Hills CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Village of Lake in the Hills |
| Point of Contact: | Terri Vollmer |
| Title: | Sergeant of Police |
| Phone Number: | (847) 658-5676 |
| E-mail address: | tvollmer@lith.org |
| Brief Description: | The Lake in the Hills CERT Program is a part of the Lake in the Hills Citizen Corps under the Lake in the Hills Police Department. |
| Name of Program: | Lake County CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Lake County |
| Point of Contact: | Michael Jackson |
| Phone Number: | (847) 377-7027 |
| E-mail address: | mjackson@co.lake.il.us |
| Website address: | http://www.co.lake.il.us/sheriff/divisions/emergenc.asp |
| Brief Description: | Lake County CERT provides support for the Emergency Operations Center and the Incident Command Posts. |
| Name of Program: | Southeastern Dupage Citizen Corps |
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| Geographic Area: | Southeastern Dupage County, Burr Ridge, Darien, Willowbrook, Woodridge |
| Point of Contact: | Kevin Lindblom |
| Title: | Police Officer |
| Phone Number: | (630) 719-4745 |
| E-mail address: | klindblom@vil.woodridge.il.us |
| Website address: | http://www.tristatefire.org |
| Name of Program: | Bensenville CERT/ESDA |
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| Geographic Area: | BENSENVILLE |
| Point of Contact: | DAVID KING |
| Phone Number: | (630) 559-4945 |
| E-mail address: | DMK1742@HOTMAIL.COM |
| Name of Program: | City of Elgin CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | 60120, 60123, 60124 |
| Point of Contact: | Karen Flanagan |
| Phone Number: | (847) 289-2533 |
| E-mail address: | flanagan_k@cityofelgin.org |
| Website address: | https://www.cityofelgin.org |
| Brief Description: | Working with the City of Elgin Police and Fire Departments, out Level II Team assists with critical incidents, weather spotting, traffic and city festivals. |
| Name of Program: | Dowell Area- Elverado Team |
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| Geographic Area: | Northern Jackson County |
| Point of Contact: | Dennis Stewart |
| Phone Number: | (618) 568-1513 |
| E-mail address: | winfrisch@peoplepc.com (CERT Instructor's email) |
| Brief Description: | To provide the ELVERADO district of northern Jackson County with trained citizens to assist in emergencies. ELVERADO consists of the Elkville, Vergennes, and Dowell, IL. region. The ELVERADO team plans to kick off their program fall of 2007. Contact Tracy Frischkorn, CERT Instructor @ 618-521-1405 |
| Name of Program: | Collinsville CERT Program |
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| Geographic Area: | Collinsville |
| Point of Contact: | Spike Bryant |
| Phone Number: | (618) 972-3561 |
| E-mail address: | spikeb1@sbcglobal.net |
| Name of Program: | Naperville |
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| Geographic Area: | Naperville |
| Point of Contact: | David Szablewski |
| Phone Number: | (630) 420-6009 |
| E-mail address: | szablew@naperville.il.us |
| Website address: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/napervillecert/ |
| Brief Description: | Provide training and a strong, well trained, volunteer response for the City of Naperville and the surrounding areas. |
| Name of Program: | Monmouth CERT/Warren County Area |
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| Geographic Area: | Warren County area |
| Point of Contact: | Barbara Byrne |
| Phone Number: | (309) 368-4598 |
| E-mail address: | bbyrne@wiaaa.org |
| Brief Description: | The Warren Co. CERT Program became active in training CERT members in early 2006 and is steadily growing. We formed a CERT Steering Committee which has established goals to 1)Continue to offer CERT training at least twice per year and 2)Focus on community education regarding the CERT program and disaster/emergency preparedness. |
| Name of Program: | Round Lake Beach CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Round Lake Area |
| Point of Contact: | Donald Portzen |
| Phone Number: | (847) 800-9011 |
| E-mail address: | dportzen@hotmail.com |
| Website address: | http://www.mobileeyeesda.org/ |
| Brief Description: | The Round Lake Area Mobile Eye / CERT Teem has seved the Round Lake Area PD & Fire Dep for the past 30 year to make the Round Lake Area a Safer and better place to live. |
| Name of Program: | Chicago Community Emergency Response Team |
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| Geographic Area: | City of Chicago |
| Point of Contact: | Aja Bonner |
| Phone Number: | (312) 746-9465 |
| E-mail address: | Abonner@cityofchicago.org |
| Website address: | http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/ChicagoAlertWeb/recover.jsp |
| Name of Program: | Hanover Park CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Hanover Park |
| Point of Contact: | Ronald Moser |
| Phone Number: | (630) 372-4400 |
| E-mail address: | rmoser@hanoverparkillinois.org |
| Name of Program: | Tazewell County Health Department CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Tazewell County |
| Point of Contact: | James Bender |
| Phone Number: | (309) 925-5511 |
| E-mail address: | mrc@tchd.net |
| Brief Description: | The CERT program will be used to get volunteers for disasters. These volunteers will support the health department and local EMA. |
| Name of Program: | Farmington CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | City of Farmington |
| Point of Contact: | Thad Huffman |
| Title: | CERT Director |
| Phone Number: | (309) 245-2111 |
| E-mail address: | cert@farmingtonil.com |
| Website address: | http://www.farmingtonil.com |
| Brief Description: | New program getting underway in spring of 2005. |
| Name of Program: | Chicago Ridge Emergency Management Agency |
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| Geographic Area: | Village of Chicago Ridge |
| Point of Contact: | Commander Bryan Pudinoff |
| Phone Number: | (708) 514-8705 |
| E-mail address: | commander@cr-emergency.org |
| Website address: | http://www.cr-emergency.org |
| Name of Program: | Mundelein CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Village of Mundelein |
| Point of Contact: | Craig F Adams |
| Title: | Deputy Chief |
| Phone Number: | (847) 949-3260 |
| E-mail address: | cadams@mundelein.org |
| Website address: | http://www.mundelein.org |
| Brief Description: | 13 member Community Emergency Response Team, formed May 2007, to serve the Village of Mundelein and surrounding areas as needed. |
| Name of Program: | City of Salem CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | City of Salem |
| Point of Contact: | Marvin R Owens |
| Title: | Assistant Emergency Management DIrector |
| Phone Number: | (618) 548-3194 8181 |
| E-mail address: | mrowens1@hotmail.com |
| Website address: | http://www.salemdoem.us |
| Brief Description: | To train citizens of the City of Salem to help one another during emergency/disaster situations where the citizens will be initially on their own and their actions can make a difference. One of the goals is to set up a CERT team in each section of the City of Salem. The City of Salem CERT members could assist emergency services in the city during emergency/non-emergency events. |
| Name of Program: | Fremont Township Community CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Fremont Township in Lake County |
| Point of Contact: | Christina McCann |
| Title: | Township Trustee |
| Phone Number: | (847) 223-2847 |
| E-mail address: | chrismccann@tds.net |
| Website address: | http://www.fremonttownship.com |
| Brief Description: | We are currently in the planning stages for training and implementation of a CERT team to aid local emergency agencies throughout Fremont Township. |
| Name of Program: | Buffalo Grove CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | City of Buffalo Grove and surrounding communities in Cook & Lake County if requested |
| Point of Contact: | Larry K Swieca |
| Title: | Battalion Chief/EMSC |
| Phone Number: | (847) 537-0995 |
| E-mail address: | Lswieca@vbg.org |
| Website address: | http://WWW.VBG.ORG |
| Brief Description: | Buffalo Grove started it's CERT program in September of 2005 with the graduation of 18 students. In addition to be prepared to respond to incidents where they may be on their own for hours or days until first responders can get to them, The CERT members are trained in AHA CPR & First Aid so that they are able to man the First Aid Tent at the annual BG Art Festival and during the Buffalo Grove Days Celebration. members have been trained to participate in the Mass pharmaceutical Distribution clinics run by the Cook County Dept of Public Health. These are the clinics that would dispense antibiotics or vaccines in the event of a public health emergency. |
| Name of Program: | McHenry County CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | McHenry County |
| Point of Contact: | Daniel J Durbin |
| Title: | Vice President of Administration |
| Phone Number: | (815) 334-9109 |
| E-mail address: | vpadmin@venturecrew159.com |
| Name of Program: | Lawrence County CERT Program |
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| Geographic Area: | Lawrence County |
| Point of Contact: | Gerald "Jess" Angle |
| Title: | EMA County Coordinator |
| Phone Number: | (618) 562-5800 |
| E-mail address: | cfpd@shawneelink.net |
| Name of Program: | Quad Cities Area -CERT |
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| Geographic Area: | Quad Cities Area |
| Point of Contact: | Amy Anderson |
| Title: | Citizen & Cert co-coordinator |
| Phone Number: | (309) 314-1444 |
| E-mail address: | andersonamy@usa.redcross.org |
| Brief Description: | Our program is focused on adding to the 187 trained members. We hold bi-annual live disaster simulations with live victims placed in abandon home. Goals is to have a CERT trained Neighborhood Watch team in at least 1/3 of our community. |
| Name of Program: | Springfield Community Emergency Response Team |
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| Geographic Area: | Springfield |
| Point of Contact: | Dale Simpson |
| Title: | Deputy Division Chief |
| Phone Number: | (217) 789-2170 |
| E-mail address: | dale.simpson@cwlp.com |
| Website address: | http://home.insightbb.com/~arsoneye2/ |