WELCOME TO THE YELLOWSTONE COUNTY CERT WEBSITE!

The Yellowstone County CERT programs goal is to promote proactive involvement of private citizens, business groups, civic organizations and schools in homeland security and integrated emergency management.

Yellowstone County CERT members are trained and challenged to better prepare their homes, neighborhoods, and place of business for emergency or disaster situations. CERT volunteers are not intended to replace the community's response capability, but rather, to serve as an important supplement to it.

The CERT Program is about reclaiming the American tradition of neighbor helping neighbor. It's about preparing responsibly to serve your community when disaster strikes. It's about taking what we learned from September 11th and empowering the residents of our community to help each other during critical times.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training involves a 9 module, 20 hour course of instruction and practical exercise. CERT trainers are local firefighters, sheriff's deputies, paramedics, and from organizations such as the American Red Cross. For more background and course curriculum information concerning Community Emergency Response Team Training please refer to the Links page of this website.

June - September 2006

- Yellowstone County has been awarded the 2005 Citizens corps Grant, and will conduct at least one CERT Class in 2006 for new students, students that need a refresher and students who may not have completed all the modules of the course. Watch for further information.