Twain Harte Area CERT

About Community Emergency Response Teams for Tuolumne County

CERT is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety and doing the greatest good for the greatest number. CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where actions can make a difference. Twain Harte Area CERT is a dedicated Team of community based volunteers who are trained to a minimum level and support emergency responses and community preparedness programs in Twain Harte.

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History

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept was developed and implemented by the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) in 1985. The Whittier Narrows earthquake in 1987 underscored the area-wide threat of a major disaster in California. Further, it confirmed the need for training civilians to meet their immediate needs. As a result, the LAFD created the Disaster Preparedness Division with the purpose of training citizens and private and government employees.

The CERT course will benefit anyone who takes it, better preparing them to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster. CERT can provide immediate assistance to professional responders with prioritization and allocation of resources following a disaster. Since 1993 when this training was made available nationally by FEMA, communities in 28 states and Puerto Rico have conducted CERT training.

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(Left to Right Back row: Chief Todd McNeal, Doug Tucker, Carol Hallett, Eric Marvel, Susan Marvel, Gary Sipperley, Richard Knudson, Bill McManus, Frances McManus, Bill Schiavo - Front row: Wes Jordan, Marilyn Knudson, Alan Wallace & Dore Bietz)

Training Course

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The 20+ hour CERT training course is delivered in the community by a team of instructors and first responders who have the requisite knowledge and skills to instruct the sessions.

For More Information Please Contact:

Carol Hallett - Program Manager

Twain Harte Area CERT

Email: twainhartecert@gmail.com

Neil Gamez – Fire Chief

Twain Harte Fire and Rescue

Office: (209) 586-4800

Email: ngamez@twainhartecsd.com

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Website Accessibility Policy

Twain Harte Community Services District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Twain Harte Community Services District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 209-586-3172

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Twain Harte Community Services District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Twain Harte Community Services District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

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See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 209-586-3172.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

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