CERT speakers are available for meetings of local civic, church, neighborhood groups, schools, employee meetings, and conferences. We can do presentations of 15 minutes to an hour.

To book a speaker for your meeting, contact us at CaldwellCountyCERT@gmail.com. Include your organization’s name, contact person, and phone number.

Presentation Topics

• Role of CERT in disaster preparedness and response—Is your group ready to have a CERT team?
• What could happen in an extreme emergency or disaster—impact on transportation, electricity, telephones, food, water, shelter, fuel, emergency services
• When disaster strikes—How can you prepare in advance to improve the quality of your survival and reduce the damage from hazards?
  • Family emergency plans
  • Maintaining hygiene and sanitation
  • Water storage and treatment
  • Food storage and preparation
  • Communication/radios
  • Power and light
  • Emergency kits—evacuation, stay in place, vehicle get-home kits, first aid, children, elderly, pets
• Potential hazards—what they are, their impact, and how to prepare for them
  • Fire—home and wildfires
  • Floods
  • Earthquakes
  • Extreme heat
  • Hurricanes
  • Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes
  • Winter storms
  • Pandemic Influenza