Joint Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Offered

To kick off National Volunteer Week in April the Attleboro / Bristol County Sheriff / Foxborough / Mansfield / Norton / Plainville / Rehoboth / Seekonk and Wrentham Emergency Management Agencies are offering a joint Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. This program will begin Wednesday night, April 22nd, running for 9 consecutive Wednesday nights. Classes will run from 7- 9:30 PM at the South Attleboro Fire Station 1476 West Street Attleboro MA 02073. There will be a final exercise and graduation on Saturday Morning June 20th.

The Joint CERT program follows the national and state standards and the needs of our community. CERT training consists of nine (9) modules. The topics covered are; Emergency Preparedness, Fire Suppression, Medical Triage & Treatment, Mass Casualty Events, Terrorism, Hazardous Materials, CERT Organization, Search & Rescue and Disaster Psychology. This program is open to all and will be limited to 30 participants. Satisfactory Course completion is required for you to receive a CERT certificate and be eligible to apply for membership to your local CERT Team and Emergency Management Agency. This program is being offered at NO COST as a community outreach service by the Greater Attleboro Regional Planning Committee and its member Communities EMAs and CERT groups.

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) is a Citizen Corps program. Visit the CERT web site at www.citizencorps.gov/cert for additional information.

There will also be an optional CPR/First Aid/AED Training certification for attendees in addition to the CERT course. This course will be held on an additional Saturday. In this course students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies. This course also teaches adult, child and infant CPR and AED use. Upon successful completion of the course, including a First Aid, CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED course completion card, valid for 2 years.

For CERT Course Registration, please contact:

David Cramer, Deputy Director Mansfield EMA, Email: mansfieldema@comcast.net

Phone: 508-261-7307

Please include your full name, address, Email address and phone number.

For additional information please contact your local EMA:

John Vitorino, CERT Coordinator Attleboro EMA: attleborocert@gmail.com

Colonel David Gavigan, Bristol County Sheriff’s Office: aag2@comcast.net

Richard Letson, CERT Coordinator Foxborough EMA: foxborough.cert@gmail.com

David Cramer, Deputy Director Mansfield EMA: dcramer@mansfieldma.com

Ray Cord, Deputy Director Norton EMA, Email: rcord@nortonmaus.com

Michael Struss, CERT Coordinator Plainville EMA: mstruss@plainville.ma.us

Bill Maiorano, Rehoboth EMA Director: wileye@comcast.net

Chief Michael Healy, Director Seekonk EMA: mhealy@seekonkfd.com

Lee Berman, CERT Coordinator Wrentham EMA: lberman@alumni.neu.edu