The Manalapan MRC-CERT is offering its annual 20-hour CERT training program starting on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Manalapan Town Hall starting at 7:00 pm. Training will continue once per week until the beginning of April. Enrollment and materials are free of charge and open to individuals 16 years of age or older. Youth aged 16 and 17 years old may participate with a signed permission slip and waiver from their parents. Upon completion of the course, participants will be invited to join the Manalapan MRC-CERT team, although doing so is not a requirement.
Persons interested in the training should contact the Manalapan Health Department at 732-446-8345 or health@mtnj.org by January 11, 2019.
The Manalapan MRC-CERT team currently consists of over 300 volunteer members. The Manalapan team combines the missions of both federal Medical Reserve Corps and the Community Emergency Response Team models. Thus the MRC-CERT team is attractive to persons with or without medical background. The team meets frequently through the year for refresher training and drills, and also supports municipal sponsored events, including Manalapan Day and National Night Out. The team has been activated to help staff shelters, ice distribution and cell phone charging stations and 24 hour information lines during storms such as Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy and has assisted in searches for missing persons and large scale vaccination clinics.
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More information about this training and the Manalapan MRC-CERT team please contact the Health Department.
