Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) educates individuals about emergency preparedness and basic disaster response skills. CERTs may also assist professional responders during disaster situations, allowing them to focus on more complex tasks, as well as provide support to these professionals during planned community events. 

For information about establishing a local CERT program for your community, workplace, or organization and would like additional information about CERT emergency preparedness training, please download the 2023 Resource Guide to Starting or Revitalizing a Local CERT Program in Tennessee.

Volunteer Tennessee provides administrative support and Contact acts as a liaison to FEMA for locally led CERT programs in Tennessee. CERT training teaches people about emergencies and disaster preparedness for themselves, their families, their neighbors, and their local communities. 

If you are considering a local CERT program for your community, workplace, or organization and would like additional information about CERT emergency preparedness training, please contact Don Sowers at Volunteer Tennessee, so we can offer our assistance.