CERT Program

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program
Local government prepares for everyday emergencies. However, during a disaster, the number and scope of incidents can overwhelm conventional emergency services. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program is an all-risk, all-hazard training course designed to help you protect yourself, your family, your neighbors, and your neighborhood in an emergency situation.
Training
CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens may initially be on their own and their actions can make a difference. While people will respond to others in need without the training, 1 goal of the CERT Program is to help them do so effectively and efficiently without placing themselves in unnecessary danger.
Community Emergency Response Team
In the CERT training, citizens learn to:
  • Manage utilities and put out small fires
  • Organize themselves and spontaneous volunteers to be effective, and collect disaster intelligence to support first responder efforts
  • Provide basic medical aid, and treat the 3 medical killers by opening airways, controlling bleeding, and treating for shock
The Township of Moorestown CERT training is being developed and we are forming a list of residents interested in taking part in the program. If you are interested in becoming part of the CERT team, please complete the CERT Registration Form (PDF).