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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Maryland CERTs

Name of Program:	City of Laurel, MD Community Emergency Response Team
Point of Contact:	Martin Flemion
Phone Number:	3017255300
E-mail address:	mflemion@laurel.md.us
Website address:	http://www.laurel.md.us/content/community-emergency-response-team-cert

Name of Program:	Baltimore City
Point of Contact:	C.P. Hsia
Phone Number:	4103966188
E-mail address:	chi-poe.hsia@baltimorecity.gov
Website address:	http://emergency.baltimorecity.gov/Programs/CERT.aspx

Name of Program:	Cecil County CERT
Point of Contact:	Jim Bass
Phone Number:	4103922034
E-mail address:	james.bass@ccdps.org

Name of Program:	Talbot County CERT
Point of Contact:	Michael Boldosser
Phone Number:	4107708166
E-mail address:	mboldosser@talbotcountymd.gov
Brief Description:	Talbot County typically conducts a Basic CERT class in the spring and another in the fall. The classes are conducted at the Talbot Operations Center, 605 Port St. Easton, MD on Monday evenings, starting at 6:30 PM. We are not currently organized into dedicated teams. Once there are enough trained indivuals we will consider that possibility.

Name of Program:	Harford County Community Emergency Response Team
Point of Contact:	Reed Correll
Phone Number:	4105885724
E-mail address:	grcorrell@harfordpublicsafety.org
Website address:	http://www.harfordpublicsafety.org/CitizenCorp/CERT.cfm

Name of Program:	Ocean City, Maryland CERT
Point of Contact:	Robert Rhode
Phone Number:	4107236650
E-mail address:	brhode@oceancitymd.gov
Website address:	http://oceancitymd.gov/Emergency_Management/emergencymgmt.html
Brief Description:	The Ocean City Community Emergency Response Team (OC-CERT) program trains volunteers in neighborhoods, the workplace, and other in basic disaster response skills, such as fire suppression, first aid, CPR and preparedness skills. CERT members aid the Town with events and preparedness education activates. New updates are in-place with quarterly meetings, additional training and other activates. OC-CERT members are an asset to the Town of Ocean City and surrounding community

Name of Program:	Montgomery County Maryland CERT
Point of Contact:	Greg St. James
Phone Number:	2407772407
E-mail address:	greg.stjames@montgomerycountymd.gov
Website address:	http://www.montgomerycert.org/
Brief Description:	Montgomery County Maryland provides our community a robust CERT program that features frequent CERT basic courses and the annual Cap Shield excercise, CBRNE training, First Aid, CPR/AED, Disaster Medical First Responder, and montlhy training from outside agencies. We have responded and provided service in floods, storms, and special events including the 2008 Presidential Inauguration. Montgomery County CERT sent a team to Haiti and trained two 'sister' CERT teams in 2010.

Name of Program:	Dorchester County CERT Program
Point of Contact:	Stephen Garvin
Phone Number:	4102281818
E-mail address:	sgarvin@docogonet.com
Website address:	http://www.dorchestercntymd-ema.com
Brief Description:	The Dorchester County CERT Program instructs you how to take care of yourself, family and neighbors in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. The training consists of basic information in the area of Disaster preparedness; fire safety; disaster medical operations; light search and rescue operations; CERT organization; disaster psychology and terrorism. The program is a 28 hour block of instruction and has final hands-on exercise.

Name of Program:	Charles County CERT
Point of Contact:	Jennifer Adams
Phone Number:	3016093430
E-mail address:	adamsjen@charlescounty.org
Website address:	http://www.charlescounty.org/es/
Brief Description:	Charles County offers the 20 hour CERT training course in one weekend (Friday evening into Sunday afternoon)normally in April of each year. We're discussing holding 8 hour refresher classes in October each year. The CERT Animal Response supplement material is being held in two parts between April and October (depending on the availability of the instructor.

Name of Program:	Prince George's County, Maryland CERT
Point of Contact:	Calvin Hawkins
Phone Number:	3018833300
E-mail address:	cshawkins@co.pg.md.us
Website address:	http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/CERT
Brief Description:	The Prince George's County, Maryland CERT program is very active and innovative in doing the greatest good for the greatest amount of people.

Name of Program:	Queen Anne's County CERT
Point of Contact:	Edward Stoner
Phone Number:	4107584500
E-mail address:	estoner@qac.org
Brief Description:	While in existance since at least 2005, Queen Anne's County CERT is about to undergo major changes. We envision CERT to be a tangible asset to be used in various emergency and non-emergency functions. The main objective though, will be to ease the burden on emergency service providers in the event of a "system taxing" event by creating an attitude of community preparedness, self reliance and neighbors helping neighbors through the personal preparedness training delivered through CERT.

Name of Program:	Anne Arundel County & City of Annapolis CERT
Point of Contact:	Karen Johnson
Phone Number:	4102220600
E-mail address:	fdjohn99@aacounty.org

Name of Program:	Somerset County Maryland CERT
Point of Contact:	Victoria Lloyd
Phone Number:	4106513457
E-mail address:	vlloyd@somersetmd.us

Name of Program:	St Mary's County CERT
Point of Contact:	Gerald Gardiner, Jr
Phone Number:	3014754200
E-mail address:	gerald.gardiner@co.saint-marys.md.us

Name of Program:	Worcester County Md. CERT
Point of Contact:	Fred Webster
Phone Number:	4106321311
E-mail address:	fwebster@co.worcester.md.us
Website address:	http://www.co.worcester.md.us/EmergencyServices/personalpreparedness.htm
Brief Description:	The Worcester County CERT program is designed to provide citizens with the knowledge to be better prepared to help themselves, family and neighbors in the event of a disaster.

Name of Program:	Caroline County Community Reposnse Team
Point of Contact:	Richard Garner
Phone Number:	4104794025
E-mail address:	rgarner@carolinemd.org
Brief Description:	The CERT Teams will prepare members of the community deal with situations resulting from natural or man-made emergencies. in the near future team members will be given additional responsiblities and training to assist in mass sheltering to assist in our emergency shelters, damage/debris assessment, and other emergency operations.

Name of Program:	Garrett County CERT
Point of Contact:	Jon Frantz
Phone Number:	3013347619
E-mail address:	bfrantz@garrettcounty.org
Website address:	http://www.garrettcounty.org

Name of Program:	Washington County CERT
Point of Contact:	Verna Brown
Phone Number:	2403134364
E-mail address:	vbrown@washco-md.net