Whitfield CERT

On November 1st we spent a beautiful chilly morning assisting with traffic management for a 5K benefiting Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Georgia. We enjoy our blue sky days getting to give back to Whitfield County!

Saturday afternoon CERT members went to City View Church of God to hand out preparedness information during their Fall Festival. Thank you City View for the invitation to join your wonderful event!

We had an amazing time today at Home Depot’s Kids Safety Day! Over 400 kids came through to make a craft, get some goodies from everyone who was set up, and of course check out the trucks! This is always one of our favorite events of the year.

Good morning! We will be having a search and rescue exercise at Rocky Face Ridge Park this morning with Whitfield Fire and Dalton Fire. Don’t be alarmed we’re just training!

Thank you Sherri Russo and Tim Reeve of GEMA/HS for coming to our EOC to teach Visual Weapons Screening for our team! Situational awareness is a key skill that always needs to be taught and exercised. This was a very informative evening!

Yesterday our EMA office hosted GEMA/HS Body Recovery Class for members of Whitfield County CERT, Murray County Fire Department, Murray County Search and Rescue, Georgia K-9 Search and Rescue, and special guest Coroner Clyde McDaniel to add Whitfield County Specific Information.

While today is the unofficial kick off for summer it’s most importantly the day we pause to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Have a safe Memorial Day- remember to hydrate, use sunscreen, and don’t drink and drive.

Thank you, Division Chief Nathan Saylors for coming to work with the team on what GSAR (Georgia Search and Rescue) is & how we can work together to help find missing individuals. We appreciate the opportunity to learn and be able to work together in the future. #gsar #cert #team

Tonight’s CERT training was Damage Assessment presented by GEMA’s Tim Reeve. Our members took a deeper look at what the disaster declaration looks like and how to assess damaged homes after a disaster.

There is still time to sign up for our next CERT class! We would love to see you March 22nd & 23rd to learn vital skills such as disaster medical, fire safety, & disaster prep! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…?

Are you interested in learning to read storm clouds? Join NWS experts for a basic storm spotter course! ⛈️ Virtual March 11 at 11 AM bit.ly/4bDAeLD ⛈️ Virtual March 20 at 11 AM bit.ly/3QD95hQ ⛈️ In person March 28 at 10 AM bit.ly/4ijp68K

Cert has CERTainly been busy this week! Thursday they assisted Dalton PD with traffic management for the Dalton Christmas Parade. Friday again was with DPD for the Silverbell Sprint. They rounded out the week helping with Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Career Academy.

Our team is kicking off the holiday season with lots of volunteer opportunities! Saturday they were out helping at Christmas at the Courthouse and today they’re helping with American Red Cross with a blood drive at the courthouse. We appreciate each of you for giving your time!

I don’t know about you but I’m feeling 22….Academy 22 that is! On Saturday, September 21st, 8 people started their journey to become team members. They started off with fire and utility safety, search and rescue, disaster prep, and ICS. We don’t own the rights to this song.

Don't forget registration is open for our next academy which will be Sept. 21st and 28th. bit.ly/2024certclass

Don't forget registration is open for our next academy which will be Sept. 21st and 28th. bit.ly/2024certclass

Don't forget registration is open for our next academy which will be Sept. 21st and 28th. bit.ly/2024certclass

Don't forget registration is open for our next academy which will be Sept. 21st and 28th. bit.ly/2024certclass

Don't forget registration is open for our next academy which will be Sept. 21st and 28th. bit.ly/2024certclass

Don't forget registration is open for our next academy which will be Sept. 21st and 28th. bit.ly/2024certclass