Community Emergency Response Team Training Starts In February

If you or any of your family or friends received H1N1 vaccinations offered by the Board of Health in the last two months, you saw the Westshore Emergency Response Team in action. Volunteers from Lakewood and surrounding suburbs came out in mass to insure that the vaccination centers operated smoothly and efficiently. The vaccination center at Garfield Middle School on December 13th was a perfect example of the coordination between CERT, police, fire and Lakewood schools.

Westshore CERT will offer a new training class in February. Training will cover: Disaster preparedness, Fire safety, Disaster medical operations, Search and rescue, Disaster psychology and Terrorism. After completion of your training, you will be part of an elite team, trained to help in your community in case of any emergency. To register for CERT training call Mike Tuttle at 216-529-6657, or e-mail him at michael.tuttle@lakewoodoh.net. or Tricia Granfors at granforst@north-olmsted.com.