Montgomery County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is proud to announce our next Storm Camp is Saturday, October 1st from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. The event will be held at the Rock Creek Terrace in Rockville, MD. Storm Camp is a free half-day interactive educational event for adults and children designed to help you answer the question above with a resounding yes, no matter the threat. Kids 4-11 will enjoy a special program of fun and learning that will turn ordinary youngsters into “Ready Pirates” equipped with age appropriate emergency skills. The Montgomery County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold its next Storm Camp at the Ford Center at Rock Creek Terrace Apartments. Storm Camp was developed by the CERT, which is part of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services’ Division of Volunteer Services, and is taught by FEMA certified instructors that include active and retired EMT’s and Firefighters. Other partners and sponsors for this event include: The Emergency Response Team Committee of the Montgomery County (MD) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Iota Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and HOPE worldwide, Mid-Atlantic Chapter. If you have any questions, please email stormcamp@montgomerycert.org Register Powered by Eventbrite

The CERT Team of Clinton, in Southern Maryland, is looking for volunteer participants for a mock disaster search and rescue drill. The event will be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2016, from 8am – 12 noon. This volunteer opportunity will be the second in the series of follow-up exercises from CERTEX PGC 2016 Function Exercise held in June. We need CERT-trained responders and volunteer victims. Victim participants will be creatively disguised by our talented makeup artists with disaster makeup to simulate real-life injuries after a disaster. Volunteers posing as victims should wear old clothes they do not mind getting dirty or torn. Following is the Eventbrite registration link for the CERTEX PGC 2016 Fall Drill. The location will be determined later in September. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/certex-pgc-2016-fall-search-rescue-drill-sar-tickets-26832651182?aff=eac2

Registration is now open for the Fall 2016 Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) Course will start on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 and wrapping up with a final practical exercise on Saturday, November 5, 2016. Classes held Wednesday Evenings from 7–9 PM and Saturday mornings from 9 AM–1 PM at the Public Safety Headquarters (100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20878). For more information, please contact the MC CERT Registrar @ registrar@montgomerycert.org. Powered by Eventbrite

We are pleased to announce the Fall 2016 Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) Course will start on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 and wrapping up with a final practical exercise on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The course will be held in Gaithersburg, MD on Wednesday evenings from 7 PM – 9 PM and Saturday mornings from 9 AM – 1 PM. Registration will open August 15th

As demonstrated by the issues Montgomery County’s 911 system recently faced, Its good to have the following information. During an emergency, the public should contact 911 for an emergency response from police, fire and emergency medical services. If A CALLER HEARS a busy signal or IS unable to get through on 911, the CALLER should contact 311 OR THE CLOSEST local fire station or police DISTRICT station. Fire Stations: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs/connect/phone.html Police Stations Rockville Station 240-773-6070 Bethesda Station 240-773-6700 Silver Spring 240-773-6800 Wheaton 240-773-5500 Germantown 240-773-6200 Gaithersburg 240-773-5700