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About Wallingford CERT
Wallingford Community Emergency Response Team, Inc. is a group of local volunteers who receive special training to provide emergency assistance to the Wallingford community.
Our mission
To respond as a team to assist local responders, the community, public health officials and federal agencies in local and regional emergency incidents and public service events.
CERT teams are organized to support both the first responders and the Emergency Operations Center’s support functions.
What is CERT
Neighbors trained to help
CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. CERT volunteers across the country learn basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations, so they can help their households, neighbors and community when professional responders are stretched thin.
In Wallingford, CERT is part of the Town’s Office of Emergency Management program and works alongside fire, police, EMS and public health.
When we’re activated
What we may be called on to do
When the Office of Emergency Management activates the team, Wallingford CERT may provide services such as these.
- Emergency sheltering
- Emergency communications
- Point of distribution (POD) support
- Support for town emergency services
- Damage assessment
- Educational outreach to the community
Our organization
Who we are
Part of Emergency Management
Wallingford CERT works within the Town of Wallingford’s Office of Emergency Management, based at OEM on Hope Hill Road, and fits into the Incident Command System that professional responders use.
How we workA volunteer nonprofit
Wallingford Community Emergency Response Team, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 42-2179747. Our members are volunteers, and all CERT training is free.
Volunteer with usAlways training
Every member completes FEMA’s CERT Basic Training, CPR, Stop the Bleed and free online ICS courses, then keeps building skills through drills and exercises.
See the trainingSupport us
Help equip Wallingford’s volunteers
Our members give their time for free, and their training is free too. Donations pay for the gear and supplies they bring when the town calls on them, and for the materials we share with neighbors at community events.
- Safety vests and gear
- Cold-weather clothing
- First aid supplies
- Preparedness handouts
Wallingford CERT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 42-2179747. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Leadership
How the team is organized
Wallingford CERT is organized within the Town’s Office of Emergency Management, with two co-coordinators and a captain or lieutenant for each of the four platoons.
Engineer(s)
- Rich Heidgard
- Scott Magudersmaguder@wallingfordcert.org
Training Officer
- Michael Granothmgranoth@wallingfordcert.org
Asst. Deputy EMD
- Michael Granothmgranoth@wallingfordcert.org
Town of Wallingford Emergency Management
Wallingford Health Department
Wallingford Amateur Radio GroupVolunteer with us
Be the neighbor who shows up
No emergency experience needed. We train you, equip you and put you on a team.