Community Emergency Response Team

Bloomfield Township recognizes the need for an organized and trained group of citizen volunteers that can respond in the event of a disaster or an imminent threat of a disaster within the community of Bloomfield Township. This group of Township resident volunteers will be known as the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The CERT program will educate our Township residents to be better prepared to survive and recover from all-hazards including severe weather, flooding, major power outages, fire, transportation or hazardous materials incidents, weapons of mass destruction such as biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive-incendiary incidents. Furthermore, Bloomfield Township believes that trained and informed residents will be better able to help themselves, their families, neighbors and co-workers in an event of a disaster that slows, hinders, or overwhelms normal response capabilities of the public safety departments.

The CERT training will be open to all interested Bloomfield Township residents and those who are employed within the boundaries of Bloomfield Township. Those interested may take the CERT training to better prepare themselves and family in case of a disaster. Furthermore, they may also decide after the training, that they would like to apply to be considered for membership on the Bloomfield Township CERT. The Bloomfield Township CERT will be a group of citizen volunteers that might be called to respond in an event of a disaster or an imminent threat of a disaster within the community of Bloomfield Township. Those interested in applying must be at least 18 years old, receive a background investigation, successfully have completed CERT training, participate in yearly trainings to advance and maintain their skills.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program trains people to be better prepared to respond to emergency and disaster situations in their community.

Through a combination of classroom and hands-on exercises, training is provided in:

• Disaster Fire Suppression
• Disaster Medical Operations
• Disaster Simulation
• Disaster Preparedness
• Disaster Psychology
• Light Search & Rescue
• Team Organization
• Terrorism Awareness

This is a Free 20-hour training Program presented by the Bloomfield Township Fire and Police Departments.

This application is your expression of interest in receiving our basic 20-hour CERT training only. The completion of this application does not guarantee you a spot in a training session nor does it guarantee you a spot on the Bloomfield Township CERT. You will be placed on a list of interested volunteers on a first come, first serve basis.