Coastal residents graduate CERT training, ready to be activated in case of disaster

Posted on April 23, 2014

Ten members of the newly formed Coastal Communities CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) recently graduated from their training program, making them ready for activation in the event of a disaster.

The 20-hour CERT course concluded with a disaster drill at the Steinhatchee Fire-Rescue Station. Trainers Art and Karen Wycoff of the Dixie County CERT created the exercise activities, which involved a mock tornado disaster that forced the trainees to deal with 20 injuries of various severities, find victims in debris littered environments, put out small fires, contend with live animals, toxic chemicals and downed live electrical wires, as well as crib (extract a victim from under unstable or heavy debris) from the mock disaster zone.

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