Leaders within the Redding Fire Department are hoping to expand their Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). They said CERT volunteers contribute to emergency response efforts, helping during ...

The program also covers disaster psychology, terrorism and the mission of the CERT organization. It culminates in a fire department and CERT drill, putting what participants learned into practice.

It also addressed what CERT volunteers would be expected to do if the fire department needed them in an official capacity. Rancho Santa Fe resident Heather Adelhelm was inspired to join CERT after ...

REDLANDS – The Fire Department will conduct a three-day Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training to certify community members to respond to local disasters and other emergencies.