Ridgefield’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will offer a class for future CERTs on September 12, 14, 19, and 21 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. To sign up or for more information: pio@ridgefieldoem.org
CERT is a volunteer organization that serves the town in times of disaster, community emergencies and town-wide events such as the annual Main Street holiday lighting, the Fourth of July fireworks and the Ridgefield Triathlon.
CERTs have supported the Office of Emergency Management during many major storms, hurricanes as well as during the pandemic. Throughout the COVID crises, this CERTs ran the operations side of the vaccination clinic in support of RVNAhealth; delivered PPE so businesses could reopen; provided test kits to residents and businesses when none were available so that people could return to work, school, and activities; operated the Ridgefield Responds Rental Assistance Program; and provided daily pandemic updates. CERTs provide storm preparedness information, support the town’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), operate a phone information center, collect information and provide accurate and timely updates to the community.