Our Goal is to train WCSO CERT Members with realistic exercises to improve Emergency Response in Washoe County.
Commitment to Community
CERT MISSION STATEMENT
The Washoe County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), sponsored by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, is dedicated to learning about and training for possible emergency situations that may occur in our homes, neighborhoods or work spaces. We aim to be a force-multiplier for first responders, enhancing their efforts during the earliest stages of an event, allowing them to move forward quickly.
We are here to serve our families and communities and increase community resilience in the event of various disasters, providing basic first aid in the event of earthquakes, fire, floods, explosions or common accidents, to bridge the time lapse before first responders can arrive on scene.
We work in trained teams to maintain calm and order while checking victims for breathing obstruction, shock or excessive bleeding and to direct others away from dangerous areas, while maintaining personal safety.
We support common community events, providing traffic and crowd control when needed, in order to become familiar with those who may someday be in need of the services we provide.