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Disaster Preparedness and CERT

Here is another article on disaster preparedness and CERT from Fire Engineering.

That's where CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training comes in. It's a FEMA program offered locally that trains citizens how to help themselves and others. At the end of each nine-week program, a disaster drill is held to test what students have learned.

"Being a CERT member is making sure you and your family are prepared," Daniell said. "If you're not, you can't go out and help other people, and we all know that when a disaster happens, average citizens are initially the first-responders in the first few minutes."

This article highlights the concept of personal responsibility during a disaster. Personal responsibility will be a recurring theme over the next few months as various inquiries sift through the details of the Hurricane Katrina.

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