Agenda Date: 04/21/2015
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Mayor's Presentation - Community Emergency Response Team Graduates, Trainers and Volunteers
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Phil Cernanec, Mayor |
During his State of the Union address in 2002, President Bush asked that Americans volunteer their service to improve and safeguard our country. The three areas of emphasis for these volunteer efforts were: crime, natural disasters, and terrorism. The Citizen Corps Program was created to help Americans meet his call to service. One of the volunteer opportunities offered under the Citizen Corps umbrella was the Community Emergency Response Term (CERT) program.
The CERT class is a 32-hour commitment held on four Saturdays. It is taught by a team of first responders who have completed a CERT Train-the-Trainer course conducted by the state Office of Emergency Management or FEMA's Emergency Management Institute. CERT training includes: disaster preparedness, fire suppression, basic medical operations, and light search and rescue. This year's training concluded with a disaster exercise at the fire-training center. The simulation included a number of "victims" and "survivors" on the scene.
The Littleton City Council is pleased to recognize the graduates, instructors and volunteers for the latest CERT class sponsored by the Littleton and Englewood Police Departments, and the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department. This is the tenth CERT class in Littleton.
The graduates are: Ryan Burke, Patrick Burke, Eric Carline, Hans Duweck, David Hahn, Hale Jarratt, Angie Harpster, Nathan Harpster-Jarratt, Joan Johnson, Jeromy Labit, Erin Lamberte, Wallce Lukowski, Jocelyn McComb, Jack McComb, Alison Pukurdpol, Melanie Rogers, Paul Smith, Jake Stull, Michael Wolfe, James Young and Tabitha Zokaitis
The instructors and coordinators are: Toni Arnoldy, Ashley Cappel, Kevin Cunningham, Bill Hedeen, Mickey Kempf, Max Kyaytsus, Dulcie Long, Brian McKnight, Jim Olsen, DuWayne Rocus Jenn Scott, Scott Sickafoose, Bill Tobert, Dale Pratt, Kevin Erickson, Stephen Clark, Marion Briem-Clark, Sarah Paige and George Sullivan
The volunteers are: Janna Allan, Kevin and Joyce Cunningham, Peggy Cole, Mary Manley, Janet Simpson, Wendy Roth, Sara Shedd and Lori Denhalter
The Littleton City Council extends its sincere gratitude to all of these individuals for their willingness to be trained to assist police, fire, neighbors, friends, and family in the event of a disaster.
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