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Long Beach Community Emergency Response Team Community Emergency Response Team's(CERT) mission is simple: "Do the greatest good for the greatest number of people" when a major disaster strikes our community. CERT's are formed by members of a neighborhood or workplace who want to be better prepared for the hazards that threaten their communities. Your Long Beach CERT Volunteers in cooperation with the Long Beach Fire Department are committed to this community's disaster preparation. Long Beach CERT provides the necessary training required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to our fellow citizens. When a major disaster does strike, you will have the skills & knowledge to assist neighbors, co-workers and professional rescue personnel. Your leadership and care will help those around you after a major disaster until professional emergency services arrive. The Long Beach Fire Department has an assigned CERT Coordinator which changes about every 2 years, you may e-mail the coordinator at at lbfd@longbeachcert.org For CERT questions or concerns, you can call and leave a message at the hotline (562)570-LBFD.
Survival Kits Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. Imagine that you are confined to your home or vehicle with no electricity, no gas, no water and no telephone service. Imagine that all businesses are closed and you are without any kind of emergency services. What will you do until help arrives? How you endure a disaster depends on preparedness planning done today. You can't afford to be unprepared! Be QuakeDog Ready!
