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Citizen Corps Program

Citizen Corps Program

About the Citizen Corps Program and CERT

The Citizen Corps Program coordinates public education, training and volunteer opportunities to engage all citizens in making their families, homes and communities safer and better prepared to respond to threats of crime, terrorism and disasters of all kinds. FEMA works with federal, state and local governments across the country to develop Citizen Corps partnerships since its central mission is disaster mitigation, preparedness and response.

IDHS identified the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) portion of the Citizen Corps Program as a benefit to Indiana, its communities and the well-being of all Hoosiers. IDHS serves as the state's point of contact for CERT efforts because it is Indiana's central coordinating office for emergency management across the state.

The CERT program develops and trains teams in neighborhoods, workplaces and schools in basic disaster response skills, including fire suppression, medical operations and urban search and rescue. The program provides an opportunity for citizens to take an active role in local emergency preparedness.

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