Integrating Community Emergency Response Teams (A-CERTs) at Airports

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) have been developed in many communities to help respond to major disasters and emergencies where first responders are unable to meet the immediate demands of the community. Minimum training standards are outlined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but each community utilizes their CERT volunteers as they deem most appropriate and provide additional training as applicable. This report provides guidance and tools designed to help organize and operate a citizen volunteer program to assist airport staff in emergency events or disasters. The report was produced as a three part set. Part 1, What is CERT and How Do I Use It?, explains what a CERT program is and how it can be used in the airport environment. Part 2, Basic Training Instructor Guide, includes a detailed curriculum designed to train volunteers to potentially assist at an airport during emergency events or disasters. Part 3, Basic Training Student Guide, is based on the instructors guide and is a resource for students as well as a takeaway from the training.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IEM, Incorporated

  2400 Ellis Road, Suite 200
  Research Triangle Park, NC  United States  27703

  AirportAdmin, LLC

  11038 Highway 37
  Hibbing, MN  United States  55746

  Kim Kenville Consulting

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  Grand Forks, ND  United States  58201

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• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 156p
• Serial:
  • ACRP Report
  • Issue Number: 95
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1935-9802
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Disasters and emergency operations; Education and training; Emergency management; Emergency training; Handbooks; Teams; Volunteers
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Education and Training; Security and Emergencies; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01506579
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309283755
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project 04-13
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 5 2014 1:01PM