Citrus County CERT

Our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a citizens group that is organized and receives special training that enhances their ability to prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate a major emergency or disaster situation. The CERT is organized under the Citrus County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management Section.

Any citizen can sign up to attend the courses, which are held 1 night per week for 9 weeks. During the course citizens will be trained in disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical operations, light search & rescue, disaster psychology, and team organization.

When a major emergency overwhelms normally available resources, response delays of hours or even days may occur. Someone with "basic skills training" should be able to immediately assist those in distress. CERT recognizes that a well-prepared community is a vital resource to professionals.

We are committed to making this program widespread throughout Citrus County and look forward to our team training courses. If you would like to join the CERT program as an individual or as a group, please contact Bob Wesch. Email: bwesch@sheriffcitrus.org .