THE BLADENSBURG

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT)

 

Major disasters stretch the resources of any town, city or county.  In an emergency, first responders may be unable to respond immediately.  Consequently, individuals and their communities need to be prepared to assist each other, especially during the critical first hours of any emergency or disaster.  CERTs act as a resource to the professionals.

 

The Prince Georges County Office of Emergency Management along with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute coordinates and provides training of CERT volunteers.  These two agencies also conduct emergency disaster drills to enhance the readiness of CERT teams throughout Prince George’s County to respond in the event of an emergency and/or a disaster.  The Bladensburg CERT Team is a group of trained volunteers that may be called upon to respond to an emergency or a disaster or to the imminent threat of an emergency or a disaster within the National Capital Region (MD, DC and VA).  CERT Teams often volunteer to take part in community service projects.  In the Town of Bladensburg, the CERT Team serves under the direction of Chief Moss.

 

Specifically, the Bladensburg CERT Team is made up of volunteers who have seen a need and have decided to volunteer their time to help themselves and their neighbors.  They come from every segment of our society – they are young and old, they represent the colors of the rainbow, they are workers and retirees, and they all have in common the desire to help their neighbors. 

 

Please contact us if you would like more information about CERTs in general, or if you would like information about how to become a member of the Bladensburg CERT Team.

 

Mailing Address: 

4229 Edmonston Road,

Bladensburg, Maryland 20710

  (301) 864-7341 ext. 441

Fax: (301) 927-5257