Shelby County Office of Preparedness

CERT CLASS

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills. The CERT classes are held at 79 S. Flicker Street, Memphis, TN. 38112 and are available in your area. For more information, please contact:

Bartlett: Chief Terry Wiggins or Assistant Chief Danny Baxter at 901-385-5536

Collierville: Lee Race at lrace@ci.collierville.tn.us or 901-850-5555 & Lt. Phil Arnold at parnold@ci.collierville.tn.us or 901-457-2537 or www.colliervillepolice.org

Germantown: Sherrye Rhae at 901-757-7203 or srhea@germantown-tn.gov

Millington: Lt. Ted Dent at 901-872-7851 or tdent@cityofmillington.org

Memphis/Shelby County: Cheryl Yarbro at 901-515-2525 or cheryl.ballard-yarbro@memphistn.gov

CERT Train-The-Trainer classes

The CERT train the trainer class is for individuals that are part of a Citizen Corps Council or CERT Team that would like to become a trainer for their local program. The CERT Train the Trainer classes are free and are held at 2668 Avery Avenue, Memphis, TN. 38112.

Please contact Cheryl Yarbro at: cheryl.ballard-yarbro@memphistn.gov

ENHANCED THREAT RISK ASSESSMENT CLASS

The Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment Course will augment the process taught in the current Department of Homeland Security/Office of Grants and Training Threat and Risk Assessment course. It provides managers of emergency responders with enhanced skills to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the critical vulnerabilities in the jurisdiction and develop an action plan to prevent, reduce and/or mitigate the potential damage from a Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive/terrorism incident.

The ETRA class is located at 1075 Mullins Station Rd Room #C113, Memphis, TN. 38134. Class time is from 08:00 am- 5:00 pm each day.

Please contact Johanna Harrell at: Johanna.harrell@shelbycountytn.gov

Lakeland Gets Prepared!

Even in the picturesque City of Lakeland, Tennessee, located northeast of Memphis, with its beautiful upscale, lakeside homes, parks and shopping malls, unexpected events can happen and life as we know it will be interrupted. more >>

Office of Preparedness Visits Whitehaven for National Night Out

As outdoor temperatures soared to triple digits on one of the hottest evenings on record, the residents of "Club on the Green" in Whitehaven, gathered inside their cool, air conditioned clubhouse for their annual "National Night Out" event. more >>

Office of Preparedness Visits National College in Bartlett

Students attending the National College of Business and Technology in Bartlett were given a special treat when two of their Environmental Science instructors, Angela Lauderdale and Linda Payne, invited the Shelby County Office of Preparedness to speak to them as part of the school's "Community Involvement" lecture series. more >>

CERT I 12/04/2010
CERT II 12/11/2010

ETRA
09/13/10-09/14/10