Twenty-nine students completed the Community Emergency Response Team Basic Course and are qualified to become members of the Maui County CERT team, which is class to graduate since the start of the COVID1-9 pandemic in 2020. County of Maui photos
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Twenty-nine students completed the Community Emergency Response Team Basic Course and are qualified to become members of the Maui County CERT team, which is class to graduate since the start of the COVID1-9 pandemic in 2020.
CERT is a national program under the Federal Emergency Management Agency and is administered locally through the Maui Emergency Management Agency.
The course included light search-and-rescue, damage assessment, disaster medical operations, triage and other skills until the class completed over 30 hours of training, which was online and in-person.
“I am very pleased that we are able to resume the CERT training and to grow our teams, especially in our remote areas,” said Herman Andaya, MEMA administrator. “In a natural disaster, it may be difficult to send help to our communities and so CERT teams already embedded in those areas are able to provide immediate assistance.”
William Chun (from left), Peter Jubell, Patrick Bigoss, Steven Smith, Gaye Gabuat perform cribbing lifting technique observed by a Maui Fire Department trainer.
Members of CERT are community volunteers who are trained to respond to disasters in areas where they live or work, the news release said.
Maui Fire Department firefighters under CERT lead instructor Chris Stankis, provided the training. Students were evaluated on their disaster response skills during challenging and realistic emergency scenarios.
“First responders respond to many emergencies during a natural disaster, and the CERT teams are trained to provide disaster recovery assistance in communities while our professional responders are able to focus on more complex and critical tasks,” Fire Chief Bradford Ventura said.
Those passing the basic course were presented with certificates of completion and a “go bag” containing various basic disaster response equipment.
Graduates of the CERT Basic Course were Curtis Abafo-Briones, Cherish Adamson, Patrick Bigoss, William Chun, Amos Eldredge, Rhonda Fosbinder, Rose Gabriel, Gaye Gabuat, Raymond Glauser, Troy Gustafson, Aubrey Huey, David Jackson, Barbara Jones, Peter Jubell, Rocky Keohuhu-Bolor, Jennifer Mather, Keith Nakata, Mitsue Okamura Eldredge, Nancy Ooki, Paul Pyzyna, Chester Rodriguez, Richard Sasso, Jr., Sara Shedd, Steven Smith, Carrie Spranger, Robert Sternthall, Darryl Takeda and Alison Wolford.
Patrick Bigoss applies arm sling to Steven Smith.
“Mahalo to these individuals for undergoing CERT training and being ready to assist during natural disasters,” said Mayor Michael Victorino. “We are blessed to live in a place where the community steps up to assist during disasters. CERT training provides our community volunteers with the necessary skills and knowledge to become disaster responders.”
Program funding was made possible through the County of Maui and a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
MEMA continues to seek volunteers to be a part of CERT.
Individuals interested in joining CERT who wish to receive more information regarding this organization can contact MEMA at (808) 270-7285 or send an email to CERT@mauicounty.gov.
For more information on how to become a member of CERT, visit https://ift.tt/yoJNir9 or send an email to CERT@mauicounty.gov.
- William Chun (from left), Peter Jubell, Patrick Bigoss, Steven Smith, Gaye Gabuat perform cribbing lifting technique observed by a Maui Fire Department trainer.
- Patrick Bigoss applies arm sling to Steven Smith.
- Mitsue Okamura-Eldredge performs fire extinguisher exercise backed up by Amos Eldredge and observed by Maui Fire Department trainers.
- Twenty-nine students completed the Community Emergency Response Team Basic Course and are qualified to become members of the Maui County CERT team, which is class to graduate since the start of the COVID1-9 pandemic in 2020. County of Maui photos
Mitsue Okamura-Eldredge performs fire extinguisher exercise backed up by Amos Eldredge and observed by Maui Fire Department trainers.
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