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Coral Springs Parkland CERT members conducted a search and rescue drill to sharpen skills needed in a disaster. Team members practiced command and control, radio communications, triage, medical operations, lifts and carries. We greatly appreciate the Coral Springs Parkland Fire Explorers for playing the role of victims.
CERT expresses our appreciation to the Coral Springs Behavioral Health Access Program, (BHAP) for facilitating a Mental Health Wellness Event to assist us in the grieving process for the passing of our past program chief Mike DiTocco. Visit www.coralspringsstrong.org to learn more about the program and how it may help you.
We are very sad to share that our past Program Chief Mike DiTocco passed away. Mike was a staple of Coral Springs Parkland CERT for over two decades. Mike was instrumental in building Coral Springs Parkland CERT to the successful program it is today. A message from Coral Springs City Manager and Former Fire Chief Frank Babinec. I a...
The Coral Springs Parkland CERT Team held a virtual meeting focused on Hurricane Preparedness and Diversity Communication. Attendees were reminded the best time to prepare for a storm is when the skies are calm. Important strategies were shared on how to communicate with special needs individuals. You may view a recording of the meeting by cli...
Congratulations to Ryan Drendel for being named Coral Springs Parkland CERT 2023 Member of the Year for excellence in service to the team and the community. Ryan volunteered over 90 hours in 2023. Congratulations to Jeff Stahl for being named Coral Springs Parkland CERT 2023 Instructor of the Year for dedicati...
CERT Teams from Coral Springs/Parkland, Lauderhill and Weston conducted a Joint MCI Disaster Drill to hone their skills to help their communities in the event of a real disaster. We greatly appreciate the Coral Springs Parkland CERT Basic Training Academy Graduates and the Coral Springs Parkland Fire Explorers playing the role of victims. A v...
11 people graduated from the CERT Basic Training Acaddemy today. Congratulations and thank you to all of those who participated in the class over the last 4 weeks. We hope you found it valuable and informative. Recent Graduates Disaster Drill Debrief Transporting Victims
Basic Training Academy is underway. This week students practiced cribbing, along with lifts and carries. Next week, students will graduate with basic life-saving skills.
Members of the Coral Springs Police Strategic Response Team gave a great presentation on the training and techniques used to help keep our community safe.
Coral Springs Parkland CERT Members provided safety tips and information about CERT to the public, while providing first aid and assisting with a lost child at the Coral Springs July 4th Celebration at Mullins Park.
Over 80 CERT members from Broward County held the inaugural meeting for 2023 in Lauderhill. The plan is to provide inter-team training in the future to better equip members for working together in the future.
The 2023 National CERT Conference is partnering with Merrit to host a live stream of the opening plenary session on Thursday, June 29 from 11:30AM to 1PM . We are making the live stream available to NCA members and will share a link to the recording to the CERT community at a later date. Here is the link for the live stream: https:...
Please click on the following link to view the Hurricane Special highlighting the important service CERT Provides. https://wsvn.com/news/7spotlight/cert-volunteers-in-broward-ready-to-assist-people-as-hurricane-season-begins/
Please join us in congratulating team member, Scott Smith for receiving the City's Lynne Johnson award for his outstanding service to the Community. Scott is a vlauable member of our team and a great influence in our community.
Joe Chalom, Jeff Stahl, and Jen Dow facilitated BLS / CPR training for our CERT Team Members and recent Academy graduates to round out #AmericanHeartMonth this past Monday evening.
SKYWARN is a program developed and taught by National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists and consists of trained weather spotters who report severe and hazardous weather to help in the weather warning process. SKYWARN Spotter reports provide vital "ground truth" to the National Weather Service. The information Spotters provide immensely helps the...