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= Sacramento CERT = The Sacramento CERT program is an auxiliary function of the Sacramento Fire Department.

Sacramento CERT follows the Federal Emergency Management Agency Community Emergency Response Team model for training.

History
Sacramento CERT was formed in 2003 by Captain Billy White of the Sacramento Fire Department. Securing FEMA grants, the Sacramento Fire Department graduated their first academy in 2003. Following the FEMA CERT training curriculum, Sacramento CERT has been in constant operation for 20 years.

Agency Affiliation
Sacramento CERT affiliated with the Sacramento Fire Department.

Program Managers
Sacramento CERT was formed in 2003 by Captain Billy White of the Sacramento Fire Department.

Prior program Managers


 * Capt. Billy White
 * Capt. Eric Friesen

Current Program Manager: Capt. Pete Vandersluis

Organization
Sacramento CERT falls under the Sacramento Fire Department's Office of Emergency Operations/Special Operations division. Sacramento CERT adopted the Incident Command System for daily operations in 2012.

Sacramento CERT is formed into two Battalions (members located North or South of the American River), and then into squads. Each Squad consists of 8 CERT members (Squad Leader, Scribe, and 6 CERT members)

Structure
Sacramento CERT members are all volunteers with the Sacramento Fire Department. The Sacramento CERT program is part of the Sacramento Fire Department Special Operations Division.

Types of Members
There are two types of members: Basic CERT Member, and Deployable CERT Member.

Basic CERT Member
A "Basic" CERT member is a member who completes the FEMA CERT Training course as outlined by FEMA.

Training
This is commonly referred to as "train and release", training citizens to respond at home and in their neighborhoods during disasters. Sacramento CERT's basic CERT class is approximately 36 hours and includes a full-scale disaster exercise that serves as a graduation exercise.

Use in Disasters
Basic CERT Members are trained to be first responders during home and neighborhood disasters and emergencies, until help can arrive. They can be utilized in City-wide disasters if assembled and sworn in as Disaster Service Workers.

Deployable CERT Member
Deployable CERT members with Sacramento CERT are trained to the FEMA Position Qualification System standards for FEMA CERT Volunteer Type 2 or higher.

Training
This is commonly referred to as "train and retain". Deployable members are Basic CERT graduates who have completed Basic CERT training, additional training as determined by the FEMA Position Qualification System, and additional training mandated by Sacramento Fire. Deployable members are categorized following the FEMA Position Qualification System requirements:

Use in Disasters
Deployable CERT members are trained to respond within the City of Sacramento, as well as the County, Region, or anywhere in California. Maximum deployment duration is 14 days. These members are sworn in at their Orientation, and can be used immediately upon request by Sacramento Fire. These members are designed to be utilized rapidly, and across jurisdictions.

FEMA CERT Volunteer Type II
These are Basic CERT volunteers who complete the following additional training These members must also have a completed FEMA Position Task Book for FEMA CERT Volunteer Type II via deployment experience or a full scale drill
 * National Incident Management System courses:
 * IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
 * IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
 * IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
 * IS-800: National Response Framework, an Introduction
 * American Red Cross: Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview
 * American Red Cross: Shelter Operations
 * Introduction to the California Standardized Emergency Management System (G606)
 * Agency Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) required training:
 * HAZMAT First Responder Awareness
 * Wildland Fire Urban Interface
 * Flood and Swift Water Awareness*

FEMA CERT Volunteer Type I
These are Basic CERT volunteers who complete FEMA CERT Volunteer Type II training above, plus: These members must also complete the FEMA Position Task Book for FEMA CERT Volunteer Type I via deployment experience or a full scale drill
 * IS-288: The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management
 * IS-505: Religious and Cultural Literacy and Competency in Disasters

FEMA CERT Section Chief (Single Type)
These are CERT Members trained to FEMA CERT Volunteer Type I, plus: These members must also have a completed FEMA Position Task Book for FEMA CERT Section Chief via deployment experience or a full scale drill
 * IS-244: Developing and Managing Volunteers
 * ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents*
 * IS-315: CERT and the Incident Command System (ICS)
 * ICS-400: Advanced ICS
 * IS-703: National Incident Management System Resource Management

FEMA CERT Team Leader Type II
These are CERT Members trained to FEMA CERT Volunteer Type I, plus: These members must also have a completed FEMA Position Task Book for FEMA CERT Team Leader Type II via deployment experience or a full scale drill
 * IS-244: Developing and Managing Volunteers
 * IS-317: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams
 * IS-703: National Incident Management System Resource Management

FEMA CERT Team Leader Type I
These are CERT Members trained to FEMA CERT Team Leader Type II, plus: These members must also have a completed FEMA Position Task Book for FEMA CERT Team Leader Type I via deployment experience or a full scale drill
 * IS-240: Leadership and Influence
 * IS-241: Decision Making and Problem Solving
 * IS-242: Effective communication
 * IS-1300: Introduction to Continuity of Operations
 * IS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
 * G427: CERT Program Manager

Emergency Medical Responder

 * These are Deployable CERT Members (FEMA CERT Volunteer Type II or higher), plus:
 * Basic Life Support (formerly CPR for the Professional Rescuer, 8 hours every 2 years)
 * Emergency Medical Responder (56+ hours initial training, 16+ hours refresher every 2 years)
 * IS-5: An Introduction to Hazardous Materials
 * These members must also maintain an active EMR registration with the Sacramento County Emergency Medical Services Agency
 * These members must also maintain active immunizations commensurate with mission assignment and/or CDC guidelines

These members meet the FEMA Emergency Medical Responder Position Qualification requirements, but there is no Position Task Book cited by FEMA.

* -These classes are not regularly scheduled. If a member is unable to complete the course, they will be considered "Probationary" until the next available class is offered.

Equipment
Sacramento CERT is designed to be a 'mobile' team. When founded, the team rapidly secured 5 trailers to enable equipment to be disbursed across the City, and to be relocated quickly to the scene of a disaster. Over time, the program secured additional equipment and training, enabling additional command, communications, and rehab capabilities. As of 2022, Sacramento CERT operates:


 * 1 Ford F250 4x4 utility truck
 * 1 Ford E250 logistics van
 * 1 6x4 Gator with MedBed insert
 * This UTV can be modified to pull small trailers or haul loads as needed
 * 2 16' Search and Rescue trailers
 * Search and Rescue trailers are equipped to provide:
 * Search and Rescue equipment for 5 squads (40 individual rescuers) of CERT members (breaching tools, cribbing, chain saws, PPE, etc.)
 * Medical Supplies for up to 200 light to moderately injured victims and 3 casualty collection points
 * Communications gear
 * Generators/Lights


 * 2 16' Support Trailers
 * Support trailers are equipped to provide:
 * Traffic Control equipment
 * Cooling/warming equipment
 * Command/Control equipment (tents, etc.)
 * Additional miscellaneous equipment
 * 1 16' Animal Response Team Trailer
 * The Animal Response Team provides hasty animal shelter support for up to 100 small animals (cats/dogs/etc.)
 * 1 20' Command / Communications / Rehab Trailer
 * This trailer supports up to 3 workstations/communication stations, or rehab for up to 8 rescuers at any given point.

= Organizational Affiliations = Sacramento CERT assists the Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 7 with mobilizations and demobilizations, and the Sacramento Regional All Hazards Incident Management Team.

Sacramento CERT has assisted FEMA CA TF-7 with multiple mobilizations and demobilizations:


 * 2008 Hurricane Gustav
 * 2010 Earthquake Haiti Port-au-Prince
 * 2012 Hurricane Sandy
 * 2014 Oso Washington Mudslide
 * 2016 Hurricane Matthew
 * 2017 Hurricane Harvey
 * 2017 Hurricane Maria
 * 2018 Hurricane Florence
 * 2019 Hurricane Dorian

Sacramento CERT (in conjunction with other regional CERT programs) provides assistance to the Sacramento Regional Incident Management Team:


 * 2021: Caldor Fire
 * 2021: River Fire
 * 2021: Inauguration Protest Support
 * 2021: George Floyd Protest

= Notable Deployments/Activations = Sacramento CERT has been activated or deployed for a variety of disasters and emergencies:


 * 2012: Shabnam Ahmadyar (Search)
 * 2012: Linnea Lomax (Search)
 * 2012: Sacramento Firefighter Bill Porter (Search)


 * 2013: Rim Fire (Logistics Support / POD)


 * 2014: Oso Washington Mudslide
 * 2015: Sacramento Fire Tom Malim (Funeral)
 * 2015: Valley Fire (Logistics Support / POD / LAC)
 * 2016: Verity Protest (IMT Support)
 * 2016: Warming Centers (Sheltering)
 * 2017: Sacramento Aiport Fire Timothy Anderson (Funeral)
 * 2017: Oroville Dam crisis (Animal Sheltering)
 * 2018: Stephon Clark Protest (IMT Support)
 * 2018: Camp Fire (Animal Sheltering / Animal Rescue)
 * 2019: Sacramento Fire Department Tamara Thatcher Funeral
 * Caldor Fire 1.jpg: COVID-19, Testing Site Assistance
 * 2019: COVID-19, Food Delivery
 * 2020: Warming Centers (Sheltering)
 * 2020: Cooling Centers (Sheltering)
 * 2020: Clean Air Centers (Sheltering)
 * 2020: COVID-19, (Testing)
 * 2021: COVID-19, (Testing/Food Delivery/Vaccine Clinics)
 * 2021: Elk Grove PD Officer Ty Lenehan (Funeral)
 * 2021: Sacramento Metro Fire Kyle Rutherford (Funeral)
 * 2021: Sacramento Sheriffs Department Deputy Adam Gibson (Funeral)
 * Caldor Fire 2.jpg: Inauguration Protest Support (IMT Support)
 * 2021: Caldor Fire, (IMT/Base Camp Support)
 * 2021: River Fire, (IMT/Base Camp Support)
 * 2021: Caldor Fire, Animal Sheltering (Placer County, Amador County)
 * 2021: Power Station Fire (Sheltering)
 * 2021: George Floyd Protest (IMT Support)
 * 2022: Sacramento Shooting (Family Reunification Support)
 * 2023: Storm Support (Traffic Management)