Community Disaster Preparedness
GET READY MARIN
The Get Ready Marin project is a collaboration of Marin County agencies working to better prepare the citizens of Marin in the event of a disaster or other major emergency. This is accomplished through community and individual education programs provided by county and municipal agencies. Click 'Get Ready Marin' to read additional information and access links to all of the Get Ready web sites.
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING (CERT)
The Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989 and the aftermath demonstrated the importance of civilian volunteers during a disaster. In a large-scale disaster, individual self-reliance and the response of trained community volunteers will be critical. With this in mind, the fire departments and districts in Marin County have undertaken a program of Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) for civilians.
The intent of this training program is to give participants the skills necessary to take responsibility for their own safety and survival, as well as their families, for at least 72 hours. It is feasible that public safety agencies will not have the resources to be everywhere at once. Some residential areas could become isolated. CERT training provides the skills and confidence for people to organize and participate in neighborhood or community response teams.
CERT includes education on topics such as earthquake survival, fire prevention and suppression, search and rescue, disaster first aid, and general emergency preparedness
Download the Marin County CERT Student Manual
More information on CERT courses and organizing neighborhood teams is available at local fire stations.
- Southern Marin CERT Program
- San Rafael Fire CERT Program
- Novato Disaster Assist Registry of Novato (DARN)
- Tiburon/Belvedere Get Ready Program
- National Community Emergency Response Team Program
MARIN COUNTY MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS
The mission of the Marin County Medical Reserve Corps is to develop partnerships within the Marin County medical profession (active and retired) that aid in the education, training and deployment of citizen volunteers and resources in the event of a large scale, local emergency. For more information on the Marin County Medical Reserve Corp click MCMRC or go to http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/HH/Main/mrc/mrc.cfm
