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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, using the model created by the
Los 
Angeles
City Fire Department, began promoting nationwide implementation of the Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept in 1994. Since then,
CERTs have been established in hundreds of communities in the U.S.
Meramec Valley Citizen Corps Council is a partnership of Police and Fire Departments, Fire Protection Districts, and volunteers in and around St. Louis that conducts ongoing training to better prepare the communities they serve. Additionally, this training promotes a partnering effort between our emergency services personnel and our citizens.
If
a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the emergency services personnel,
CERT members can assist others by applying the basic response and organizational
skills that they learned during training. These skills can save and
sustain lives following a disaster until help arrives. CERT skills
also apply to daily emergencies.
CERT members have the opportunity to maintain and refine their skills by participating in exercises and activities. They can attend supplemental training that will be hosted periodically through local agencies and Meramec Valley Citizen Corps Council. This will keep members fresh on skills learned in the initial training and further their skill base.
Current MVCCC partners are:
Chesterfield Police Department
Crestwood Fire and Police Departments
Creve Coeur Fire and Police Departments
Eureka Emergency Management Agency
Fenton Fire Protection District
Glendale Fire and Police Departments
Kirkwood Fire and Police Departments
Manchester, City of
Maryland Heights Fire Department
Metro West Fire Protection District
Monarch Fire Protection District
St. Louis County Police Department
Town & Country Police Department
Valley Park Fire Protection District
West County Fire Protection District