Advanced CERT Team
Sedgwick County Emergency Management Advanced CERT Team
The Sedgwick County Advanced CERT Team is an organized group of volunteers specially trained to fill specific roles during our response to a disaster. Our Advanced Team continues to build on their capabilities having only formed in July 2023. Our vision is to create a versatile, multi-functional team of volunteers who help us and their community but responding to help those in need during a disaster. Those roles may include:
- Damage Assessment Recon Team (DART).
- Volunteer Reception Center Operations (VREP).
- Multi-Agency Resource Center Support. (MARC)
- Post disaster canvassing and information dissemination.
- Generators and Lighting.
- Logistical, Command Post, and/or EOC support.
- Public Outreach Team.
- Field Hospital Operations.
- Emergency Shelter Operations.
- Wide-Area Search & Rescue.
- K9 Search Team equipment support.
- ...and more
TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY RECOVER FROM A DISASTER
Requirements for team membership include completing the following:
- Complete Sedgwick County CERT Basic Training Weekend
- IS-100 - Introduction to Incident Command System
- IS-700 - Introduction to National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- IS-317 - Intro to CERT
- Once those qualifications have been Completed, Apply for the Advanced Team here
- Once your qualifications have been uploaded, the Sign-Up button will refer you to a background check.
Advanced Team Meetings
The Advanced CERT Team meets 6-8pm, every 2nd Thursday of the month. Meeting locations change based on the content of the training.
If you are interested in helping teach the modules in the Basic class, you must take a CERT Train the Trainer class offered by the State of Kansas or the National CERT Council. The next class we know of is in Salina, Sep 22-24, 2025; you will be on your own for gas, meals and lodging. For more information on the class and registration, CLICK HERE