Gary Middendorf. Joliet has begun recruitment for its first Community Emergency Response Team and hopes to have volunteer residents involved by the end of the year. The city held meetings this week with any residents interested in joining the team of volunteers that will be called to service in emergencies. Photo provided by city of Joliet. He will hold the third of three meetings for anyone interested in the program at 6 p.
Paige Drive. Lukancic and others have described CERT as a program that, along with creating a corps of volunteers, will bring individuals from around the city together for a common purpose.
Membership will include residents in the five different City Council districts, increasing the likelihood of a team consisting of people from diverse neighborhoods. Evan Bredeson saws away at fallen tree limbs at his house in the Springwood subdivision along Houbolt Road in Joliet from severe storms in July The city's new volunteer corps will be trained in helping during such emergency events like storm recovery.
Bob Okon. It will not only involve formal training, equipping members to help out in serious ways after tornadoes and fires, but also get people involved in more casual ways during festivals and community events.
Training in Joliet will include an eight-week class that will meet once a week for three hours. Graduates are trained in a variety of skills, including CPR, weather spotting and light fire suppression.
