Entrance where people were greeted, appointments verified, vaccination forms completed, and overview given of how the clinic was set up. CERT trailer was used as a Command Post, for supplies, and a place to warm up.
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The Caldwell County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) helped facilitate a mass vaccination clinic at the Hamilton R-II School campus on Feb. 20. Around 700 high-risk individuals received their first dose of vaccine in a well-organized clinic held by the Caldwell County Health Department. CERT and COAD members helped with traffic flow and assisting individuals into the building.
CERT is currently looking to recruit new members for future need.
CERT is part of the Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD), meaning that it is a responding agency prepared to assist the county in the event of a disaster or as needed in chaotic affairs. CERT has aided the county with COVID-19 testing, traffic control – like when the building collapsed with little warning in Polo, etc. Volunteers are trained to spot storms, assist with first aid, facilitate search and rescues, aid with gas detector use, and identify possible safety hazards.
There are 12 current members training to be CERT volunteers in Caldwell County, but CERT is open to more help. Being a member of CERT doesn’t take much time aside from once-a-month training and tending to events/disasters as needed. Volunteering with CERT is a great way to better prepare the community.
The side by side was used to transport people from the door to their cars if needed. If someone was handicapped CERT radios were used to notify inside and they were met at the curb with a wheelchair.
For more information on CERT, contact the leader Mike Guyett at 816-400-8242 or [email protected], or contact Caldwell Emergency Management Mark Merrill at 816-586-1000 or [email protected].