Goffstown Community Emergency Response Team
Mission Statement
"Our Mission is to educate the community about disaster preparedness and train the public in basic disaster response skills. CERT is about readiness, people helping people, assisting emergency management, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number."
Goffstown CERT is a community-wide volunteer organization
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program that educates citizens about the hazards they face in their community and trains them in lifesaving skills. If needed following a disaster, we citizen-responders use our training as part of a neighborhood or workplace team to help others when professional responders are overwhelmed or not immediately available. CERT members provide immediate assistance to victims in our community, organize spontaneous volunteers who have not had the training, and collect disaster intelligence that will assist professional responders with prioritization and allocation of resources when they arrive.
CERT training is offered periodically around the area free of charge and is designed to help individuals and families gain a better understanding of disaster preparedness and emergency response. The class is the first step toward becoming a member of a local CERT Team. However, taking the class is open to anyone without any obligation to join a team.
The 20-plus hour course covers fire safety, light search and rescue, first aid, as well as many other facets of emergency preparedness and safety. Instructors for the course are also volunteers and include experts in the various subjects from around the area.
Participants that wish to go on and become team members must take additional free training through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and apply to the team they wish to join. Team members are trained to help emergency responders save lives and protect property.
In addition to their primary support role, CERT teams also assist with public events and have numerous opportunities for additional training on an ongoing basis.
The CERT program is supported by Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), the NH State Citizen Corp Council, the DHHS ESU group and the Town of Goffstown. The Goffstown CERT organization is under the town's Emergency Management structure headed by the Goffstown Fire Department Chief. Goffstown CERT was formed in 2003 and so 2023 marks our 20th anniversary!!! Goffstown CERT is the longest continuously operating CERT team in NH.
Mission Statement
"Our Mission is to educate the community about disaster preparedness and train the public in basic disaster response skills. CERT is about readiness, people helping people, assisting emergency management, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number."
Goffstown CERT is a community-wide volunteer organization
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program that educates citizens about the hazards they face in their community and trains them in lifesaving skills. If needed following a disaster, we citizen-responders use our training as part of a neighborhood or workplace team to help others when professional responders are overwhelmed or not immediately available. CERT members provide immediate assistance to victims in our community, organize spontaneous volunteers who have not had the training, and collect disaster intelligence that will assist professional responders with prioritization and allocation of resources when they arrive.
CERT training is offered periodically around the area free of charge and is designed to help individuals and families gain a better understanding of disaster preparedness and emergency response. The class is the first step toward becoming a member of a local CERT Team. However, taking the class is open to anyone without any obligation to join a team.
The 20-plus hour course covers fire safety, light search and rescue, first aid, as well as many other facets of emergency preparedness and safety. Instructors for the course are also volunteers and include experts in the various subjects from around the area.
Participants that wish to go on and become team members must take additional free training through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and apply to the team they wish to join. Team members are trained to help emergency responders save lives and protect property.
In addition to their primary support role, CERT teams also assist with public events and have numerous opportunities for additional training on an ongoing basis.
The CERT program is supported by Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), the NH State Citizen Corp Council, the DHHS ESU group and the Town of Goffstown. The Goffstown CERT organization is under the town's Emergency Management structure headed by the Goffstown Fire Department Chief. Goffstown CERT was formed in 2003 and so 2023 marks our 20th anniversary!!! Goffstown CERT is the longest continuously operating CERT team in NH.
Thank You to All of Our Corporate Donors
The International Order of Odd Fellows, Bellwether Credit Union, Hannaford, Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Sweet Love Bakery,
BJ's Wholesale Club, The Bagg Lunch, McDonalds, Jacques Flowers, Sullys Superette, Domino's Pizza, Dunkins,
Hooksett Walmart, Bob Nadeau's House of Subs, Market Basket, Pizza 911, Ray Street Pizza The New Wa Toy's Restaurant
The International Order of Odd Fellows, Bellwether Credit Union, Hannaford, Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Sweet Love Bakery,
BJ's Wholesale Club, The Bagg Lunch, McDonalds, Jacques Flowers, Sullys Superette, Domino's Pizza, Dunkins,
Hooksett Walmart, Bob Nadeau's House of Subs, Market Basket, Pizza 911, Ray Street Pizza The New Wa Toy's Restaurant
This website and it's contents are provided for informational purposes only and do not represent the official position of the Goffstown Community Emergency Response Team; the entire "Unofficial" site herein described as www.GoffstownCERT.org (CERT), the Town of Goffstown, New Hampshire and/or it's emergency services departments or ANY other CERT organization, Corp Council or government organization at the Local, State or Federal level. Should the viewer find information on this website of a current emergency nature, the viewer is encouraged to make direct contact with the Town of Goffstown, New Hampshire and/or it's Emergency Services Police and/or Fire departments or any other department and/or organization so deemed necessary by the viewer. You should contact the Director of the Goffstown CERT with any concerns you may have about this website.
Disclaimer of Liability
With respect to information available from this website, neither this "unofficial" website nor any of its members, the Town of Goffstown, NH and/or any other Federal, State or Local agency make any warranty, express or implied, including the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, or assume any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such information.
Disclaimer of Liability
With respect to information available from this website, neither this "unofficial" website nor any of its members, the Town of Goffstown, NH and/or any other Federal, State or Local agency make any warranty, express or implied, including the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, or assume any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such information.