CERT Members

The Goffstown CERT organization is currently made up of approximately 50 citizens from the community and is growing. To become a member you need to get the basic CERT training which is a 20 hour course, typically delivered in evening classes. Training sessions cover disaster preparedness, fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, team organization. 

Also included in the training is a new module on terrorism that educates CERT members about biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical and explosive (BNICE) agents. This module helps CERT members identify threats and protect themselves from those threats. The training program concludes with a disaster simulation in which participants practice skills that they learned in the courses.

Members are issued equipment that identifies them as emergency personnel and also aids them in the performance of their assigned tasks.
 

                                                                                   CERT OFFICERS

Richard Nadeau - Director
Armando Catano - Logistics Officer
Laura Scala - Operations Officer 
Karen Heise - Finance Officer
Patricia Stagno - Safety Officer
Susan Kareta - Training Officer

                                                                                   CERT STAFF 

Richard Nadeau- Public Information Officer
Susan Kareta - MEDCO  
Richard Nadeau - Lead Amateur Radio Officer
Cristal Vandecar - Administrative Officer
Doris Beaulieu - CERT Historian

                                                                                   TEAM LEADERS

CERT Team 17
Team Leader   Al Baines

CERT Team 18 A
Team  Leader  Butch Brodeur

Team 18 B
Team Leader  Debra Veary

Team 19
Team  Leader  Lesley  Danis