Volunteers sought for Emergency Response Team

Initial volunteer training event set for October 16-18
 

  • Everyone who qualifies as a member of the Hamilton County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will receive the equipment shown here, plus a two-way radio and other items.
    Everyone who qualifies as a member of the Hamilton County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will receive the equipment shown here, plus a two-way radio and other items.

    The concept of neighbors helping neighbors is deeply ingrained in Nebraska culture, from farmers showing up with tractors and disks to help put out a field fire to people coming from far and wide to help clean up after a flood or tornado. And now Hamilton County Emergency Management is offering local residents the opportunity to render aid in all kinds of situations with the benefit of training, e…