Emergency
Management
Disasters disrupt hundreds of
thousands of lives every year.
Each disaster has lasting
effects, both to people and
property. If a disaster occurs
in Lakeland, local government
and disaster-relief
organizations will try to help
you, but you need to be ready as
well.
Local responders may not be able
to reach you immediately, or
they may need to focus their
efforts elsewhere. You should
know how to respond to severe
weather or any other disaster
that could occur in this area
such as earthquakes, extreme
cold/heat, flooding, pandemics
or terrorism. You should also be
ready to be self-sufficient for
a minimum of three days and up
to two weeks. This means
providing for your own shelter,
first aid, food, water and
sanitation.
Being prepared can reduce the
fear, anxiety and losses that
accompany disasters.
Communities, families and
individuals should know such
things as what to do in the
event of a fire and where to
seek shelter during a tornado.
You should be ready to evacuate
your homes and take refuge in
public shelters and know how to
care for your basic medical
needs.
You can reduce the impact of
disasters by having a family
communication plan and preparing
disaster kits for home, office
and car. Sometimes, you can
avoid the danger completely by
being properly prepared. This
section will provide you with
the tools to properly prepare
your family for any type of
disaster, whether man-made or
natural.
Updates
Resolve to be Ready in 2010!
Hot Public Issues
CERT Training
See
CERT Student Manual (PDF, 2MB).
Bartlett Fire Department will
hold CERT classes on August 21st
and 28th at Bartlett Station
Municipal Center. If
anyone has any questions, please
feel free to call or e-mail:
Danny Baxter, Asst. Chief
Bartlett Fire Department
2939 Altruria Rd.
Bartlett, TN 38134
(901) 385-5536 office
(901) 385-9917 fax
dbaxter@cityofbartlett.org
The Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT) Program educates
people about disaster
preparedness for hazards that
may impact their area and trains
them in basic disaster response
skills. CERT classes are held at
79 S. Flicker Street, Memphis,
TN. 38112 in the CERT Classroom.
CERT I 08/21/2010 & CERT II
08/28/2010
For more information, please
contact Cheryl Yarbro, Shelby
County Office of Preparedness
Manager of Operations, at (901)
515-2605 or Johanna Harrell at
Johanna.harrell@shelbycountytn.gov.
