Montgomery County, TN

Planning, Supplies & Equipment for the Neighborhood

It is important that individual CERT members be prepared with their own supplies and equipment.

However, in times of extreme emergency which can affect a large area, it would be also helpful for each community to have their own plan and supplies. There are many ways to go about this, but here are just a few ideas. To make a community plan, one needs to involve the community or at least leaders in the community. An effective way to do this is to invite them to meetings to set up the community plan and give them reasons or incentives to participate.

Planning

The Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) program empowers neighborhoods to prepare for emergencies and disaster situations. The program helps save lives, reduces the severity of injuries and trauma, and reduces property damage. In addition, working together as a team and contributing as an individual develops stronger communities and improves the quality of life in the community.

Supplies & Equipment

Supplies, tools and equipment might include a camper or mobile home to serve as the coordination center or command post for the neighborhood's response effort; hammers, nails and plywood to cover broken windows; first aid kits and medical supplies for use in post-disaster first aid; crowbars, axes and other tools to assist in light search and rescue efforts; amateur or citizens band radios to assist in communications; and plastic bags to store trash or use as tarps.

Here are some examples of tools and equipment: