Members of the new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) were sworn in by Tom Eighmie, Seymour’s Director of Emergency Management.
First Selectmen Kurt Miller attended the ceremony and congratulated the members.
Members of the team are: (left to right)
Front row:
Philip Marren, Robert Wilson, Beverly Lowden, Dana Flach, Debbi Lavranchuk, Philip Howley.
Back Row:
Robert Newton, Roxanne Stevens, Lee Ellen Chontos, Wendy Boroski
Missing from the photo is Kathy Ertman.
The CERT team has been created and trained to provide assistance in opening and operating the town’s emergency shelters as well as assisting professional emergency responders in various roles.
The purpose of the CERT program, which is supported by the US Department of Homeland Security, is to train community members in emergency preparedness to support their families and local emergency responders with disaster relief and community safety.
Members are all volunteers and the program is open to anyone over the age of 18.
Class registration is taking place now for the 2015 class slated to begin after the first of the year.
For more information or to register for the class, please contact Robert Wilson at 203 – 736-1954.
National program information is available on-line at:
