Who We Are
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) are trained volunteers to help communities mitigate disasters during the first 72 hours following a disaster when damaged roads, disrupted communications, high call volume, etc., may restrict access by Professional Emergency Response Teams. The purpose of CERT training is to provide private citizens with the basic skills that they will need to handle virtually all of their own needs and then to respond to their community needs in the aftermath of a disaster.
Spanish Fork was the first community in the State of Utah to have a CERT team. Since 1994 Spanish Fork has qualified 382 persons with CERT training.
Spanish Fork CERT teams have been placed on standby when the Quail Creek Dam failed and again in 1997 with flooding in Lehi. Other incidents that have occurred in Spanish Fork that would have warranted CERT teams if they existed at the time include: Thistle Slide, propane tank accident on US 6, 100 year rain storm and flooding, Trojan fire, and several HAZMAT spills.
What We Do
Disaster response, fire suppression, first aid, search and rescue, triage, traffic management, supply distribution
