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In the time of a disaster or large incident the resources of the Town will stretched to their limits. As such, it may take an extended period of time to reach every person needing assistance. To help address these issues the Southborough Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) have established a local division of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), a Federal concept to train and organize eager volunteers for use during a disaster. The CERT program will train volunteers in CPR, First-Aid, the Incident Command System, Communications, Accountability, Organization and their role in the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). It is the focus of the SEMA/LEPC to ensure the safety of our CERT members at all times and no volunteer will be required to perform his/her duties in an unsafe environment/atmosphere.

While volunteers are a great asset, untrained and unorganized volunteers can rapidly exacerbate a situation ultimately making the situation worse. As such, the EMD/LEPC requests that any persons wanting to volunteer join the local CERT program. During times of disasters, if additional non-CERT volunteers would like to assist, they are requested to report to Fire Headquarters for instructions. An organized response is our best chance of rapidly responding to and recovering from a disaster.

Please contact SEMA at (508) 485-3235 ext. 437 or e-mail the office, if you would like to volunteer for any of the following:

· You would like to volunteer to work at our Vaccination Clinics? Medical and non-medical volunteers needed.

· You have a four-wheel drive vehicle and would like to drive staff to or from work during an emergency.

· You have been Red Cross Disaster trained and would like to volunteer during an emergency.