Message From Phil

Hello fellow CERT members,

During an emergency, the only way to contact the EOC will probably be by way of a ham radio.  In Addison, I only know of three ham operators, me, Mel Waxman and Mervin Baranick.  That is far from enough. 

In order to cover the entire Addison campus, not only do we need more ham radio operators but we need more active CERT members.  There are still several communities that don't have a single resident in our CERT organization.

Right now there are only 19 CERT members most of which are not actively engaged in any of the many CERT activities that we have.  We need you to become involved.

I hope it doesn't take an actual disaster to wake these members to the importance of keeping up with the latest CERT techniques and in keeping the skills that we learned sharp.

Changes do occur in the field of emergency care thast we should all be aware of.  I am sure that you know that there has been a big change in giving CPR.  Compression only CPR

Although CPR is not a part of the response of a CERT volunteer, it is still important that we keep up with the latest advances in the field of emergency response.

Sincerely,

Phil