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Community Emergency Response Team
 

The T-CERT Organization is patterned after the CERT A-L-P-O (Administration, Logistics, Planning, and Operations). Below is a brief description of all. Each sub-organization's responsibilities and activities for Tierrasanta Disaster Preparedness is covered under their own page under the T-Cert Organizations tab above.

Administration: The Admin Department, headed by the T-CERT’s Secretary, is responsible for duties to be assigned (agendas, minutes, maintaining POC data of members, controlling membership, etc.).

Logistics: The Logistics Department is responsible for the control of equipment and supplies, including specifically the City-provided Trailer, and for establishing a basing location and security plan for the Trailer and its towing vehicle.

Planning: The Plans Department has the lead for:

1)      determining the emergencies for which plans should be prepared (e.g., earthquake, plane crash, fire, power failure),

2)      establishing detailed emergency response plan(s) for the T-CERT,

3)      determining any infrastructure or equipment requirements (e.g., radio communications)

4)      working with government officials to establish other emergency response plans as appropriate.

Operations: The Ops Department, headed by the T-CERT’s Vice Chairman, will serve as the T-CERT’s Training coordinator. Duties to include such things as: responsible for training evolutions and continuing education, recording the status of member qualification, liaising with the SDFD and other organizations for training opportunities, & scheduling the annual refresher training exercise.