CERT personnel :
- Operate and staff Emergency Shelters
- Search for lost or kidnapped children
- Promote community awareness of potential hazards and preparedness measures
- Assist in evacuations and traffic control
- Staff Emergency Operations Centers
- Provide Emergency Operations Center security; driving, information, assistance for disabled visitors and minor first aid
- Supplement staffing at special events such as parades, clinics, and other community events
- Manage “spontaneous/convergent” volunteers
- Assist Red Cross and other relief organizations on mass care
- Staff Emergency PODs (Points of Distribution for emergency supplies, etc.)
- Conduct light search and rescue operations