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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Graduates 29 New MembersFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2010 Contact: AUBURN, Wash. - November 16, 2010 - The City of Auburn Emergency Management Office is pleased to announce the addition of 29 new members to the area’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), bringing the total number of graduates in the local program to 305. The 29 new members graduated from the area’s sixteenth CERT course. The class consisted of three hour classes each Tuesday for six weeks and two- four hour drills on Saturday mornings. The class started on October 5 and ended on November 13 with a hands-on practical exercise simulating an earthquake in Auburn. Graduates included community members from Algona, Auburn, Bellevue, Des Moines, Graham, Kent, Milton, Pacific, and Sumner. Graduates of the class included: Espy Varela of Algona, Eddie Melrose, William Jarvis, Janice Goodman, Joseph Pasquini, Vicki Freelund, Shannon Tiegs, Brian Doran, Jonathan Miller, KellyAnn Jensen, David Halverson, Eric Johnson, Diana Johnson, John Gallacher, Jim Chambers, Carroll Wagner, Hannah Harrow, Eva Tuxbury, and Keith Blaisdell of Auburn, Sean Greenfield of Bellevue, Claudia Roberts and Rebecca Huntsman of Des Moines, Anthony Schneider of Graham, Michelle Koven of Kent, Patsie Johnson of Milton, Loni Fischer and Florence Shockley of Pacific, Christopher McElroy and Susan Griffin of Sumner. ABOUT CERT TRAINING Graduates have the opportunity to become registered emergency workers with their respective cities and the State of Washington, allowing them to aid in local and regional disasters. Graduates also have the opportunity to participate in local and regional continuing education activities, including training and field exercises. Courses are sponsored by the White River Valley Citizen Corps Council and taught by fire and emergency management professionals from the cities of Auburn, Pacific, and the Valley Regional Fire Authority. # # # City of Auburn Emergency Management |
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