8221 NISKY, ST. THOMAS, VI 00802
8221 NISKY, ST. THOMAS, VI 00802 2164 KING CROSS, CHRISTIANSTED, VI 00820-0840 6 SUSANNABERG, ST. JOHN, VI 00830 TEL. (340) 774-2244 FAX (340) 715-6847 TEL. (340) 773-2244 FAX (340) 778-8980 TEL. (340) 776-6444 FAX (340) 779-4266 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2021 Erik Ackerson Public Information Officer VITEMA 340-774-2244 ext. 6809 340-715-6809 DIRECT erik.ackerson@vitema.vi.gov VITEMA to Host Community Emergency Response Team Training Events April 8, 2021 – The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency will host a series of in-person disaster preparedness training events throughout the territory as part of a national Community Emergency Response Team (CERTS) exercise beginning April 9th on St. Croix. The multi-day event will educate volunteers about preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and will train them in basic disaster response such as fire safety, team organization, light search and rescue and disaster medical operations. …
Download the original document · Plain text (TXT) · Browse the archive · How this archive works
Original source: https://doh.vi.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/VITEMA-to-Host-Community-Emergency-Response-Team-Training-Events.pdf
SHA-256 544c9a66ce9c69849114b6fdfdc3e70202d51778c8e664d283adb8144462885b
Re-using this document
territorial public record
Our description, tagging, arrangement, extracted text and machine transcripts are released under CC0 1.0. We assert nothing about the document itself.
Archive identifier LF-544c9a66ce9c
Document text
8221 NISKY, ST. THOMAS, VI 00802 2164 KING CROSS, CHRISTIANSTED, VI 00820-0840 6 SUSANNABERG, ST. JOHN, VI 00830 TEL. (340) 774-2244 FAX (340) 715-6847 TEL. (340) 773-2244 FAX (340) 778-8980 TEL. (340) 776-6444 FAX (340) 779-4266 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2021 Erik Ackerson Public Information Officer VITEMA 340-774-2244 ext. 6809 340-715-6809 DIRECT erik.ackerson@vitema.vi.gov VITEMA to Host Community Emergency Response Team Training Events April 8, 2021 – The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency will host a series of in-person disaster preparedness training events throughout the territory as part of a national Community Emergency Response Team (CERTS) exercise beginning April 9th on St. Croix. The multi-day event will educate volunteers about preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and will train them in basic disaster response such as fire safety, team organization, light search and rescue and disaster medical operations. “Our purpose is to equip individuals and groups with the tools and training necessary to best address emergency situations in their neighborhoods and schools before the arrival of first responders”, stated Emergency Management Outreach Coordinator Lisa Ann James. “Each participant will receive a certificate of completion and a CERTS identification badge.” The free training takes place over two and a half days on each island. St. Croix; April 9-11, at the D.C. Canegata Recreation Center. St. Thomas; April 16-18, at the VITEMA Emergency Operations Center, and on St. John April 23-25 at St. John Rescue Headquarters. COVID-19 protocols will be observed that include mandatory facial masks. To register, please contact Lisa Ann James VITEMA Outreach Coordinator at 340- 715-6825 or 340-774-2244. ## VITEMA VIRGIN ISLANDS TERRITORIAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY