Welcome

The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communication (OEMC) has designed and implented The Chicago Community Emergency Response Team (Chicago CERT) with its partners The Chicago Police Department (CPD) and The Chicago Fire Department (CFD). This is the Volunteer Management Site created in January 2016 to help better manage and communicate with our over 250 Chicago CERT Volunteers. You will be able to create and manage your own volunteer profile and sign up for training and events. Thank you for being a vital part of the Chicago CERT program.

 Purposes

1. To better manage Chicago CERT volunteers and deployments 
2. Streamline day to day tasks.
3. Share timely information
4. To provide comprehensive reporting

Chicago CERT Core Principals

To provide citizen preparednes through educational outreach and advocacy for protection of one's self, one's family and one's fellow citizens during times of duress

To implement additional training and simulation exercises that serve to supplement first responders's efforts in search and rescue, emergency triage and community recovery

To successfully strengthen communities within the City of Chicago through proactive outreach campaigns designed to educate local citizens on emergency preparedness capabilities

To successfully recruit, retain and manage volunteers to secure econic structural and community recovery during and after a disaster