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COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM DAY
April 22, 2021
WHEREAS, The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)Program educates
neighborhood volunteers about disaster preparedness and trains them in basic disaster
response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, and disaster medical
operations; and
WHEREAS, CERT training promotes a partnership between emergency services and
first responders and the people that they serve. Tigard CERT members use their
knowledge and training to assist people in their neighborhood or workplace following a
disaster or critical incident; and
WHEREAS, Tigard CERT is divided into four Teams (Blue, Green, Red,Yellow), each led
by a volunteer Captain. Since the arrival of Coronavirus in March 2020, the requests on
Tigard CERT volunteers has been greater than ever, as are the ways these vital
volunteers have come forward to serve our community; and
WHEREAS, Tigard CERT members sharpen their life saving and response skills and
gain specialized knowledge by participating in exercises, activities, and supplemental
trainings; and
WHEREAS, Community Emergency Response Team members continue to generously
give their time and energy to projects that improve community emergency
preparedness, promote awareness and interest in programs like Map My Neighborhood
and answer the call for help when the community's need is greatest; and
WHEREAS, Over the last 14 months, Tigard CERT volunteers responded as true
professionals to multiple needs within the community tied to the Covid-19 Pandemic. 1
For three months they staffed the city's Emergency Operations Center's call center,
answering questions and supporting the city's response to a virulent pandemic; and
WHEREAS, Tigard CERT volunteers collaborated with city staff to make, find and
collect more than 2,000 cloth face coverings which were distributed to frontline staff,
activated CERT members, and Tigard Giving Partners; and
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WHEREAS, Tigard CERT volunteers held four(4) Personal Protective Equipment
distribution events on behalf of the City of Tigard for small businesses in our community
and two large food &essential needs drives, collecting enough supplies to abundantly
restock food pantries for seven Tigard Giving Partners who were facing overwhelming
need from families and individuals in our community; and
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WHEREAS, this January, Tigard CERT volunteers supported their first Covid-19
vaccine clinic with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue personnel. Today, these fearless
volunteers support three (3)vaccine clinics a week with firefighter/EMTs, as well as
5 Washington County clinics reaching Tigard's underserved community. This week,
CERT volunteers completed their 41St vaccination clinic, with more scheduled through
the summer.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Jason B. Snider, Mayor of the City of
Tigard, Oregon, do hereby proclaim April 22, 2021 as
TIGARD COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM DAY
in Tigard, Oregon and encourage residents and businesses to say`Thank You' to our
hardworking, selfless and service-minded CERT Team members for all they do for our
community on a daily basis.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that residents should consider joining this impressive
group of volunteers by visiting https://www.tigard-or.gov/cert aog/index.phh . There's no
better way to show your appreciation for their service than to develop your own
emergency preparedness plan for a more prepared and resilient community.
Dated this 20th dalof April• 2021
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City
of Tigard to be affixed.
Jason B. Snider, Mayor
City of Tigard
Attest:
Carol Krager, City Recor er
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