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Community Emergency Response Team Workshop
September 29, 2024

Ocean County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in conjunction with FEMA Region 2 and NJ State Police OEM will be hosting a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Workshop training for our CERT volunteers.

The date of the event is September 29 at Ocean County OEM at Robert Miller Airpark, 901 Pinewald Keswick Rd, Bayville, NJ 08721.

Training starts at 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Pre-register for classes at the bottom of this page. These classes are offered only for CERT volunteers.

Event Schedule:


0730CERT Workshop Registration (Must Pre-register) and Lite Breakfast (Courtesy NJOEM)
0800Opening Remarks by NJOEM, Ocean County OEM and FEMA, Pledge of Allegiance/Group Photo
0830 - 1030Training Begins. Choose ONE of the following (Must Pre-register)
  • Missing Person Awareness and Intro to Navigation AM + PM – Classroom 2
  • Disability Awareness/Adaptive Equipment Demo – EOC
  • Triage Training – Truck Bay- EMS
  • Canine and Drone Demo
15-minute break
1045 - 1150NJOHSP Target Hardening Lunch and Learn (Lunch provided by NJOEM) Food in EOC
10-minute break
1200 - 1600Afternoon Training Session Begins. Choose ONE of the following (Must Pre-register)
  • Compass Use/Land SAR (continued from am) Classroom 2 + Fairgrounds must sign up for am session
  • Volunteer and Donations Mgmt Training – EOC
  • Hands on Stations at the Fairgrounds

CERT & Missng Person waiting list


Description : waiting list for Missing person class that is full

Disability Awareness/Adaptive Equipment Demo

Event date : Sunday, September 29, 2024
Start time : 8:30 AM - End time : 10:30 AM
Description : Learn best practices in communicating with, and planning for acess and functional needs population

Triage Training – Truck Bay

Event date : Sunday, September 29, 2024
Start time : 8:30 AM - End time : 10:30 AM
Description : Learning the concept of sorting people based on their need for immediate medical treatment during a disaster

Canine and Drone Demo

Event date : Sunday, September 29, 2024
Start time : 8:30 AM - End time : 10:30 AM
Description : K-9 Bloodhound and Drone Missing Person demostration

Volunteer and Donation Management Training

Event date : Sunday, September 29, 2024
Start time : 12:00 PM - End time : 4:00 PM
Description : EOC-coordinating processes used to ensure the most efficient and effective utilization of unaffiliated volunteers and unsolicited donated goods during disasters

Hands on Stations at the Fairgrounds

Event date : Sunday, September 29, 2024
Start time : 12:00 PM - End time : 4:00 PM
Description : Including: Triage, Cribbing, Lifting and Moving, Patient Packaging, Fire Extinguisher/Gas