Community Emergency Response Teams—Neighbors Helping Neighbors Be Prepared

Whether you are a professional who trains and manages CERT teams, or a CERT volunteer seeking training and information, you have come to the right place. ToucanEd is a member of our local Santa Cruz CERT Council and one of our employees is a CERT team leader in her neighborhood. We also exhibit at CERT conferences and take our CERT materials to emergency preparation conferences. We have done a lot of listening, and based on the needs we have heard, we have developed a line of useful, informative products for CERT teams. Built from the latest information and the experiences of established team leaders, our products are customizable for your agency or team. Our Pandemic Ready product or training was designed with CERT teams in mind. It is a shorter yet thorough way to prepare your teams and communities. We also distribute some CERT products owned by other companies and are always looking for great products to offer. We hope you will check here regularly for materials to assist you and ask us about anything you are looking for and do not find here.

Read and Write Important Messages In Any Emergency

As a CERT team member, you need to have valuable information at your fingertips. You also need to be able to make new notes on the fly as you work through your neighborhood emergency. That's why you'll appreciate the convenience and reliability of Rite in the Rain's durable, patented writing products.

ToucanEd services include:

• writing
• editorial
• layout/design
• translation
• consulting
• training
• manufacturing
• multimedia production
• promotion and distribution
• fulfillment

Aptos/La Selva Fire has coordinated our Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) for many years, and provides leadership for the Santa Cruz County CERT Council. Today, agencies throughout the county, including fire, law enforcement, public health and schools, are actively involved in the CERT effort. Last year ToucanEd became an active member of the Santa Cruz County CERT Council, immediately partnering with the community and demonstrating a true understanding of the essence of CERT. They have developed materials for our county that can be customized for any CERT team, and we are proud that there are CERTs throughout the United States already using them. ToucanEd has not only professionalized our materials, but shown a dedication to helping CERT programs everywhere get the word out to their communities.

Jeff Terpstra,
Operations Chief
Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District
Santa Cruz County CERT Council Chairperson

News: Citizen Corps Program (CCP) funding eligible for training your teams on preparing for an influenza pandemic.

If you want to learn about CERT and why it is important to you and your neighborhood, go to www.citizencorps.gov/cert.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)