Christian County CERT Training at JRA

This weekend Christian County CERT conducted the first half of a CERT training at James River Assembly church. There were 46 participants and 6 different trainers.

We will meet next week for the second half of this class at Brickstone Ace Hardware in Ozark. With an exercise following at the old Ozark air field around 2 pm.

Our training was talked about on KY3 and KOLR 10 news.

February C.E.R.T. Training

C.E.R.T. training dates have been posted to the right menu. See the "Training" section for more information.

Ice Storm Preparation

The below link is for a press release issued by the office of Phil Amtower, Director of Christian County Emergency Management. Included are safety tips, preparation ideas and SEMA/FEMA information.

Ice Storm Press Release

Citizen Corps Meetings - 2009

January 13th
Topic: Disaster Psychology
Location: Ozark, Old Court House-2nd Floor
Time: 6:30 PM
Presenter: Steve Martin, Nixa Fire Department

February 10th
Topic: Suicide Bomber 2
Location: Ozark, Old Court House-2nd Floor
Time: 6:30 PM
Presenter: Brent Forgey, Nixa Police Department

March 13th and 14th
Topic: Search and Rescue Class
Location: To Be Announced
Presenter: John Trent, Nixa Fire Department

April 14th
Topic: Weather Spotters Class
Location: Nixa Community Center
Time: 6:30 PM
Presenter: Steve Runnels, National Weather Service

May 12th
Topic: Pandemic Influenza
Location: Ozark, Old Court House-2nd Floor
Time: 6:30 PM
Presenter: Karen Potter, Christian County Health Department

Flood Recovery Volunteers Needed

These are needs that have been identified by the Christian County Long Term Recovery Committee. All of these needs are from recent flooding. These people did not have insurance and did not receive any FEMA assistance. Anyone that may be able to assist with these needs, please let the EMA office know. 417.581.2126

• 945 sq feet of ceramic tile for family whose basement was flooded.
• Volunteer to replace flat stone retaining wall. (must be skilled).
• Volunteer to replace retaining wall. Approximately 15 feet of wall has been washed away. The family is in need of help with supplies of landscape timber, cinderblocks. The wall is now landscape timber, family does not care what product is used to replace wall. Needs whistle in driveway dug out, cleaned and repositioned
• Older couple needs help with replacing sheet rock in basement. Would like help installing and donations of sheet rock are needed.
• Need someone with trackhoe that would be willing to donate time to help a family, fill wire baskets with rock and place in river to stop erosion.

Thank you,
Phil Amtower, Director
Christian County Emergency Management

C.E.R.T. Training Exercise

On Saturday, November 1st, a large training exercise will commence for the newest C.E.R.T. team members. As usual, this will take place at our luxurious training facility at the airport in Ozark. We're expecting 50 participants, so much help will be needed.

Makeup will take place at 1230, with the exercise beginning at 1400. For those of you going out Trick or Treating as zombies on Friday night, feel free to leave your makeup on overnight.

C.C. C.E.R.T. Members - Train The Trainer Course.

Several of your Christian County C.E.R.T. team members are going through SEMA's Community Emergency Response Team Train The Trainer course in Springfield, MO this weekend. This 24 hour course over 3 days will prepare these folks to help train new C.E.R.T. teams

Pictured from left to right are: Lloyd Divine, Jeff Morrissey, Brent Hurt, Alan Suiter, Kristina Henson

This Train-the-Trainer will give them skills to train citizens in the community to perform essential life-saving functions while waiting for the professional responders to arrive following a disaster. Course topics include disaster fire suppression, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, disaster psychology and team organization.