Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
The Evanston Police Department, Evanston Fire Department, and Northwestern University Police Department partner to train a volunteer group of CERT participants in basic disaster response skills such as:
- Fire safety/suppression
- Light search and rescue
- Disaster psychology and team organization
- CPR/AED
- Active shooter and extreme violence awareness
- Disaster preparedness
CERT volunteers provide supplemental public safety support at large events on campus and in the community.
Recent News
- Northwestern Trains New Class of Emergency Volunteers (Northwestern News 2015)