For Immediate Release
| PR #: | 1600037 |
| Date Issued: | Jun 03, 2016 - 9:37am |
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Washoe County Sheriff's Office Citizen Corps volunteers to take part in regional "Skills Rodeo" this Saturday |
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| CONTACT: | See below |
Volunteer emergency responders from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office will take part in a friendly competition with similar volunteers from northern Nevada in the 3rd Annual Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Skills Rodeo.
The CERT Skills Rodeo takes place this Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Carson City Fire Department. Registration starts at 8:00, and competition is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and last until approximately 2:30 p.m.
Teams from Washoe County CERT, Carson City CERT, Douglas County CERT, North Lyon County CERT, North Tahoe Fire CERT and Mono County CERT will compete in different areas of training such as Victim Triage, Interior Search, Fire Safety and Neighborhood Search, Cribbing and Team Building.
The competition tests the skills of these volunteers while helping to better prepare them to respond to a real emergency.
What: 3rd Annual Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Rodeo
Where: Carson City Fire Department, 2400 College Parkway, Carson City
When: Saturday, June 4, 2016, competition scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Media Contact: Stacy Belt, Deputy Emergency Manager for Carson City at: (775) 720-1073
Approximately 245 volunteers currently serve in the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Citizen Corps. The Corps consists of three teams: Sheriff's Mobile Auxiliary Response Team (SMART), Citizens Homeland Security Council (CHSC), and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
The Community Emergency Response Team program is made possible by grants awarded by the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management from the Homeland Security Grant Program and the Citizen Corps Grant Program. These funds make it possible to implement and support all of the Sheriff's Office volunteer Citizen Corps Programs.
For more information about the Washoe County Citizen Corps, visit http://www.wcsovolunteer.org/.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to preserving a safe and secure community with professionalism, respect, integrity and the highest commitment to equality. Sheriff Darin Balaam is the 27th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County since the Office was created in 1861. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office strives to ensure public safety by building trust and creating partnerships within the diverse communities in which we serve. We will promote the dignity of all people supported by our words and actions through open communication while fostering an environment of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect.