Northside Assembly CERT Exercise

On Saturday February 28th, 2009 the Northside Assembly Church CERT Team conducted the final exercise of their initial CERT training. The exercise took place and the Jackson Fire Department Training Center in Jackson, TN.

Fifteen CERT members from Northside Assembly of God Church of Jackson, TN and four CERT members from the Medical Support Command participated in the exercise and completed their basic CERT Training. Two MSC Cadets participated as 'victims' during the Search and Rescue portion of the training.

Congratulations to all participants on their accomplishment.

A special thank you is deserved by the dedicated volunteer instructor cadre for the Tennessee Homeland Security District 10 CERT Program. Instructors who assisted in the training of this team included:

James Woulfe (Madison Co Health Dept); Thomas Reeves (Jackson Fire Department); Leah Gray (Jackson State Community College); Marty Clements (Jackson-Madison Co EMA); Alan Castleman (Madison Co Sherrif Department); Bobby Smith (Jackson State Community College); Greg Flanagan; Scott Mizen and Ray Lipford (Medical Support Command).

Without our dedicated and expert instructors, the CERT Program would not be possible.