Contact Information

Telephone: 520-345-8303
Email: jcmcgee@cox.net
Website: http://www.ggvcert.com/

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GREATER GREEN VALLEY CERT educates individuals about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

The Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (GGV CERT) was started in September, 2003 as an organization to recruit, train and exercise members in light search and rescue, small fire suppression, medical support, evacuation and training. GGV CERT became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2006. Greater Green Valley CERT has two missions:

Training: Educate community members about disaster preparedness and provide training in basic disaster response skills.

Response: Provide help to victims following an event when professional responders are not immediately available. GGV-CERT will also directly support the Green Valley Fire District in the event of a major emergency or disaster. Operation support functions include but are not limited to: light search and rescue, small fire suppression, medical assistance and evacuation.

CERT meets monthly throughout the year providing refresher training to members and generally holds two basic training courses per year, once in spring and the other in the fall. They also provide support for local organizations for special events traffic control for Valley Assistance Services Empty Bowls in 2021.