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Mission – To promote public events and training opportunities for local neighborhoods to learn how to organize volunteers into a Neighborhood Emergency Response Team or NERT, capable of helping neighbors cope with survival needs following a disaster.
Goal - To develop an emergency preparedness model that will enable neighborhoods to mobilize local resources in order to be prepared in the event of a disaster; such as an earthquake, flood, or wildfire.
Objective – To create STAR Neighborhoods that are safe, trained, alert and ready to assist family and neighbors during a disaster and prepared to make decisions that result in the most good for the greatest number of people.
To Join — Please use the NERT Forums link to connect with a local neighborhood project.
 A STAR Neighborhood has …
• A team leader who coordinates the planning activities
• At least three neighbors who are CERT trained and certified
• At least one neighbor who is a licensed Amateur Radio Operator
• At least one neighbor who monitors an eNeighborhood Network
• The neighborhood is a registered as a Neighborhood Watch area
• At least 50% of the homes have Disaster Supply Kits*
(Contains items from the six basic areas recommended by the American Red Cross)
For additional information about how to organize a STAR Neighborhood
Contact Bill Hammerman
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