City Of St. Louis Park: Volunteer With The St. Louis Park Fire Department

Press release from the City of St. Louis Park:

September 15, 2021

The St. Louis Park Fire Department invites you to volunteer with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Started in 2014, the St. Louis Park CERT helps the community in many ways, from volunteering at events to helping during natural disasters to assisting police with search and rescue.

Join an informational meeting Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. at Fire Station 1, 3750 Wooddale Ave. S., St. Louis Park. Training starts in October, with instruction in medical triage, light search and rescue, incident command and disaster management and other topics that help CERT members ensure the City of St. Louis Park is ready and resilient.

For more information, contact Brian Oberschmid, St. Louis Park firefighter, at boberschmid@stlouispark.org or Meg McCormick, St. Louis Park CERT member, at memccormick2007@comcast.net. Visit www.ready.gov/certto learn more about this national program.

This press release was produced by the City of St. Louis Park. The views expressed here are the author’s own.