The Washoe County Sheriff's Office says the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is taking applications for people wanting to serve.

The Community Emergency Response Team with the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, formally known as cert; came together this morning to teach people how to help first responders in the case of a disaster as well as how to be prepared for one. 

With so many fire jurisdictions across northern Nevada, different fire agencies have to work together for the quickest response to the emergency. This is a newer concept when it comes to volunteer agencies, but the benefits when responding to fires has already proved to be apparent.

33 volunteers graduated today from the sheriff's office ‘CERT’ program, or 'Community Emergency Response Team.'  These volunteers demonstrated what they learned in the extensive 2 week 'community emergency response team' class, and how they can better assist in case of an emergency. 

CERT volunteers are reminding Nevadan’s how to be more prepared before severe weather hits.