Senior Voices: Ridgefield is Ready- Are You?

The Commission on Aging and the Ridgefield Library will feature the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), along with the Office of Emergency Management at today's program.

CERT is a national program of volunteers under the Office of Emergency Management that trains community members to be ready in times of disaster, community emergencies and town wide events.  In Ridgefield, CERT oversees events such as the Main Street holiday lighting, the 4th of July fireworks and the Ridgefield Triathlon.  Over the past few years, CERT has also set up and supervised shelters for storm response with cooling, heating, charging and water distribution. In the event of an emergency, it’s very important to know where to get accurate information.

Gerri Lewis is Public Information Officer and Sean McEvoy is Director of CERT.  Matt Hicks, Training Officer, will talk about the town of Ridgefield volunteer opportunities and the training required. There will be Q & A after the presentation. Light refreshments will be available.

 Senior Voices is a free event and hybrid program.  Individuals may attend in person or register to attend via Zoom through the Library.