14 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER
January 2020
CERT Training in Charbonneau
proves to be success
By GREG AND RACHEL LEO
R
ecently, the CCC Emergen-
cy Preparedness and Pub-
lic Safety Committee col-
laborated with North Mari-
on CERT to offer CERT training to
anyone interested in learning how
residents can constructively re-
spond to emergencies. CERT stands
for Community Emergency Re-
sponse Team, and it is a training
program designed by FEMA to train
people in basic emergency response
skills. These skills can be useful in
natural or man-made disasters, but
the course also teaches basic skills
that come in handy at home for fam-
ily and personal safety and helping
your neighbors in case of medical,
fire and other emergencies.
There were 10 Charbonneau resi-
dents who participated in the Novem-
ber Charbonneau CERT Training,
plus a resident from Rivergreen and
two residents from Aurora. Musa
Wolcott commented about the CERT
training: “My motive for attending the
workshop was to replace the inevita-
ble victim feeling in a disastrous situ-
ation to one of empowerment. After
completing Basic CERT, I feel more
confident having tools to help, not on-
ly myself, but those around me.”
Tere Bippes said, “I feel confident
that I can now be an asset in an emer-
gency situation instead of fretting on
the sidelines. I can take charge and help
my neighbors help each other. The
training has inspired me to get my per-
sonal act together and begin purchasing
the basic preparedness supplies. It also
opened my eyes to some likely scenari-
os including people migrating into our
Charbonneau Marina
2020 Moorage Season: April 1 - October 31
area who will also need help, so stock
up for yourself and others.”
Depending on the type of disaster,
there is a high probability that the
Charbonneau district could be cut off
from resources in the rest of Wilson-
ville (north of the river) and Clacka-
mas County, which means that con-
necting with the residents and com-
munities in northern Marion County
makes sense for preparedness and re-
silience planning. Greg Leo, the local
CERT Trainer who taught and coordi-
nated the course at Charbonneau and
will be teaching it again in Aurora in
January, said in an interview: “Char-
bonneau residents are on the same
‘island’ as your neighbors in Prairie
View (just south of Charbonneau,
across Miley Road) and those in the
northwest part of Aurora. Getting to
know the neighbors on your street
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and also knowing some of the neigh-
bors in nearby communities will be an
asset in helping you to help each other
until emergency responders arrive.”
Depending on the type and scope of
the disaster, it might be a matter of
hours, days, or weeks that residents
need to be self-sufficient. Leo went on
to say, “The more knowledge, skills,
supplies, and awareness that each us
has, the more resilient we will be as a
community. Convincing your neigh-
bors to get prepared sounds challeng-
ing, but once introduced to the idea
many people embrace the proactive
steps. Most people aren’t going to pan-
ic and run away in a disaster, they
will adapt to the situation, get medical
attention for the injured and do any-
thing they can to be helpful.
“People are hardwired to come
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— Page 2
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25 foot slip
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$1,000
$1,050
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$1,200
$1,400
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With love in
their hearts
— Page 6
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