Our members are a diverse and passionate group who come together when their private lives

allow. We welcome all who want to participate in whatever way they are able! We appreciate any time you're able to give to Hays County CERT. And there really is something for everyone and everyone's schedule.

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Hays County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) ​requires everyone who wants to join to first complete the CERT G-317 course before applying for CERT through TDVR, which is the Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry Network. This is currently the program we use for managing volunteers and events.

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The G-317 course is the basic foundational class for CERT nationally. This course is designed to train attendees to help yourself and your neighbors during an emergency. It is intended to provide the knowledge and skills citizen volunteers need to effectively serve their community; the focus is on preparing for local emergencies and how to respond to them.

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G-317 class attendance and the Final/Practical are in person along with taking an online course, IS-317. 

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Still interested? Keep reading!

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What To Do:

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1) The first step is to create a FEMA profile and get a FEMA Student ID (SID) at FEMA Student Identification (SID) System (dhs.gov). Please retain this number as it's critical for your class enrollments in the future.

 

2) You then should create a profile in the Texas Disaster Emergency Management (preparingtexas.org) system and register for the G-317 - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Course most convenient for you. These classes are typically held once each season. Check our calendar for upcoming course dates.

 

3) Upon successful completion of the G-317 course, one of the Hays County CERT Administrators may meet with you one on one to discuss your interest in becoming involved with our team and invite you to an orientation meeting to assist in completing your membership paperwork. (You will receive an email from our admin team.)

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In the meantime, if you would like to see what's currently happening with HCCERT please visit our calendar page. Clicking on an item listed will open a window giving more information about the event.  

 

You are welcome to attend most of the classes as well as attending any meeting or public function to see if CERT is the organization that will fit you personally. 

 

Our Monthly CERT Training Meeting usually includes some form of refresher training for attendees to sharpen their skills. At our General CERT Members Meeting, everyone is welcome to attend, meet the team members, ask any questions and just have some fun getting to know other great people.​