CERT Member Interest Submission Form

Ready to join our community of CERT members?! Submit your interest and receive an email with the next-steps from our Emergency Management team. On the registration form, you will be able to select the CERT Pathway(s) you are interested in.

This email will be associated with you CERT Membership and provide access to the CERT area of the Tacoma Prepared mobile app.

Apartment #, P.O. Box, etc.

Training Status*

There are three different skill types from The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) that a volunteer can choose to participate in for their community. Each section requires a different set of requirements beyond the CERT basic course, as described on the City of Tacoma emergency management website.

  • CERT Team Volunteer: The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Volunteer is a voluntary CERT team member who has training in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization or disaster medical operations.
  • CERT Team Leader: The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Team Leader is a volunteer who is part of a CERT and directs team activities.
  • CERT Section Chief: The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Section Chief is a volunteer who is responsible for a specific functional area within the CERT.


With the information above, which pathway(s) interest you the most? How involved would you like to be with CERT?


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Are you interested in participating in some training opportunities to refresh your CERT skills?

If you have completed any CERT trainings before, please attach any completion certificates.

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Special Accommodations, etc.


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