The USF Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program has been fortunate to support the Hillsborough County COVID-19 Vaccination PODs.

In 2019, seven training classes were held with 86 USF students, faculty, and staff certified in Adult/Pediatric/Infant BLS CPR/AED.

Our 2019 Summer of Preparedness outreach events have been ongoing over the past three months with a focus on reaching some of our most...

Our 2019 Summer of Preparedness outreach events have been ongoing with a focus on reaching some of our most vulnerable populations

Last night, 14 students were certified in adult, pediatric, and infant CPR/AED through the American Safety and Health Institute. That is...

We trained 31 new USF CERT members in lifesaving skills and we are on track to having a well rounded and dynamic team this year

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept was initially developed for civilians to be able to meet their immediate needs in...

USF CERT Activation for Cold Weather Sheltering

While many Floridians hunkered down for Hurricane Irma, over 200+ USF CERT members and USF student volunteers stepped up to assist their...

Eva! Eva who? Evacuation Zones! This year, Hillsborough County's evacuation zones were updated, with over 150,000 residents living in one...

On June 4th, 2017, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue hosted the 2017 Hurricane Expo at Westshore Plaza mall. Prior to this event, USF CERT...

On Saturday May 6th, Tampa Bay residents had the chance to meet and talk with local emergency services and program leaders. Important...

Most Floridians remember Thursday, May 4th with blue skies and calm seas. However, Emergency Management professionals, First Responders,...

A quiet Thursday morning in Hillsborough County erupted into chaos as reports of a bomb blast and strings of mass shootings flooded...

Recent Events and News Recent Events Preparedness On The Lawn, February 12th: Article Homeless Count, February 23rd: Article ADLS...

While many spring breakers went on vacation to famous beaches or spent the week relaxing, some of our CERT members who are apart of Bulls...

This week, USF CERT volunteers assisted the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services in the development of their training materials....

We would like to warmly welcome our new members to the USF CERT Family! So far this Spring, we have had two groups go through our CERT...

USF CERT volunteered as victims for a USF Health Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS) mass casualty exercise, which is a class of...

15 USF CERT members participated in this year's Tampa-Hillsborough Homeless Initiative Point In Time (PIT) Homeless Count. This yearly...