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Community Emergency Response Team

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program trains volunteers to help themselves and others in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and to provide directed-assistance to public safety and City officials in the aftermath.

The next CERT class will be held on Tuesday evenings, starting in September. The dates are Tuesday, September 9th, Tuesday, September 16th, Tuesday, September 23rd, and Tuesday, September 30th, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, with a final exercise/drill either on Saturday, October 4th from 8 am to noon or the following Tuesday, October 7th (class decision). The classes will be held at the Norfolk Emergency Operations Center, 3661 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. To register, contact Nathaniel Jones at natj51@hotmail.com or Scott Mahone at scott.mahone@norfolk.gov.

Skywarn

Skywarn™ is the National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer severe weather spotters. Skywarn Spotters support their local community and government by providing the NWS and their local emergency managers with timely and accurate severe weather reports.

These reports, when integrated with modern NWS technology, are used to inform communities of the proper actions to take as severe weather threatens.

Skywarn training classes are held by the National Weather Service. For the latest training schedule or to sign up for a virtual/online class, click here.