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Teen Community Emergency Response Team - Fire Rescue
ORGANIZATION: Volunteer Polk
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7 people are interested
Polk County Fire Rescue's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is a national program of volunteers trained in disaster preparedness and emergency response. Through Teen CERT, you can serve your community and help take care of your school and home. Teen CERT responsibilities may include organizing volunteers, helping with evacuations, offering assistance to survivors, providing damage assessment information, assisting in shelter support, crowd control, participating in disaster drills and exercises, presenting fire safety education, preparedness outreach, peer mentoring, and addressing safety issues.
Polk County Fire Rescue provides Advanced Life Support transport to all residents and visitors of Polk County. It also provides fire suppression, rescue services and fire prevention services to all of unincorporated Polk County and the municipalities of Eagle Lake, Polk City, Mulberry, Lake Hamilton and Hillcrest Heights.
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About Volunteer Polk
Location:
1290 Golfview Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830, US
Mission Statement
To mobilize volunteers and resources to improve the quality of life for people throughout Polk County.
Description
Volunteer Polk partners with community non-profit and faith-based organizations giving you access to more community involvement opportunities in areas of Food Insecurity, Health and Medicine, Homelessness and Housing, Advocacy and Empowerment, Economic Development, Environmental Preservation and Education, Public Safety, Cultural Arts, and more! Check them out below!
CAUSE AREAS
Emergency & Safety
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
1295 Brice BoulevardBartow, FL 33830
(27.88232 ,-81.82143 )
DATE POSTED
June 16, 2025
SKILLS
- Safety & Disaster Education
- Search & Rescue
- Disaster Response
- Critical Thinking
- Multi-Tasking
- Public Speaking
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training
- National Sex Offender Registry Screen, Polk BoCC Volunteer History Screen