As the West Marin Disaster Council coordinator, I frequently am asked to explain how our nine community disaster councils and Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, trainees fit into the bigger picture of disaster response in West Marin. Here is how we all work together.
West Marin communities have volunteer neighborhood disaster councils organized and trained by local fire departments. In Bolinas, for example, there are 12 geographic areas, each with an area coordinator and…