McKenzie County North Dakota CERT

01/02/2025

With the New Year, invest in your family and friends. Consider prioritizing the well-being of your loved ones and preparing for unexpected challenges. Being proactive in disaster preparedness is an important way to safeguard your family and friends. Here are a few steps you could take to help ensure safety and well-being for all
1. Emergency Kit: Create or update an emergency kit that includes essential supplies like water, non-perishable food, first aid items, flashlight, batteries, a portable charger, and important documents. Tailor it to your location and specific needs (e.g., prescription meds or baby supplies).
2. Communication Plan: Establish a family communication plan, especially if you're in different locations during an emergency. Make sure everyone knows how to reach each other, and designate an out-of-town contact as a central point for checking in.
3. Home Safety Checks: Ensure your home is secure. This could involve checking fire alarms, securing heavy furniture that could topple in an earthquake, and identifying safe spots in your home.
4. Skills & Education: Learn basic first aid, CPR, and emergency preparedness. Teach your family essential skills like how to shut off utilities and how to use fire extinguishers.
5. Stay Informed: Stay up-to-date with news about potential natural or man-made threats in your area. This could mean subscribing to emergency alert systems or using apps that provide real-time disaster updates.
6. Community Preparedness: In addition to preparing yourself, consider helping others—neighbors, friends, or community organizations—in disaster planning efforts. Strengthening the community network can be just as crucial when a crisis hits.
7. Financial Readiness: Consider your financial safety net—emergency savings, insurance coverage, and any important financial paperwork that may be needed for disaster recovery.
Starting the year with these preparations not only offers peace of mind but strengthens your bonds with those you care about. Here's to a safe, prepared, and prosperous year ahead!

Always here for you. Just a call or e-mail away should you need any help or information to get started. 701.444.7483 or [email protected]

09/26/2024

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The CERT program is an all-risk, all-hazard training. This valuable course is designed to help you protect yourself, your family, your neighbors, and your community. 👷🏻‍♀👷🏿‍♂️

If you are interested in the McKenzie County North Dakota CERT Program, than please contact us at [email protected]

If you would like more information on what CERT is, check out this short video!

Learn more about Community Emergency Response Teams at https://www.fema.gov/cert.Watch the full video at https://youtu.be/80twsCr7oyc

09/24/2024

McKenzie County Emergency Management is looking for CERT Volunteers! 📣
If you are interested in joining our Community Emergency Response Team, than please reach out!
Click the link below for more information!

McKenzie County is located in the western North Dakota in the heart of the Williston Basin. The community enjoys a diversified economy in a small town setting. Agriculture, oil extraction, financial services, software support and tourism industries provide the foundation of the economic base here. C...

10/16/2023

05/23/2023

Be prepared: Protect your personal finances. I challenge each of you to take two minutes just to look this over. Could be the best two minute investment you make for yourself and your family :-) For more info in English OR Spanish call us at 701.444.7144 or 701.444.7483.

12/20/2022

Don't take a chance, dress for the weather.

Beware of the Windchill. It can sneak up on you if you are not prepared.

07/11/2022

I am looking for volunteers for Ribfest to represent CERT. Message me if you are interested.

05/05/2022

May 3, 2022
Stroh named as county’s Community Emergency Response Team manager
By Ashleigh Plemper
Farmer Staff Writer

McKenzie County CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) recently announced Carl Stroh as its new program manager.
Stroh will benefit the team by bringing a wide array of experience in emergency services, which include fire fighting, dealing with natural disasters as well as a military background.
Stroh grew up on a ranch in northeast Wyoming with a passion for Emergency Services. After high school, he joined volunteer fire departments in whatever community he was in and participated in many wildland fire incidents as well as search and rescue operations.

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04/27/2022

Emergency Response can start with understanding. Today a great group of kids learned about weather and what to look for in bad weather from meteoroligist JP Martin's Sky Warn class

04/23/2022

42 years today record highs hit north dakota. I dont know about you but I will take this moisture over that heat.

04/23/2022

The roads are full of slush and ice. Conditions are still getting worse. Find a blaket and book, or a margarita and movie and settle in.