Campus Emergency Response Team is a volunteer program that teaches community members emergency skillsets. Before, during, and after disasters, CERT volunteer teams perform basic response activities, including checking in on neighbors, distributing information to the public, supporting emergency operations centers, and helping to manage traffic and crowds. The training covers 8 units over 20 hours and a simulation exercise to test the skills learned. Our CERT members would be trained during works hours, and potentially over lunch, paid with the permission of their supervisor.