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 CERTainly Prepared
News for Ohio CERTs from Ohio EMA
1st Quarter 2020 | V2.1
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Ohio CERT Survey Snippet #1
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Counties with a CERT Program: 32
Counties without a CERT Program: 37
Incomplete data: 19
COVID-19 and Training for CERTs
 Due to COVID-19, multiple trainings are being cancelled.
All training hosted at Ohio EMA has been cancelled through 01 June 2020.
For county-offered training updates, contact your county provider.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
 Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has unrolled two resources to help Ohioans navigate the COVID-19 situation.
coronavirus.ohio.gov is the State's website with links to resources and timely information.
ODH is also staffing a call center, which will be open 7 days a week from 9:00am-8:00pm at 1.833.4.ASK.ODH (1.833.427.5634).
Financial Preparedness
 Does your CERT Program encourage members to take charge of their financial preparedness?
Ready.Gov Financial Preparedness offers a variety of resources focused on finances, critical documents, and insurance resources.
Check out the EFFAK ~ Emergency Financial First Aid Kit for forms and checklists to help you and your Team prepare.
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Ohio CERT Survey Snippet #2
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31 Counties have an interest in forming a multi-jurisdictional program (14 of which do not have a program and 17 do have a current program)
Only 25 Counties reported that they have no program and no interest in pursuing a multi-jurisdictional program.
2020 National CERT Conference - Missouri
 This year's National CERT Conference is sponsored by Missouri EMA and will be held in Springfield, Missouri.
Pre-conference training runs 13-15 July 2020 with the conference 16-18 July 2020.
Registration and hotel information can be found at the Conference Website.
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Call for articles / photos / submissions
 Washington Post Newsroom - Photo (c): Tom Allen / The Washington Post
Have you ever wanted to see your name as a by-line in a state-wide newsletter? Do you want other CERT Programs to know how amazing your Program is and your Members are? Have you had a recent deployment or activation to share? Do you have a policy, procedure, or guideline that's a Best Practice you want to share with the other programs in the State?
If you answered "Maybe?" or anything more concrete than that, CERTainly Prepared's editor would like to hear from you! Send your pitch / photos / articles to jdvittie@dps.ohio.gov and maybe you'll see it in a future issue.
Ohio CERT Resources
 State of Ohio CERT Coordinator | National CERT Association Region 5 Representative:
Josh D. Vittie, MPA | Ohio EMA - Planner | 1.614.799.3655 | jdvittie@dps.ohio.gov
Ohio CERT Website:
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