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MEDIA CONTACT: Robin Bridges, brace@bereadyalliance.org
Pensacola, Fla. - Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies is honored to announce that Escambia County Community Emergency Response Team member, Sam Mathews, was awarded the CERT Volunteer of the Year at the 2023 Florida CERT Conference in Orlando, Fla. The Florida CERT Volunteer of the Year award honors an instructor, team leader, or general volunteer for outstanding contributions to their CERT program and community. Sam joined Escambia County CERT in 2018 and serves Escambia County on the CERT team as a member, instructor, leader and Escambia CERT council volunteer. BRACE supervisor Robin Bridges says, “Sam’s passion for helping his community is strong, and he puts his all into his teaching to ensure that each student understands and enjoys the free disaster training. Thank you, Sam, for your service back to Escambia CERT. Without your support, leadership and knowledge, the Escambia CERT program would not be where we are today.”
Escambia County CERT is a free program that educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may occur where they live. CERT trains volunteers in basic disaster response skills in fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. The CERT program offers a consistent, nationwide approach to volunteer training and organization that professional responders can rely on during disaster situations, allowing them to focus on more complex tasks. If you are interested in joining Escambia CERT or want free disaster training, please get in touch with Esther Barnes at Trainingcoord@bereadyalliance.org or call BRACE at 850-739-3983.
Sam Mathews (middle) accepting the 2023 CERT Volunteer of the Year Award
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