EMA/CERT Drill

    On Oct.31, the Caribou EMA/CERT Team assisted the Caribou Police Department with the program called “Child Watch”.     The EMA/CERT Team started the program at 4 p.m. Halloween afternoon, with 15 radio equipped CERT vehicles operated by team members, watching specifically divided area within the city; reporting any problems during the evening back to the EMA/CERT base location.
    Roy E. Woods, director of the Caribou Emergency Management Agency, said “We have done this program for a number of years and have prevented a lot of problems during the Halloween activities.”
    “This drill provides training to the CERT members in radio use and also provides training for our EOC radio operators in the ability to forward messages , etc.,” he added, “We have gotten great comments regarding this program from citizens, the Caribou Police and the County EMA  Director.”