Community Emergency Rescue Team
By Kevin Walsh, Team Leader, posted 10/29/21
The Lake Fairways CERT team presently has 18 certified members.
They work in conjunction with the N. Ft. Myers Fire Department.
SAFETY SEMINAR
Recently the team, in conjunction with the fire department, held a Safety Seminar at the Lake Fairways clubhouse. All residents were invited to attend this meeting. The primary focus of this meeting was fire safety and having smoke alarms in homes. Residents that attended this meeting were able to sign up and receive smoke alarms, (provided by the American Red Cross) which were installed later in their individual homes by members of CERT. There were also several other safety identifications available at that meeting; safety reflectors, pet identification stickers for the door, invalid identifications stickers, and ICE packets (emergency medical information) for the refrigerator. The CERT team hopes to have another of these seminars later in the year or in Spring.
CPR
In September the CERT members were offered a class for CPR certification. AED machines were also covered in the class.
FUTURE CERTIFICATION CLASSES
The CERT team plans to hold another class for residents to become Community Emergency Rescue Team members. A date will be announced.
The team also plans to hold other educational classes in the community, that will offer training in other safety issues, i.e., fire extinguishers, first aid, AED.
CHRISTMAS – TOYS FOR TOTS
CERT will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for all age children. Watch for the placement of a large box in the lobby for the toys to be deposited in. More information will be announced.
All this information will be available on the Lake Fairways website, in the Informer, and announced at Saturday morning coffees.