NIMS Credentialing PIV-I card
Personal Identity Verification Interoperability
CERT Qualifications
1. Legal status of the individuals’ CERT must be established by municipal ordinance or equivalent for universities.
2. Individuals’ CERT must be registered with FEMA.
3. Individuals must be registered with and accepted by Ohio Responds.
4. Individuals must have a clear background check. Background check criteria will be announced.
5. Individuals must sign a loyalty oath as prescribed by the Stafford Act Amended 2013 and Ohio Revised Code 4123.037.
6. Individuals must qualify for at least one of the following tasks:
c. PODs – Generic program from Cuyahoga County Board of Health
d. Sheltering – American Red Cross
e. Traffic and Crowd Management – CERT Traffic and Crowd Management
f. Wide Area Search – Metroparks and/or USAR
9. Education – A minimum level of education (e.g., high school diploma/GED) is not required.
10. Experience – None required but participation in exercises is strongly recommended.
11. Certification/Licensure – None required.
12. Physical/medical Fitness – Will be determined at the time of deployment based on assignment
Personal Identity Verification Interoperability
CERT Qualifications
1. Legal status of the individuals’ CERT must be established by municipal ordinance or equivalent for universities.
2. Individuals’ CERT must be registered with FEMA.
3. Individuals must be registered with and accepted by Ohio Responds.
4. Individuals must have a clear background check. Background check criteria will be announced.
5. Individuals must sign a loyalty oath as prescribed by the Stafford Act Amended 2013 and Ohio Revised Code 4123.037.
6. Individuals must qualify for at least one of the following tasks:
- a. Damage Assessment
b. First Aid
c. PODs
d. Sheltering
e. Traffic and Crowd Management
f. Wide Area Search
- a. CERT Basic Training, classroom version
b. IS-700 Introduction to NIMS, any revision
c. IS-100 Introduction to ICS, any revision
d. IS-200 Single Resources and Initial Action
Incidents, any revision
e. CERT Emergency Communications (MURS radios)
- a. Damage Assessment – Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency
Management
b. First Aid – American Heart Association, Americann Red Cross, or equivalent
c. PODs – Generic program from Cuyahoga County Board of Health
d. Sheltering – American Red Cross
e. Traffic and Crowd Management – CERT Traffic and Crowd Management
f. Wide Area Search – Metroparks and/or USAR
9. Education – A minimum level of education (e.g., high school diploma/GED) is not required.
10. Experience – None required but participation in exercises is strongly recommended.
11. Certification/Licensure – None required.
12. Physical/medical Fitness – Will be determined at the time of deployment based on assignment