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The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT 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.
Project Lifesaver is the premier search and rescue program operated internationally by public safety agencies, and is strategically designed for “at risk” individuals who are prone to the life threatening behavior of wandering. The primary mission of Project Lifesaver is to provide timely response to save lives and reduce potential injury for adults and children with the propensity to wander due to a cognitive condition.
PCCERT Interview With Sara Owen
PCCERT Interview With David Owen
PCCERT And Project Lifesaver
Leadership Team
2026
CERT Structure
Overall
UNITS
Outreach/Recruiting/
Engagement
Mary Claire Paul (SME)
Russ Evans (SME)
Alexa Travelstead
Taven Noll
Chris Schafer
Jack Smith
Michael Conley
Chainsaw/
Debris Removal
Ed Sprinkles (SME)
Keith Royer (SME)
David Owen (SME)
Stuart Owen
Kyle Winn
Chris Edwards
Administration/
Documentation
Darcey Schafer
David Owen
Philip “PJ” Paul
David Costin
Sarah Owen
Sheltering
Ed Sprinkles
Search and Rescue/
PLI Support
Thomas Carter (SME)
Dan Alford (SME)
David Owen (SME)
Mary Claire Paul (SME)
Brian Williams (SME)
Chris Schafer (PLI)
Sarah Owen (SME/PLI)
EOC/Communications
David Costin (ICS/COML)
Sarah Owen (ICS/D7 SIEC)
Philip Paul (COML-T)
Carl Knapp
Property Damage
Assessment
Sarah Owen (SME)
Keith Royer (SME)
David Owen (SME)
Dan Alford
Ed Sprinkles
Fire/Transportation
Michael Long (Fire)
Ed Sprinkles (Fire)
Jake Quisenberry
(Transport)
Michael Conley
( Transport)
Training
David Owen: CERT B, Chainsaws
Mary Claire Paul: Cert B
Philip Paul: CERT B, Stop the bleed
Cindy Shelley: CERT B
Taven Noll: CERT B
Sarah Owen: CERT B, ESS
Chris Schafer: ESS
Darcey Schafer: ESS
Ed Sprinkles: Fire Ops
Jack Smith: CPR
Specialist
Weather
Chris Edwards
Emergency Management Intelligence/ UAV Ops
Philip Paul
Incident Coordinator/ Safety Officer
Cindy Shelley
Member Representative/ Senior Advisor / CERT Basic
David Owen