Volunteers Sought for Emergency Service

Hartford has received funds through Homeland Security for a new program called CERT, short for Citizens Emergency Response Team. CERT teams are based in their own communities and have already joined in search and rescue operations.

Kitty Hillson, a certified instructor in emergency management, is looking for 20 good volunteers in Norfolk to undergo 20 hours of intensive training over two weekends. Once certified, Norfolk’s volunteers will work under Richard Burns, the town’s Emergency Management Director, who has endorsed the program. .

Instruction will include CPR and other skills to help provide backup to EMT’s, police and firemen. For details, call Kitty Hillson at 542-7004, or 781-504-6190.