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Sep 16, 2026 24 min

Building Stronger Communities Through CERT

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In this episode of Domestic Preparedness: The Podcast, host Nicolette Phillips and editor-in-chief Cathy Feinman sit down with Mark Sloan, director and emergency management coordinator for Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management, to discuss the evolving role of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). Drawing on more than two decades of experience and the training of over 70,000 volunteers, Sloan shares lessons on volunteer recruitment and retention, managing spontaneous volunteers during disasters, and building preparedness programs that work in communities of all sizes. The conversation highlights how CERT strengthens community resilience before, during, and after emergencies.

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