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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
CERT training offered

The Program continues to grow here in South Dakota. Sioux Falls/Minnehaha County continue with their classes and building their teams. Brookings and Lake Counties will begin new classes in March and April 2004. Brown County has started classes and Edmunds County will plan future classes in April. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe continues to work on their plan to bring the CERT concept to neighboring areas. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe is working to incorporate the CERT program within all districts of the reservation. The State will continue to support the existing programs and seek out new locals for the CERT program. Targeted areas for marketing include Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Turner County,Grant County and the Black Hills region.

Contact:     Nathan Solem
Phone:       605-773-3231
email:         nathan.solem@state.sd.us



BROOKINGS COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     David Swisher
Phone:       605-692-5212
email:         bcem@brookingscountysd.gov



BROWN COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Freddie Robinson
Phone:       605-626-7122
email:         cert@brown.sd.us



BUFFALO COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Katheryn Benton
Phone:       605-234-3433
email:         brbufem@midstatesd.net



CHEYENNE RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, SD (DEWEY/ZIEBACH COUNTIES)
CERT training offered

Contact:     Gene Blue Arm, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Phone:       605-964-4000/ 605-365-7166
email:         Wahacunke@Yahoo.com



CODINGTON COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Jim Sutton
Phone:       605-882-6272
email:         codcoem@iw.net



DAVISON COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Allan Miller
Phone:       605-995-8640
email:         directoroem@davisoncounty.org



DAY COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Barry Hillestad
Phone:       605-345-3222
email:         deputy221c@hotmail.com



EDMUNDS COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Leland N. Treichel
Phone:       605-287-4394
email:         ltreichel@abe.midco.net



GRANT COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Sheryl Mogard
Phone:       605-432-1489
email:         gclepc@tnics.com



HAMLIN COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Jeff Nystrom
Phone:       605-690-1818



HAND COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Elaine Cary
Phone:       605-853-2408
email:         janitor.handcoem@midconetwork.com



HUGHES COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Nathan Solem
Phone:       605-773-3231
email:         Nathan.Solem@state.sd.us



HYDE COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Roger Buchholz and/or Ken Huber
Phone:       605-852-2549
email:         38dem@venturecomm.net



LAKE COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Jeff Anderson or Donald Thomson
Phone:       605-256-7611
email:         lakeema@iw.net



SIOUX FALLS, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Dan Schneider
Phone:       605-367-4619
e-mail:        dschneider@siouxfalls.org


SISSETON-WAHPETON OYATE CERT, SD (ROBERTS COUNTY)
CERT training offered

The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) is located with the Lake Traverse Reservation, in northeast SD, the boundaries encompass approximately 918,779 acres. The SWO CERT Program continues to grow. The tribe is working to incorporate the CERT within the 7 districts of the Lake Traverse Reservation and Casinos. Approximately 4952 live on or near the res. The team's objectives are to establish a program that educates the Oyate about hazards on the res, provide training in basic lifesaving skills, assist professionals who may need help in an emergency. Disaster drills will be developed and implemented in all the districts.

Contact:     Eliaz Mendoza
Phone:       605-698-4972
email:         elias.mendoza@swst.us



SPINK COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Randy Maddox
Phone:       605-472-4591
email:         rmaddox.spinkem@nrctv.com



STURGIS, SD (MEADE COUNTY)
CERT training offered

Sturgis Volunteers In Public Safety has taken the core CERT program and added a variety of other duties available to members to help keep their interest in the group strong. In addition to the CERT training and duties, some of the other opportunities available include traffic and crowd control during parades, community events and emergencies; assisting with prisoner and juvenile transports; assisting with office duties such as records management; working with youth and families experiencing difficulties and problems at school, at home, and in the community; working with local businesses and neighbors developing pro-active crime-prevention measures; gathering important information on Alzheimer's patients and other individuals with medical conditions that may help EMS in the event of an emergency; establishing a victim assistance team; additional assistance during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and a large variety of other duties.

Contact:     Officer Branden Bestgen, Sturgis Police Dept.
Phone:       605-347-5070
email:         sturgispolice@rushmore.com



TURNER COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Robin Hanten
Phone:       605-327-3214
email:         hanten1@iw.net



UNION COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Vickie Larsen
Phone:       605-934-2338
email:         vickieah@yahoo.com



YANKTON COUNTY, SD
CERT training offered

Contact:     Jeremy Dangel
Phone:       605-668-5289
email:         yktncoem@iw.net



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