Volunteers needed to resume Frenchtown CERT; team assists firefighters
Frenchtown Township's Community Emergency Response Team disbanded Feb. 15 because of lack of volunteers. Organizers want to bring it back.
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Frenchtown Township's Community Emergency Response Team disbanded Feb. 15 because of lack of volunteers. Organizers want to bring it back.
>> i believe there probably may be a couple, at least as indicated to me, there may be a resistance. one is with the cert teams, the containment and emergency response teams, and the issue concerning the potential with security clearances. that was one of our recommendations, is that every sworn and civilian would either have a top-secret or, at worst, a secret clearance. there seems to be some hesitation towards moving towards that. >> why do you think that is? >> it hasn't been expressed to me directly. i think some of it is potentially having to change your hiring standards. what to do with...
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