Taylor County Emergency Management (2025) Print

star-24px 2025 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Community Resilience
└ Disaster Preparedness
This project will recruit and train volunteers to become certified CERT members. Training sessions will cover basic first aid, fire safety, and disaster medical operations.

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