Community Emergency Response Team(CERT) is a team of everyday people in your community that dedicate themselves during an emergency or disaster. Before rescuing with FEMA for search and rescue, you must know the guidelines of CERT because CERT forms the basis of FSR. Please go through the link below to inform yourself on how to be prepared for disasters and knowing the procedures for potentially rescuing those in a disaster near you. Click on the references below for further information on the CERT team's role.
http://www.washington.edu/emergency/files/documents/CERTUnit1.pdf
https://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams/about-community-emergency-response-team