Hello!
Welcome to the Ankeny Community Emergency Response Team (ACERT) home page. Working in conjunction with the City of Ankeny, the Ankeny Fire Department and the Director of Emergency Management, the ACERT program helps train Ankeny residents to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations. When emergencies happen, ACERT members can give critical support to city staff and first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. ACERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of Ankeny.
Browse through this website to learn more about the Ankeny Community Emergency Response Team and CERT programs in general. If you have questions or would like more information about joining ACERT please feel free to contact us. We look forward to meeting you and having you join our team!
Sincerely,
Forrest McGuire
ACERT Coordinator
Download the Ready, Set, Prepared workbook (PDF)
Contact us:
Forrest McGuire, ACERT coordinator
by e-mail: ACERT@AnkenyIowa.gov
by phone: 515-965-6469
by mail: printable (pdf) brochure
View the most recent copy of the City of Ankeny Emergency Operations Plan.
ACERT received the Governor's Volunteer Award for "outstanding service to the State of Iowa" on June 30, 2008 in a ceremony at the SE Polk High School Auditorium. The group was nominated by the Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Division for their work in promoting emergency preparedness to the citizens of Ankeny including the new "Ready~Set~Prepared!" program.
Standing in for Governor Culver was Cyndi Pederson, director, department of cultural affairs, executive director, Iowa Arts Council, administrator, State Historical Society