Area Community Teams

Team Lead: Marco Johnson teams@fairfaxcountycert.org 
Team Deputy Lead: Denise Dorn teams@fairfaxcountycert.org

Area Community Team (ACT) refers to a CERT group within a specific geographic area characterized by physical proximity among residents for situational awareness and communication during emergencies and aligns with Fire Department battalion and station structure. These teams were initially established in 2014 by zip codes and were known as Neighborhood Teams. The ACT structure now aligns with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, with Division, Battalion and Station Levels, as shown on the map.

Any CERT who lives, works, or goes to school in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax or Fort Belvoir is eligible to be a part of their Area Community Team. The Team to which a particular CERT would belong is determined by the Fairfax County My Neighborhood tool: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/myneighborhood/. Neighborhood/community members who are not CERTs are also welcome to join an Area Community Team. There are many people within the community that have valuable skills (e.g. nurses) who are not CERTs that would be tremendous assets to an Area Community Team.

Joining an Area Community Team is not automatic. To join an Area Community Team, please send an email to teams@fairfaxcountycert.org, requesting to be placed on a Team. Include your name, CERT class number, home address, email, phone number(s) and, if applicable, radio call sign. If you would like to be on the Area Community Team where you work or go to school, please include that address as well.

Once you are registered with an Area Community Team, your contact information and address will be shared with Area Community Team Leads and your team members.

For more information, contact teams@fairfaxcountycert.org