AKWESASNE - On Onerahtókha/April 5, 2017, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Planning Office graduated 12 members of the Community Emergency Response Team Training Program that entailed eight three-hour courses on emergency preparedness and basic disaster response skills. Training was conducted by SRMT Safety Officer and Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Firefighter Adrian McDonald, SRMT Emergency Planning Manager Sarah Diabo, Tribal Police Department Chief of Police Matthew Rourke, and NYS Paramedic and Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance Unit Manager Daryl Diabo. The Akwesasne CERT graduates are (bottom row, from left) Leslie Benedict, Donna Benedict, Tribal Sub-Chief Cheryl Jacobs, Valerie Jackson, Rolanda Jackson and Patrick Phillips. (top row, from left) Emergency Planning Manager Sarah Diabo, Zachary Williams, Louie Francis, Nash Sunday, Jamie Cole, Raniehtenhawi Benedict, Thomas Benedict and Safety Officer Adrian McDonald.
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