April 22, 2026

STILLWATER TOWNSHIP
CERT
April 22, 2026 @ 6:30pm
Meeting Held at the Stillwater Community Center
931 Swartswood Road, Newton, NJ 07860

Flag Salute

Old Business:
Approval of 3/25/2026 meeting minutes

Fire and EMS Report – EMS 144; Fire 70 (as of 4/18/2026).

New Business:
OEM Report: Lisa Chammings

CERT Community Service Program was held on April 7th. Presented by Department of Health & Human Services. Rae Ann Gerow covered Caregiver Support and the many Senior Programs available. Attendance has increased for these events. Thank you to all the CERT volunteers who assisted with setting up and cleaning up.

On April 12th, the Community Helmet Safety event took place at the Community Center. It was a huge success! Over 80 helmets were given out. A special thank you to Ken Lauffer who had a table representing Ride Education for New Jersey Motorcycle Safety. Appreciation to Neil and Linda for participating by having their beautiful motorcycles for all to see – great photo op! We couldn’t have had this event without all the CERT volunteers who helped.

CERT Volunteer background checks, as of April 16th, have been completed for all except 5 individuals. Thank you to everyone for taking time out of their schedules to complete this requirement.

Maureen reached out to Paul Hawkins about his suggestion of running a drill with the Forestry Department. We’re waiting for more info.

Community CPR/First Aid Course was held April 18th and instructed by Alan Henderson from the American Heart Association, who is also a County Commissioner! This was very well attended and went well. Alan wants to send a special message to our CERT Team, “I give you all a lot of credit volunteering for service for the community.”

Stillwater Clean Up Day is April 25th starting at 9am. Please sign up with CERT if you’re available to volunteer that day. CERT will receive $300.00 for participating in this program.

Search & rescue Exercise will be on May 3rd at 9am at Veteran’s Park. CERT will work alongside Hopatcong CERT. This exercise will include Stillwater CERT drone operations, mapping with CalTopo and compasses, and working with the newly formed Hopatcong CERT and Rescue K-9 Team. Lunch will be provided and their is an exercise agenda available. Please make sure you sign up.

CERT Community Safety Program on May 5th will be the Tick Awareness & Sun Safety Program presented by Juliette Bannister, the MRC Health Director from the Sussex County Division of Health.

Adjournment:
Respectfully submitted,
Maureen Tsadilas
CERT Program Coordinator