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New York City Community Emergency Response Teams (NYC CERT) are groups of dedicated volunteers who help to prepare their neighbors and communities for different types of disasters.

Each year, New York City Community Emergency Response Teams and members are recognized for their volunteer efforts.

Carlos Nieves NYC CERT Team Award for Excellence in Deployment and Emergency Response

The Carlos Nieves NYC CERT Team Award for Award for Excellence in Deployment and Emergency Response recognizes a team's generous commitment of time, support and inspiration to its community. Teams are recognized in the summer.

Past Winners

2023 – Brooklyn Division 5 CERT

2022 – Brooklyn Division 5 CERT

2021 – Queens 2 CERT

2020 – Manhattan Division 3, District 6 CERT

2019 – Manhattan 6 CERT

2018 – Bronx 7 CERT

2017 – Queens 4 CERT

2016 – Brooklyn 10/11 CERT

2015 – Manhattan 7 CERT

2014 – Queens 6 CERT

2013 – Staten Island 1 CERT

John D. Solomon Award for Exemplary Service in Emergency Preparedness Education

The John D. Solomon Award recognizes individual volunteers for exemplary service in preparing their community for emergencies. It is awarded in the winter.

Past Winners

2021 – Tracie Lord, Bronx Division 1 CERT

2020 – Geneva Wilson, Bronx 2 CERT

2019 – Susan Flaschenberg, Brooklyn 13 CERT

2018 – Virginia Rosario, Manhattan 6 CERT

2017 – Patricia Sallin, Manhattan 6 CERT

2016 – William Vitale, Brooklyn 10/11 CERT

2015 – John Tidona, Staten Island 1 CERT

2014 – William Fasbender, Queens 4 CERT

2013 – Wali Abdun-Noor, Bronx 3 CERT

2012 – Ramona Ponce, Manhattan 10S CERT

2011 – Kim Silva Teixeira, Queens 1/2 CERT

2010 – John D. Solomon, Manhattan 8-ESNA CERT (Posthumous)

Joanne Webb-Dixon NYC CERT Ambassador Award

The Joanne Webb-Dixon NYC CERT Ambassador Award recognizes teams that focus on building and expanding partnerships within its community. It is presented in the spring.

Past Winners

2022 – Bronx Division 4 CERT

2021 – Queens 6 CERT

2020 – Bronx Division 1, District 3 CERT

2019 – Brooklyn 10/11 CERT

2018 – Brooklyn 18 CERT

2017 – Bronx 3 CERT (Joanne Webb-Dixon's former team)

Presidential Service Award

All NYC CERT members who accrue 100 or more volunteer hours in one calendar year are honored with a Presidential Service Award in April, which is National Volunteer Month.

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