Ivins CERT

Leadership & Organization

How Ivins' disaster response is organized, from City Hall to your block.

Mayor & City CouncilMayor Chris Hart¹
SCI Public SafetyPolice · Santa Clara-Ivins Fire & Rescue
(CERT sponsor)²
Emergency Operations Center / Command Center²
Ivins Emergency Preparedness Committee (IEPC/ICEPC)Volunteers³
CERT CoordinatorDavid Williams⁴
Area Coordinators (13 Areas per Mar 2026 plan)Serve on the Emergency Preparedness Committee · [Names – not published]
Zone Leaders / Zone Captains (one per Hub Box)Ideally CERT members · [Names – Robert to supply]
Good Neighbors / Neighborhood Coordinators (8–12 homes per Block)formerly “Block Captains” · [Open positions]
CERT Volunteers · Resident Volunteers

For the full duties of each role, see the Hub Box page and the city's Leadership Responsibilities and Duties. Area Coordinators recruit and train Zone Leaders. Zone Leaders recruit and train Good Neighbors.

Emergency Preparedness Committee

Named in Resolution 2021-11R (2021 Mayor's Award for Community Service): Paul Wheeler, Bill Ingols, Karen Sewell, Doug Little, David Williams, Claudette Larsen, Doug Clifford. City staff recognized: Kent Cook and Wilson Jimenez. Source: 2021-10-07 Council minutes. This list is from 2021, so current membership needs confirming.

The October 2025 newsletter credits David Williams, Bill Ingols, and the committee with leading Ivins' disaster response efforts. Source

Ivins CERT team roles

RoleName
CERT CoordinatorDavid Williams⁴
CERT Team Leader(s)[Position open / Name]
Section Chiefs (Medical, Search & Rescue, Communications, Logistics)[Position open / Name]
Training / Outreach lead[Position open / Name]
  1. Ivins City newsletters, 2025
  2. Ivins Disaster Response Plan
  3. MikeScott4Ivins; 2021-10-07 Council minutes
  4. Sept 2025 newsletter