NCCERT

NCCERT (North Carolina Canine Emergency Response Team) is a Statewide volunteer organization providing search and rescue services to local, state and federal agencies.

NCCERT Headquarters is located at 35°40′24″N 78°55′54″W / 35.6732°N 78.9318°W / 35.6732; -78.9318 (35.673200, -78.931800) about 7 miles (13 km) southwest of Apex, North Carolina, on New Hill Road.

Through the Apex Fire Department, the group is a part of the search division on North Carolina Task Force 4.

Training in search and rescue and disaster response is conducted in diverse situations and often entails more than 50 hours per month for each member.

NCCERT is part of the North Carolina USAR Task Force 4 and acts as the search and communications element of that team.