CERT Youth Day Camp
The camp is a great chance for students to develop leadership capabilities while having fun. They will leave with the basic life skills needed to improve the safety and resilience in their homes, schools, and communities. Preparing these students is the greatest gift we can give them.
Participant Information
Cost: $0.00
Dates: June 2-6. 2025
Times: 8:00 - 5:00
Grades: 9th - 12th
Bring your own lunch.
Snacks and Water will be provided.
Camp T-shirt will be provided.
Workbook and CERT Backpack are provided
Limited to the first 30 registrations.
Completion of this Certification is good for 3 credit hours in the Certificate of Emergency Management & Planning program and/or the Homeland Security & Emergency Management degree program at NSU.
Register HereVolunteer Information
If you would like to volunteer please sign up at the link below. All volunteers will receive the certification as well. All volunteers are subject to a background check. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt and workbook.
Completion of this Certification is good for 3 credit hours in the Certificate of Emergency Management & Planning program and/or the Homeland Security & Emergency Management degree program.
For more information contact Dr. Rebekah Doyle: doylera@nsuok.edu (918) 449-6567
About the Oklahoma Youth Preparedness Council:
Since 2019, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security have worked with local emergency managers, tribes, volunteer agencies, youth and FEMA Region 6 to develop the Oklahoma Youth Preparedness Council. The council educates Oklahoma youth in emergency preparedness to develop future generations of resilient adults.
Instructor Bios
David Grizzle:
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Norman Oklahoma
David R. Grizzle is currently employed by the City of Norman Oklahoma as the Emergency Management Coordinator. David is an active member of the U.S. Army Reserves. David’s background in emergency operations comes from fourteen years of assignment to the Oklahoma Military Department Office of Military Support as a Plans and Operations Officer and current employment with the City of Norman as the Emergency Management Coordinator. David has been awarded the State of Oklahoma Certified Emergency Manager designation in 2005. He has completed the requirements to be a trainer in various emergency management areas to include the Citizen’s Emergency Response Team and the National Incident Management System-Incident Command System. David is also an amateur radio operator.
Laura Weaver:
Steven Hutson:
Steven holds a Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security (Fall 2024) and an Emergency Management and Planning Certificate (Fall 2024) from Northeastern State University in Broken Arrow, OK, and is pursuing a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice specializing in Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Steven is an authorized OSHA instructor through the University of Texas Arlington and instructs for Tulsa Technology Center (TTC) and Kiamichi Vo-Tech Schools, providing hazwoper, permit-required confined space, and OSHA training across Eastern Oklahoma. Steven has been a certified CBRN / C-WMD hazardous materials instructor for U.S. Homeland Security at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training, and with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) serving in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe to build and deliver curriculum, hazmat-capable personnel, and the ability to sustain training through train-the-trainer programs.
