Disaster Assistance Teams are one component of the LBNL Emergency Response Organization, an organization that provides emergency response in the event of a large-scale disaster that impacts the lab. The four teams that make up the Disaster Assistance Teams are the Building Emergency Team (BET), Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Damage Assessment Team (DAT)and Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT).
All Disaster Assistance Team members are comprised of lab employees who have volunteered their time to learn disaster response skills. During a disaster, volunteers are prepared to respond to provide life saving care to their fellow employees.