CERT Academy starting Tuesday 01/29/2013 ending Saturday 02/09/2013

Description

Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services of gas, water, electricity or telephones were cut off?

Local officials and emergency responders will be on scene after the disaster, but they will not reach everyone right away. Citizens who are prepared in advance can work as a team and provide essential services to their neighborhood and workplace in the event of a disaster. By training as a Community Emergency Response Team member (CERT), you can play a vital role in the City’s disaster recovery efforts.

The CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact the area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations.

Using classroom and simulation based education; CERT members can assist others in the neighborhood or workplace immediately following an event when emergency responders may not be immediately available to help.

Taking CERT training is easy, fun and a great way for your business or neighborhood to strengthen working and personal relationships that will be vital in responding to an emergency.

CERT training is only $35.00 and is accomplished in about 21-hours culminating with a final disaster simulation exercise applying the skills participants have learned.  Please see the course schedule to the right.

Training is broken up into eight (8) modules:
· Emergency Preparedness
· CERT Organization
· Disaster Psychology
· Fire Safety
· Light Search and Rescue
· Emergency Medical Operations
· Terrorism
· Disaster Simulation Exercise