Community Emergency Response Team(CERT) –  Class Outline

Learn what to do during a disaster, discover how you can react, assist your neighbors and survive in your own "backyard" should an emergency arise.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members are trained by the City to work together as a team in the most critical hours after a major disaster. CERT training provides you and your neighbors with hands-on training in first aid and disaster preparedness. Neighborhoods with CERT members are equipped with emergency resources and instructed how to survive for up to 72 hours without outside assistance. Call 646.3900 to sign up or to receive more information.  You will be notified when the next scheduled class will be given.

The CERT training program consists of six 2-hour or two 6-hour training sessions which are taught by professional firefighters and support personnel. Each class is three hours in duration. The main attraction of CERT training is its hands-on training. More than 250 community members have completed the CERT training.  We need you to join that valuable group!

 

Class	Description
1	Earthquake Awareness Personal, Family and Workplace Preparation Non Structural Hazard Mitigation Emergency Response Team Concept
2	Utility control...when and how to shut it off Fire extinguishers Disaster fire fighting Hazardous materials
3	Disaster medical treatment Triage.. how to decide who to treat and when Care of minor burns Burns
4	Building damage recognition Light search and rescue techniques Lifting heavy objects
5	Team response and management Disaster psychology Hands-on disaster exercise
6	CERT Guidelines Radio familiarization Tabletop disaster exercise Graduation of Class