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CERT
Training
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, using
the model created by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, began promoting the nationwide
use of Community Emergency Response Teams in 1994. Since then, CERTs have been established
in 100's of communities.
CERT training promotes a partnering effort
between emergency services and the people that they serve. The goal is for emergency
personnel to train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in
basic response skills. CERT members integrated into the emergency reponse capabilities of
their communities.
If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the
community's professional response, CERT members can assist others by applying the basic
response and organizational skills that they learned during training. These skills can
help save and sustain lives following a disaster until help arrives. CERT skills also
apply to daily emergencies.
CERT members maintain and refine their skills
by participating in exercises and activities. They attend supplemental training
opportunities offered by the sponsoring agency and others that further their skills base.
Finally, CERT members can volunteer for projects to improve community emergency
preparedness.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Neighborhoods
- Business
- Communities of Faith
- Clubs/Organizations
- Amateur Radio Emergency Services
- School Staff/Students
- Scouting Organizations
Local government prepares for everyday
emergencies. However, during a disaster, the number and scope of incidents can overwhelm
conventional emergency services. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is
an all-risk, all-hazard training. This valuable course is designed to help you protect
yourself, your family, your neighbors and your neighborhood in an emergency situation.
CERT is a positive and realistic approach to
emergency and disaster situations where citizens may initially be on their own and their
actions can make a difference. While people will respond to others in need without the
training, one goal of the CERT program is to help them do so effectively and efficiently
without placing themselves in unnecessary danger. In the CERT training, citizens learn to:
- Describe the types of hazards most likely to
affect their homes and communities
- Describe the function of CERT and their roles
in immediate response
- Take steps to prepare themselves for a disaster
- Identify and reduce potential fire hazards in
their homes and workplaces
- Work as a team to apply basic fire suppression
strategies, resources, and safety measures to extinguish a burning liquid
- Apply techniques for opening airways,
controlling bleeding, and treating shock
- Conduct triage under simulated conditions
- Perform head to toe assessments
- Select and set up a treatment area for wounded
- Employ basic treatments for various wounds
- Identify planning and size-up requirements for
potential search and rescue situations
- Describe the most common techniques for search
and rescue situations
- Use safe techniques for debris removal and
victim extrication
- Describe ways to protect rescuers during search
and rescue
WHY DO THE CERT TRAINING?
Well, it's like paying for car insurance. You might never need either; you'd hope not to.
But if the occasion arises, having the CERT training, just like having car insurance,
means you're as ready as you can be to help yourself, your family and your neighborhood.
For more information on CERT Training call (330) 392-7928
Important information can be obtained by clicking on any of the
following:
CERT Pamphlet
CERT Training Application
Course Syllabus
Training Schedule and Location
Upcoming Events
Prepare Your Disaster Supplies Kit
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