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Emergency response organizations understand that initially following a major disaster, they will not have the resources or capability to meet the demand. They will have to prioritize the use of their response resources. Accepting this, agencies find that Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) empowers family members, neighbors, and the community with the means to care for themselves until more help arrives. CERT connects the professional response community with the people it serves. The training emphasizes mitigation, preparedness activities and response skills for the hazards that the community may face.

CERT training is design to cover the following

Session I: Disaster Preparedness
Session II: Fire Suppression
Session III: Disaster medical operations, triage and treating life-threatening injuries
Session IV: Disaster medical operations, assessment, treatment, and hygiene
Session V: Light search and rescue
Session VI: Team organization and disaster psychology.
Session VII: Final Exercise

Each session requires 2 to 3 hours to complete.

What you can expect from training

CERT training is designed to prepare you to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Because emergency service personnel will not be able to help everyone immediately, you can make a difference by using the training to save lives and protect property.

This training covers basic skills that are important to know in a disaster when emergency services are not available. You will want to help. With training and practice and by working as a TEAM, you will be able to do the greatest good for the greatest number after a disaster, while protecting yourself from becoming a victim. Your ability to recover depends on your planning. For more information on our CERT program please call 407-836-9000.

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