Training
Community Emergency Response Team training is free and helps everyone be better prepared to respond to and cope with disasters and emergencies at home, in your neighborhood, at work and throughout your community.
CERT volunteers are initially trained to provide immediate assistance to handle small fires, turn off utilities, give first aid, perform light search & rescue, organize walk-up volunteers, and collect information which arriving professional first responders need to prioritize & allocate resources.
CERT Basic Training Schedule - Winter 2010
| Session | Date |
|---|---|
| Session 1 - Disaster Preparedness | Tuesday, 12 January 2010 |
| Session 2 - Fire Supression | Tuesday, 19 January 2010 |
| Session 3 - Disaster Medical Operations Part 1 | Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
| Session 4 - Disaster Medical Operations Part 2 | Tuesday, 2 February 2010 |
| Session 5 - Light Search & Rescue | Tuesday, 9 February 2010 |
| Session 6 - Disaster Psychology and Team Organization | Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
| Session 7 - Terrorism | Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
| Tuesday 8 - Practical Exercise | Tuesday, 2 March 2010 |
| Tuesday 9 - National Incident Management System (NIMS) | Tuesday, 9 March 2010 |
The Winter 2010 session will be held from 7-9 p.m. Location is TBD, students will receive a confirmation message as well as a location announcement message. Although we hope for trouble free-weather during the winter sessions, we do have a plan for inclement weather. When Albemarle County schools are closed for winter weather, the CERT class is postponed. We email all class members with any changes.