Community Emergency Response Team
"Preparing People to Help Themselves"
Información en Español
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, using
the model created by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, began promoting
nationwide use of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept in 1994.
Since then, CERTs have been established in hundreds 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 work places in basic response skills. 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 can attend
supplemental training opportunities offered by the sponsoring agency and others
that further their skills base. CERT members can volunteer through other
department programs to assist with projects that improve community emergency
preparedness.
Target Audience...
CERT training will teach participants 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.
Employ basic treatments for various wounds.
Identify planning and size-up requirements for
potential search and rescue situations.
Describe the most common techniques for searching a structure.
Use safe techniques for debris removal and victim extrication.
Describe ways to protect rescuers during search and rescue.
Basic training is designed to cover the following...
*Sessions require approximately 20 hours to complete
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