Fire Dept. CERT Training
Homeland security class for the public

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. When emergencies happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the community.

The CERT course is taught in the community by a trained team of first responders who have completed a CERT Train-the-Trainer course conducted by their state training office for emergency management, or FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI), located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. CERT training includes disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations, and light search and rescue operations.

If you are interested in this course, please contact us to be placed on a list of interested persons. NOTE: There are no classes on the calendar at this time. There are no immediate plans to hold a course again until more instructors can be trained.

You can email your interest to:
Please include your name, home address and phone number so that we complete the pre-registration if a class is scheduled.