CERT TRAINING

2025 CERT Training:

March 7, 2025 Friday: 6:00 - 10:00

March 8, 2025 Saturday: 8:30 - 5:30

March 9,2025 Sunday: 8:30 - 5:30

What You Will Learn:

The types of hazards that are most likely to affect your community.
The functions of CERT and where you as a CERT member fit into the response to a disaster.
How to be prepared for a disaster before it occurs.
How to mitigate potential hazards within your home, workplace, and community.
How to work as a team with fellow CERT members.
Basic fire safety and small fire suppression tactics.
How to perform a head-to-toe medical assessment.
How to administer first aid for various types of wounds.
How to open an airway, control bleeding, and treat shock.
How to apply a splint.
How to select and set up a treatment area.
How to conduct triage.
How to identify, plan for, and size-up a potential search and rescue situation.
How to safely search a structure.
How to correctly extricate and transport a victim to safety.

Requirements:

This entire training is in-person, and hands-on
Estimated Time: 20 hours
Participants must attend all days and times in order to receive final certificate of course completion
See what skills you will be learning in the practical portion of your training: https://bit.ly/pcertskills

For questions about the CERT Program, please email cert@dmfd.org.

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