CERT training

[llzel]

Anyone familiar with FEMA's CERT program? Community Emergency Response Team. Looking for a basic training class around the St Louis Area.

 

[cfsimmont]

Go to the FEMA website and search for a CERT near you, there should be a CERT either in St. Louis or nearby.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may occur where they live.

www.fema.gov

You will need to do a good bit of the training online such as IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team, and the Incident Command System IS-100 & IS-700 if i remember correctly. After you complete your online training you can schedule your in person drill, where they will go through a variety of things like search and rescue, patient triage, and so on.

FEMA's online courses are free and can be found at Emergency Management Institute - Independent Study (IS) | Course List

 

[llzel]

Thank you, I completed IS-317 Introduction to CERT. I'll complete IS-100 and 700. The reason I asked my question is none of the communities listed for my area have a trainer or do training anymore. I believe Eureka, MO does and have reached out to them.

 

[Tobydog]

Go for all you can get with this program. Worth your time in the end for your community and you. There are Train theTrainer programs out there once you get all the paper. Keep it up and good luck

 

[TJM314]

Ilzel keep us posted please, I'm interested in this too in the same area. Just a forewarning, the ICS training is long and a bit dry. I wish I still had m notes because it's a ton of information and it would be helpful to reference. With that in mind, if you have time to take this course slowly, do so and jot down important info. It's hard to really retain that much info in one go.