What is the CERT Program?

The City of Santa Clarita Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) is designed to help out families, neighborhoods, schools and businesses prepare for effective disaster/emergency response through training and preplanning.

This training covers basic skills that are important to know when emergency services are not immediately available. You can make a difference by using the training to save lives and protect property.

Emergency responders, emergency management personnel and emergency trained volunteers provide training. Program material covers earthquakes, fires, flood, hazardous incidents and other life-threatening situations.

This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certified course does not require previous knowledge for participation. First Aid Training is recommended.

CERT Is under the leadership of the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles Fire Department.

What Does a CERT Participant Learn?

Community Emergency Response Training instructs individuals to prepare to respond to anticipated disruption and potential hazards following a disaster. Participants will learn to:

• Recognize the potential hazards associated with a particular type of emergency and take the appropriate action.
  
• Identify, organize and utilize available resources and people.
  
• Treat for life-threatening conditions through Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (S.T.A.R.T.).

What Does CERT Involve?

Participants attend a total of seven weekly classes. Each class is approximately three hours in length. Classes include lecture, videos and interactive participation and skills assessment.

$30/person fee includes all course materials and equipment.

NEXT SCHEDULED CLASS

Thursday, September 10 - Thursday, October 22
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. For registration form click here

or sign up online at:
www.santa-clarita.com/cityhall/parks/seasons/index.asp

Course Content:

Week One:	Disaster Preparedness
	Incident Command System
Week Two:	Fire Suppression
	Utility Control
	Hazardous Materials
Week Three:	Disaster Medical Operations
Week Four:	Light Search and Rescue Operations
Week Five:	Disaster Psychology
	Team Leadership/Organization
Week Six:	Terrorism
Week Seven:	Disaster Simulation
Search and rescue members transport a victim.

 

CERT coordination at a traffic scene

CERT Member triage victims and coordinate treatment

Everyone should know how to operate a fire extinguisher

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What are the CERT II Program Areas of Training?

Critical Incident Stress Management

A comprehensive, organized approach for the reduction and control of the harmful aspects of stress in emergency/disaster incidents. Participants learn how to be stress resistant. This training is lecture based.

Animals in Disaster-Awareness and Preparedness

A self-paced course designed on how disaster affects people and their animals. Learn how to prepare for the welfare and care of animals when an emergency occurs. This training is independent study (FEMA independent study course #IS-010.)*

Community Traffic Safety

Learn from local law enforcement officials the dos and don'ts of dealing with traffic safety during an emergency. This training is lecture based.

Incident Command System/SEMS Training

Understand and work with the Incident Command System (ICS) as adapted by the standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS). Learn why it is important in an emergency response to operate within a clear and consistent organizational response to operate within a clear and consistent organizational structure. This training is lectured based.

*FEMA Independent Study Offices
Emergency Management Institute
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21722
http://training.fema.gov/EMIweb/IS/crslist.asp

MUST BE 18 TO PARTICIPATE
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