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Emergency Response Team - CERT Program
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Please check back regularly for important
updates and additional information.
During
the first 72 hours after any type of disaster
local, county, state and federal emergency
services can be committed beyond their
capabilities. Infrastructures such as water,
power, telephones and streets can be disabled or
damaged. When this happens the residents need to
be prepared to help themselves.
Are you ready for this type of emergency?
How do you learn to help your neighborhood?
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
trains people in neighborhoods, the workplace,
and schools in basic disaster response skills,
such as fire suppression, urban search and
rescue, and medical operations, and helps them
take a more active role in emergency
preparedness. Volunteer response is an
option and not a requirement of the CERT
training.
Class Schedule This is a
cost-free opportunity to educate your families and to empower
them to be more self-sufficient during the worst case scenario,
when the community needs you the most. Classes are held once a
week for eight (8) weeks and consists of three hours of combined
lecture and hands-on training. There is no obligation to the
city for this class; it is simply a great opportunity to help
your loved ones and ease your mind in the event of a local
disaster.
Please check back for dates and details!
Continuing Education Opportunities
**All Peoria training will be held at
the Peoria Public Safety Administration Building unless
otherwise noted. The address is 8351 W. Cinnabar,
Peoria, AZ 85345**
Independent FEMA courses available
online
These courses are appropriate for
CERT's of any level
IS-7 A Citizen's Guide to
Disaster Assistance
IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-Depth
Guide to Citizen Preparedness
IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials - A
Guide for Citizens
IS-393 Introduction to Mitigation
IS-394 Mitigation for Homeowners
IS-10 Animals in Disaster Module A:
Awareness and Preparedness
IS-11 Animals in Disaster Module B:
Community Planning
IS-111 Livestock in Disaster
Tier 3 Advanced Online FEMA Training
Students who
complete all of the courses will receive a PDS Certificate
of Completion. The courses, in recommended order of
completion are:
IS-230
Principles of Emergency Management
IS-235
Emergency Planning
IS-242
Effective Communication
IS-241
Decision-Making and Problem Solving
IS-240
Leadership and Influence
IS-139
Exercise Design
CERT Forms
Coming Soon!
Legal Information
Coming Soon!
For more
information, please contact Linda Scroggin at 623-773-7279 or
send an e-mail to:
CERT@peoriaaz.gov |
