The training involves three (3) six-hour Saturday sessions plus a practical exercise for a total of 18 hours. This training consists of interactive skills based training, lectures and concludes with a hands on training exercise. Class registration is free and open to community members who are 18 years or older. Teenagers between 16 to 17 years old may participate in the training if accompanied by a parent/guardian.
PREREQUISITES
Please complete the following FEMA Independent Study Courses in the order below:
- IS-317.a: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams
- IS-315.a: CERT and the Incident Command System
- IS-100.c: Introduction to the Incident Management System
- IS-700.b: Introduction to the National Incident Management System
You will need to present these four certificates at the beginning of class on March 18th. It is important that you complete these courses ahead of time as the accelerated class will only review material these courses cover so we can concentrate on the practical exercise and experience drawn from that.
DATES
- Saturday March 18th, 9am - 3pm
- Saturday March 25th, 9am - 3pm
- Saturday April 1st, 9am - 3pm
COURSE MATERIALS
Electronic course materials will be provided.
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT
You must attend all three classes to receive a course completion certificate.
PARTICIPANT MUST PROVIDE - LUNCH/MEALS
In order to deliver the accelerated curriculum, please bring your own lunch to eat during class. Refrigerators are not available.
PARTICIPANT MUST PROVIDE - TECHNOLOGY/BYOD
Due to printing costs, the CERT Basic Training Participant Manual will be provided in PDF format. Prior to class, you will receive an email with a download link. Bring Your Own Device (laptop, tablet, etc) with an appropriate application to view PDF files. The participant manual is 268 pages, 5.3MB download.
