CERT disaster-response training starts soon
March 1, 2011
By Staff
Issaquah residents can prepare for disasters at Community Emergency Response Team training in March.
CERT training is designed to prepare you to help residents during and after a catastrophe.
In the aftermath of a major earthquake or another disaster, emergency responders cannot help everyone immediately, so citizens rely on CERT-trained citizens to protect and save neighbors.
The program typically includes eight weeks of classes from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost is $35. The session starts March 23. Participants can register at the Issaquah Citizen Corps Council website, www.issaquahcitizencorps.com.
CERT courses include disaster first aid training, disaster preparedness, basic firefighting, light search and rescue and damage assessment, plus lessons in how to turn off utilities and psychology behind a disaster. CERT members also educate residents about Map Your Neighborhood, a program to coordinate disaster recovery on a block-by-block basis.
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I would like myself and my kids to take a 1st Responder Cousre. Anything happening this Summer?