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What is CERT?
CERT
is a 20-hour training program that prepares you to help yourself, family, neighbors
and co-workers in the event of a disaster. It was created in 1985 by the
Los Angeles City Fire Department and adopted by FEMA in 1993.
Currently,
there are 55 registered CERT teams in Washington State, and over 2,314 across
the nation.
Who
Should Take CERT Training?
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People
interested in taking an active role in neighborhood preparedness
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Neighborhood
Watch Groups
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Community
Leaders
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Parents
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Faith-based
Communities
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Youth
Organizations
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Students,
Teachers & Administrators
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Clubs
& Organizations
CERT
Newsletter
Volume
1, Issue 1 - January, 2010
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CERT Curriculum
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Emergency Preparedness
- Increase
knowledge of your community's potential disasters and how to best prepare
for them.
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Fire Safety
- Fire safety
and suppression.
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Emergency
Medical 1 & 2 - Recognize,
organize, assess and treat life threatening conditions.
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Light Search
& Rescue - Planning,
size-up, search & rescue, and cribbing techniques.
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CERT
Organization - Decision
making and documentation.
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Disaster
Psychology - Team's
well-being, working with survivors.
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Terrorism
- Define and
identify terrorism.
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Disaster
Simulation - Hands
on disaster simulation exercise
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