Training
Community Emergency Response Team training is free and helps everyone be better prepared to respond to and cope with disasters and emergencies at home, in your neighborhood, at work and throughout your community.
CERT volunteers are initially trained to provide immediate assistance to handle small fires, turn off utilities, give first aid, perform light search & rescue, organize walk-up volunteers, and collect information which arriving professional first responders need to prioritize & allocate resources.
CERT Basic Training Schedule – Next Class in Fall 2008
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Session 1 - Disaster Preparedness |
Tuesday, 9 September 2008 |
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Session 2 - Fire Suppression |
Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
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Session 3 - Disaster First Aid Part 1 |
Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
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Session 4 - Disaster First Aid Part 2 |
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 |
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Session 5 - Light Search & Rescue |
Tuesday, 7 October 2008 |
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Session 6 - Disaster Psychology & CERT Team Organization |
Tuesday, 14 October 2008 |
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Session 7 - Terrorism |
Tuesday, 21 October 2008 |
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Session 8 – Drill & Graduation |
* TBD |
Class Sessions are held from 7-9 p.m. at the Emergency Communications Center, 2306 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (down the hill behind the UVa Visitor Center/Campus Police HQ).
*Session 8 – Drill & Graduation – is usually held from 9-11 a.m. at the Albemarle County Office Bldg. – South (COB-S), 1600 5th St. Extended (1/2 mile south of Exit 120 off I-64).
NOTE: A General Meeting for all CERT members will be held at COB-S following the Basic Training class graduation.