| SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
CERT
SHELBY COUNTY
WHAT IS CERT?
Local
government prepares for everyday emergencies. However, during a disaster,
the number and scope of incidents can overwhelm conventional emergency
services. The Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT) program is an all-risk, all-hazard training.
This valuable course is designed to help you protect yourself, your
family, your neighbors and your neighborhood in an emergency situation.
CERT is a positive and
realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens
may initially be on their own and their actions can make a difference.
While people will respond to others in need without the training, one
goal of the CERT program
is to help them do so effectively and efficiently without placing themselves
in unnecessary danger. In the CERT
training, citizens learn to:
- manage
utilities and put out small fires
- treat
the three medical killers by opening airways
- controlling
bleeding, and treating for shock
- provide
basic medical aid
- search
for and rescue victims safely
- organize
themselves and spontaneous volunteers to be effective
- and
collect disaster intelligence to support first responder efforts
WHY
DO THE CERT TRAINING?
Well, it's like paying for car insurance. You might never need either; you'd hope not to. But if the occasion arises, having the CERT training, just like having car insurance, means you're as ready as you can be to help yourself, your family and your neighborhood.
HOW DO I JOIN?
CERT members receive 17 ½ hours (one day a week for seven weeks) of
initial training. The 7-week course is followed by full-day biannual refresher
drills, and an opportunity to assist the first responders in Shelby County
at local incidents.
CERT is provided free of charge within Shelby County to anyone 18 or over.
CERT Members logon and discussion forum, coming soon! For your username and password, call Mindy Nash 205.669.999. |
