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PUBLIC SAFETY
Community Emergency
Response Training (CERT)
Course is Coming to the
Antelope Valley...Sign Up Now!
The CERT Program consists of a curriculum designed by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency that teaches basic disaster
response and emergency preparedness skills to cities and
communities and to reduce dependence on governmental
agencies immediately following a disaster. Since 2003, the
County of Los Angeles Fire Department has proudly
presented this training to the general public.
Following a major disaster, police, fire and medical
professionals may not be able to fully meet the demand of
the public. People will have to rely on each other to meet
the immediate life-saving and life-sustaining needs,
particularly in isolated neighborhoods that may be cut off
from the main roads for a period of time. In the event of a
disaster, ERT-trained volunteers will have the skill and tools
necessary to take care of themselves, their families,
neighbors and co-workers when professional responders
are not available; support emergency response agencies
in emergency preparedness in their community; and
become part of the disaster plan for local authorities.
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The course curriculum includes the
following modules:
• CERT organization
• Disaster psychology
• Disaster simulation exercise
• Emergency medical operations
• Emergency preparedness
• Fire safety
• Light search and rescue operations
• Terrorism
There is no charge for this training
course. To sign up, please e-mail
cert@fire.lacounty.gov or call
(888) CERT-939 for further information.