Purpose
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) are groups of amateur emergency workers. CERT participants receive basic training from emergency response professionals and work in the initial aftermath of a disaster to augment official emergency services.
Training
Community Emergency Response Teams are trained in basic emergency response procedures such as:
- Assessing structural integrity and performing light search and rescue
- Collecting and recording vital information to be relayed to professional responders on damage, victims and actions taken or resources needed
- Conducting an initial size-up of the situation in their immediate area
- Performing immediate medical triage and basic treatment of injuries
- Providing leadership to untrained volunteers
- Reducing immediate dangers by turning off utilities, suppressing small fires and evacuating hazardous areas
Program
The fire departments and districts in
Marin County have undertaken a program of CERT for civilians. This shortened version (10 hours) with more hands-on experience, will be taught to Marin County residents by Marin fire agency personnel. The intent is to train and prepare volunteers to achieve a higher level of basic skills in:
- Earthquake survival
- Emergency preparedness
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- Fire prevention and suppression
- Search and rescue / disaster first aid
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Join CERT
Visit the
Ready Marin website for registration details and more information.