Volunteers become CERT members upon completion of all class sessions taught by local emergency management and professional first responders. Each class is approximately 2 ½ hours and includes practical and team-building exercises.
The Dallas CERT training program includes the following sessions:
Unit 1- Disaster Preparedness and Intro to Emergency Management
Unit 2- Fire Safety
Unit 3- Disaster Medical Operations- Triage and Treating Life Threatening Injuries
Unit 4- Disaster Medical Operations- Assessment, Treatment and Hygiene
Unit 5-Light Search and Rescue
Unit 6- Team Organization
Unit 7- Disaster Psychology
Unit 8- Terrorism and CERT
Unit 9- Final Disaster Exercise
The final session includes a disaster simulation to give volunteers the ability to apply their newly acquired skills in a simulated environment. Upon graduation CERTs receive a backpack with start up supplies, a certificate of completion, and a Dallas CERT t-shirt.
In addition to this initial basic training, CERT volunteers are offered continuing education classes in order to refresh and enhance their skills. Since its inception in March 2007, CERT members have completed the following continuing education classes:
- Ham Radio Operator’s Technician Class
- Incident Stress Management
- Strategic National Stockpile (large-scale medicine and antidote distribution)
- And several disaster exercises
Current Class Schedule
CERT Training Interest Form
Monthly Meetings:
2010
April Powerpoint presentation
May Powerpoint presentation
July Powerpoint presentation
Presentation by Marc Richter
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