CERT Refresher Expo
CERT Graduates (individuals who have completed all seven CERT training modules and have received a CERT certificate) are invited to attend this innovative training day.
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Training Opportunities will include:
- ICS - This 1 hour class will review the Incident Command System and will show where and how CERT members fall in the command system.
- Sand Bags - This 1 hour class will teach the proper filling, placement, and use of this versatile tool.
- Fire Extinguishers - This 1 hour class will review the proper use and tactics of the portable fire extinguisher when extinguishing a "Live Fire".
- The Main Scenario - This 3 hour "Real Life Drill" will cover Search & Rescue, Triage, and Treatment. You will be placed in a real time emergency scene and have to use your CERT skills to work as a team to mitigate and manage the incident.
- Cribbing - This 2 hour class will review your heavy lifting and cribbing skills. Whether lifting slabs of concrete or file cabinets, this class will help you think "outside the box."
- Traffic - This 1 hour class will help CERT members be aware of their personal safety and surroundings as they learn how to effectively control traffic at an incident.
- Communications - This 1 hour class will teach the proper use of verbal communications and the many types of radios and radio equipment used in emergencies. (Licensed Amateur Radio Operators, please bring your radio)
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Open to the first 250 registrants on a first-come, first-served basis.
This is an adult disaster preparedness event. No children please.
Event volunteers and disaster victims are needed (children okay).
For questions e-mail Theresa Adams at tadams@simivalley.org or call (805) 583-6263. Or, view the CERT Expo flyer.