Training covers:Disaster Preparedness

Fire Safety

Disaster Medical Operations -Triage and Treating Life Threatening Injuries

Disaster Medical Operations -Assessment, Treatment, and Hygiene

Light Search and Rescue

Team Organization

Disaster Psychology

Terrorism and CERT

Final Exercise

Sessions require 20 hours to complete.

CERTCommunityEmergency

Response TeamTraining

“Join us in training together to be betterprepared to help our families and otherscope with the aftermath of a disaster.”

-Steven H. Earley, Fire Chief

For more information about education andtraining opportunities, contact:

City Of RiversideFire Department

Office of Emergency Management(951) 320-8100

http://www.citizencorps.gov

UNITED STATESCitizen Corps Program

http://www.riversideca.gov/readyriverside/cert

Work as a team to apply basic firesuppression strategies, resources,and safety measures to extinguish aburning liquid.

Apply techniques for openingairways, controlling bleeding, andtreating shock.

Conduct triage under simulatedconditions.

Perform head-to-toe assessments.

Select and set-up a treatment area.

Employ basic treatments for variouswounds.

Identify planning and assessrequirements for potential searchand rescue situations.

Describe the most commontechniques for searching a structure.

Use safe techniques for debrisremoval and victim extrication.

Describe ways to protect rescuersduring search and rescue.

About CERTIn 2004, the City of Riverside adoptedthe Federal Emergency ManagementAgency Community EmergencyResponse Team (CERT) program.Since then, many residents have beentrained to form teams throughout theCity of Riverside.

CERT training promotes a partneringeffort between emergency services andthe people they serve, targeting:

NeighborhoodsBusinessesCommunities of FaithScouting OrganizationsSchool Staff/StudentsClubs/OrganizationsAmateur Radio Emergency Services

CERT members are then integratedinto the emergency response capabilityfor their area.

If a disastrous event overwhelms ordelays the community’s professionalresponse, CERT members can assistothers by applying the basic responseand organizational skills they learnedduring training. These skills can helpsave and sustain lives following adisaster until help arrives. CERT skillsalso apply to daily emergencies.

CERT members maintain and refinetheir skills by participating in exercisesand activities. Members can attendsupplemental training opportunitiesoffered by the sponsoring agency and

CERT trains participants to:

others that further their skills base.Finally, CERT members can volunteerfor projects that improve communityemergency preparedness.

Describe the types of hazards mostlikely to affect their homes andcommunities.

Describe the function of CERT andtheir roles in immediate response.

Take steps to prepare themselves fora disaster.

Identify and reduce potential firehazards in their homes andworkplaces.