CERT Training at Covina UMC

       Community Emergency Response Team

 

        Training class starting Tuesday, September 10, 2013

C.E.R.T. TRAINING IS COMING TO COVINA
ENROLL NOW!

 

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to present this training to the public.

 

Following a major disaster, police, fire and medical professionals may not be able to fully meet the demand. 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.

 

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program was developed to provide basic training in safety and life saving skills for the general public.   

 

The course curriculum covers the following modules:

September 10		September 24		October 1		October 8
1. Disaster        Preparedness		2. Terrorism Awareness & Disaster Psychology		3. Team Organization & Light Search & Rescue		4. Fire Suppression
October 15	October 22		October 29
5. Disaster Medical PART 1	6. Disaster Medical PART 2		7. Review, Drill, and Graduation

 

 

The training course will be presented as a series of *seven (7) classes.  Scheduled class dates are:

 

Tuesday nights, September 10 & 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2013

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

 

                            COVINA United Methodist Church

                                  437 W. San Bernardino Rd.

                                         Covina, CA 91723

 

C.E.R.T. training is free of charge

 

 

To enroll, contact:

CSR, Alicia Mejia, LACoFD  - (626) 732-3531 OR AMejia@fire.lacounty.gov