Community Emergency Response Training

Sponsored by Tri-Agency Offices of Emergency Services: County of Santa Clara, City of Gilroy, and the City of Morgan Hill.

About the Training Course

Community Emergency Response Training is a FEMA-certified course on basic preparedness. It educates those of us living in South Santa Clara County about preparedness for hazards such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods, and other emergencies and disasters that may impact our community. It provides training in basic emergency response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, emergency medical operations, community response team organization, and disaster psychology.

Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, you will be better prepared to safely and appropriately provide assistance to your family, neighborhood, community and workplace following an event when professional responders may not immediately be available to help.

Graduates who have completed all courses are eligible to join the "Community Emergency Response Team" (CERT) that is deployed to provide complimentary assistance to professional emergency responders during emergencies when our professional agencies become overwhelmed. (i.e.: the 2010 & 2011 winter floods in Morgan Hill and also during major city events such as the Morgan Hill's 4th of July Festivities.)

There is no requirement of physical fitness. Youth aged 14 and up are permitted to attend but only those who are 18 and older will be allowed to respond and serve as Disaster Service Workers.

There is no requirement of physical fitness. Youth aged 18 and up are permitted to attend. This class is also open to residents of Morgan HIll, San Martin, Gilroy at no charge. Residents not in South County are charged $50 for the full set of courses.

2011 Fall Classes - The Fall Class is closed to new registration

All classes are on Wednesday nights except the course review and disaster simulation. All begin at 7:00 PM and normally end around 9:30 PM. The time and location of the Saturday class (Unit 9) will be announced at a later time.

Sept 28 - Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness
Oct 5 - Unit 2: Fire Safety (Gilroy Sunrise Fire Station)
Oct 12 - Unit 3: Disaster Med Operations Part 1
Oct 19 - Unit 4: Disaster Med Operations Part 2
Oct 26 - Unit 5: Light Search & Rescue
Nov 2 - Unit 6 & 7: CERT Organization & Disaster Psychology
Nov 9 - Unit 8: Terrorism & CERT
Nov 12 (Saturday) - Unit 9: Disaster Simulation

Location

Gilroy Senior Center
7371 Hanna Street, Gilroy (Get directions)
Gilroy Sunrise Fire Station
880 Sunrise Drive, Gilroy (Get directions)

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