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Brookings CERT Member Page
An information page for our CERT members.
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The next CERT class will start on May 21st.
For information or registration contact;
Dave
Swisher at 605-692-5212 or by e-mail at
dswisher@brookingscountysd.gov |
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Pre-registration is requested!!
Registration Form
(can be filled out before printing)
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Click here to
see some pictures from a recent CERT class.
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If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you
can download it free of charge by clicking on the Adobe icon to the
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Click here for pictures of past classes in
action
If you are interested in participating
in our next CERT training session please contact Dave Swisher at the Brookings County
Emergency Management Office at 605-692-5212 or by email at
bcem@brookingscountysd.gov
? What Is CERT ?
The Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
program that helps educate citizens about hazards they may face and trains
them in lifesaving skills so that they are better prepared to respond to
emergency situations in their community.
The CERT course is
taught by a team of first responders. The basic CERT training
program is a 20 hour course addressing; Disaster Preparedness, Team
Organization and Disaster Psychology, Medical Operations, Damage
Assessment, Disaster Simulation, Fire Suppression, and Light Search and
Rescue.
CERT members will also be trained to:
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Conduct an initial size-up in
their homes and workplaces.
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Reduce immediate dangers by
turning off utilities, suppressing small fires, evacuating the area and
helping others.
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Provide immediate assistance
to victims in the area.
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Organize spontaneous
volunteers.
Besides disaster response CERTs can:
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Assist with evacuation and
traffic control.
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Promote community awareness
of potential hazards and preparedness measures.
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Distribute and/or install
smoke alarms and batteries to the elderly and disabled.
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Supplement staffing at
special events.
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Act as victims in training
exercises.
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***Independent Study CERT Course
from FEMA*** |
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The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is now offering a course entitled
"Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team" (IS 317).
The course can be taken by
anyone interested in CERT, but those who are actual CERT
volunteers will need to take the in-person training offered by the
local emergency response agencies.
IS 317 contains six modules
with topics that include an introduction to CERT, fire safety,
hazardous material and terrorist incidents, disaster medical
operations, and search and rescue. It takes between six and eight
hours to complete the course; those successfully finishing it receive
a certification of completion.
You can access IS 317 by
clicking this link;
www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is317.asp
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