Carson City Emergency Response team accepting applications for basic training academy
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/04/2024 - 11:52am
Event Date:
August 8, 2024 (All day)
The Carson City Community Emergency Response Team, also known as CERT, will be offering a free Basic Training Academy in mid-September 2024, and is accepting applications from persons interested in volunteering.
CERT is a nation-wide program of community volunteers who help prepare their local communities for critical events and support first responders in the event of a real-world incident.
The Basic Training Academy includes training in disaster preparedness, fire safety and utility control, disaster medical operations, disaster psychology, light search and rescue, and terrorism. The academy training consists of approximately 26 hours of classroom instruction delivered over six sessions in two weeks (Thursday-Friday evening, and Saturday all day), culminating with a practical demonstration of the learned skills. All sessions must be completed to graduate.
You do not have to live in Carson City to participate and no special skills or prior training is needed to participate in this training. If you’re between 16-17 years old, you can attend with a signed parent’s permission release.
Community members who complete the CERT Basic Training Academy will be highly encouraged to participate in Carson City CERT activities throughout the year, which include attending training meetings once a month, participating in other training and exercises, providing preparedness materials to the community during public events, and supporting first responders during critical events.
For an application, contact CERT at cert@carson.org and indicate that you are interested in the CERT Basic Training Academy in September 2024. You will receive an application that must be completed and returned to cert@carson.org no later than Thursday, August 8 to be considered for a seat in the September academy. Seats for the CERT Basic Training Academy are limited.
