Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train people to be better prepared and ready to respond to emergency situations in their communities. 

When emergencies happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the community.

CERT TRAINING

The CERT basic course is taught in the community by a trained team of first responders and skilled volunteers who have completed a CERT Train-the-Trainer course conducted by their state training office for emergency management.

CERT Basic Course covers training in the following areas:

• Disaster preparedness
• Disaster response organization
• Basic disaster medical operations
• Light fire suppression
• Light search and rescue operations
• Disaster Psychology

Millcreek CERT

Millcreek Emergency Management has partnered with Unified Fire Authority and St. Mark’s Hospital to hold Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic courses for the community in the Spring and Fall. (see detailed schedule below)

• March 1, 2023 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Location: Millcreek City Hall (MCH)            
  • Introduction and Orientation
  • Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness
• March 15, 2023 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Location: MCH
  • Unit 2: CERT Organization
  • Unit 5: Disaster Psychology
• March 29, 2023 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Location: MCH
  • Unit 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls
  • Unit 8: Terrorism and HazMat Safety
• April 12, 2023 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Location: MCH
  • Unit 7: Light Search and Rescue Operations and Victim Care
• April 26, 2023 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Location: MCH
  • Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations – Part 1
• May 10, 2023 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Location: MCH
  • Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations – Part 2
• May 13 or 20, 2023 (Saturday) - Location: TBD
  • Unit 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation

CERT HYBRID COURSE

This is a new hybrid course with most of the lecture material presented in an online interactive portal. This allows the participant to progress through the material at their own pace leading up to the bi-weekly hands-on skills classroom portion.

All hands-on classes are to be taught twice a year, once in the Spring and again in the Fall. Class times run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and are held at Millcreek City Hall. Please see the detailed schedule for specific locations for each day.

REGISTRATION

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CERT Course Participant manual (PDF) Opens in New Window