Full Notification

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT) TRAINING

Rosemead, CA – The City of Rosemead Public Safety Department, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, is now accepting applications for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program. This course will be held on three (3) consecutive Saturdays, October 26, November 2, and 9, from 9:00
a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Rosemead Public Safety Center, 8301 Garvey Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770.

The CERT program educates participants about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact specific neighborhoods and trains residents in basic disaster response skills. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT graduates can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT graduates also are encouraged to take a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
The CERT training will be taught by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the courses are a combination of classroom sessions and hands-on training in:

• Emergency Preparedness
• Fire Safety
• Emergency Medical Response
• Light Search and Rescue Operations
• CERT Organization
• Disaster Psychology
• Terrorism and CERT
• Disaster Simulation

To become a CERT graduate, participants must complete the 20 hours of Mandatory CERT training. The CERT training program is open to all Los Angeles County residents.

Class space is limited.

For more CERT information, go to www.cityofrosemead.org. For further information, please contact Mandy Wong, Public Safety Coordinator, by (626) 569-2168 or emailing: [email protected].