Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
Do you know how to assist your neighbors and co-workers in any emergency situation? Will you be able to help if Emergency Services are delayed? If your answer was not a resounding yes, then consider taking the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training course offered by Montgomery County.
Montgomery County’s enhanced Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course will prepare you for common emergencies situations and the hazards and disasters that may impact the DC Metro area.
This course follows the FEMA CERT training curriculum. Topics include fire safety, light search and rescue, disaster preparedness, wound care, disaster psychology, team organization and disaster response. Additionally, this course includes CPR/AED training.
Next Class:
The next class will commence October 14th, with registration on Eventbrite beginning in early August. It is a hybrid (online/in person) class, which will run for 4 consecutive weeks, on Wednesdays, October 14, 21, 28 online via ZOOM from 7:00 PM to 9 PM and In person on Wednesday, November 4 and Saturdays, October 17, 24, 31, November 7 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
All classes are free of charge and the in person classes will be held at the Public Service Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
If you have any questions, please send an email to registrar@montgomerycert.org