Pre-Register for the Next CERT Basic Class!


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. The course is five weeks long; approximately 32 hours of instruction and hands-on exercises.

Register for the Next Class

The Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) Course #2019-02 will start on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019, and wrap up with a final practical exercise, on Saturday, August 10th, 2019.

Classes will be held twice a week, Wednesday Evenings from 7–9 PM and Saturday mornings from 9 AM–1 PM, at the Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters (100 Edison Park Drive, Suite #100, Gaithersburg, MD 20878). For more information, please contact the MC CERT Registrar @ registrar@montgomerycert.org.

Registration is now closed. Please check back on our website for information on future CERT Basic classes.