CERT Basic Training - Sunnyvale SERV

How to help your community after a disaster

In a disaster, professional emergency responders will be overwhelmed, and people will have to rely on their neighbors for help. If you want to be one of the helpers, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training class is for you. It teaches basic emergency response skills, and how to use them safely.

Topics include:

Disaster Preparedness
The CERT Organization
Usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Disaster Medical Operations
Triaging, Assessing, and Treating Patients
Disaster Psychology
Fire Safety and Utility Control
Extinguishing Small Fires
Light Search and Rescue
Terrorism and CERT
Disaster Simulation Exercise

This class meets for seven weekday evenings and one full Saturday (see dates below). On successful completion of the class, you will be invited to join the Sunnyvale CERT Deployment Team, which supports the professional responders in Sunnyvale's Department of Public Safety.

IMPORTANT: Space in this class is limited. Please do not sign up unless you fully expect to attend all of the sessions. This class is open to anyone aged 18 or over, but preference will be given to Sunnyvale residents. High school students under age 18 are welcome if their parent or other responsible adult is also in the class.

Thursdays, Sept. 12 through Oct. 24, 6:30–9:30pm Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:00am–5:00pm Sunnyvale Fire Station 2 795 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale

Sign up to be notified when additional Sunnyvale classes are scheduled. Tip: also check scc-cert.org for classes in other cities.

This class is presented by Sunnyvale Emergency Response Volunteers (SERV), the volunteer arm of the Sunnyvale Office of Emergency Services.